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Chesterton, Lewis, and Modernity: The Infallible Sign of the Presence of God
By Charles D. Beard If they find a Christian mistaken in a field which they themselves know well and hear him maintaining his foolish opinions about our books, how are they going to believe those books in matters concerning the resurrection of the dead, the … Continue reading
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Darwin’s Catholic Great-Great-Great Granddaughter
Quite a good article in the Catholic Herald today by a direct descendant of Charles Darwin (who first proposed the theory of evolution). His great-great-great granddaughter explains why she is Catholic. ‘Are you related to the economist?” People sometimes ask when Continue reading
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Last Days
Monkey-crossing sign Well, our last day here has arrived. I am going to miss those monkey-crossing signs! Also, the sounds of monkeys and parrots as I walk in the morning. As usual, the past week was filled with social activities which involve meals. … Continue reading
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The Pursuit of God – Part 1 Psalm 63:1-8
Sermon 6-16-13 AW Tozer…the pursuit of God xk Chpt 1 Following Hard After God Scripture: Psalm 63:1-8 1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water… Continue reading
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Fasting is suddenly fashionable
Fasting is suddenly fashionable, and the ancient Christian tradition of not just abstaining from meat but radically cutting down on food for two days a week (Wednesdays and Fridays) has become the new norm. It’s the 5:2 diet, of course, but Oliver Burkeman … Continue reading
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Perspective for Every Man’s Battle with Lust.
I’ve been having some problems with lust as an everyday struggle. It’s getting to be summertime, & opportunities abound more readily. I ran across some ideas that may help my Christian Brothers. “Then Jesus answered, and said unto them, Ye are deceived, not … Continue reading
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Sermon for St Barnabas’ Day
On June 16, my visit was to St Barnabas’, Havana, which took the opportunity to observe its patronal feast day, transferred from June 11. The lectionary text on which the sermon is based is Acts 11:19-30; 13:13, with a brief allusion to Matthew 10:7-16. We are all no doubt familiar Continue reading
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The First Great Schism? Paul’s Confrontations with the Apostles
This article is Part I of hopefully a series of posts chronicling the emergence of anti-Judaism in Christianity, how this conflict played out, it’s historical contexts, and it’s long-term consequences. This is a subject extremely important to me personally, and one that I think all Christians Continue reading
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Conversion Therapy, Reparative Therapy, SOCE: Proposed New Jersey Legislation Prohibiting Efforts to Change Same-Sex Attraction Experienced by Minors
On June 13, 2013, a New Jersey Assembly committee heard testimony about the bill A3371 (An act concerning the protection of minors from attempts to change sexual orientation). The bill was released from committee, and if passed will prohibit licensed mental health professionals of all disciplines fr … Continue reading
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Children’s Children are a Crown to the Aged
Click Here For Today’s Reading 1 KINGS 12:20-13:34 | ACTS 9:26-43 | PSALM 132:1-18 | PROVERBS 17:6 The House of Solomon is no more; Rehoboam, his son, is unable to remain on the throne, and in his place there is another called Jeroboam. But Jeroboam is not a secure king, and… Continue reading
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unfinished business
I just read a preview of Richard Stearns’ new book, Unfinished. Here are some things that resonated with me. First, when Jesus said that preaching the gospel to the whole world would presage the end of the current world, that’s a good thing, not… Continue reading
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Biblical Authority as it was in the COB
Since we are actually going to be taking a look at Biblical Authority at this year’s Annual Conference, I want to offer some examples from some older books in my personal library. These brief quotations show clearly show the COB’s former… Continue reading
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Fifty Reasons Why The Winnipeg Statement Should be Recalled Part 7 of a Series
My last posting on the Series “The Intrinsic Evil of Contraception” was entitled: Canada’s Bishops Reject Humanae Vitae: 40 Years After The Disaster Part 6 of a Series It was a very insightful history of the mechanism of dissent leading up to the actual Winnipeg Statement issued by Continue reading
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Did the Older Luther’s Illness and Frustration Significantly Impact His Negative Rhetoric? Four Major Luther Historians, Calvin, Bullinger, and I Say Yes; Anti-Catholic Polemicist James Swan Says No
I made the following statement in my paper earlier today, entitled: Martin Luther’s Positive Statements on the Christian Status of the Catholic Church as a Theological Worldview: Documentation: Another relevant factor to take into consideration is Luther’s ravings when he was an old, embittered, sic … Continue reading
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