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President is right to veto Martin Putna’s professorship
What is the most intensely discussed event in the Czech news these days? Czech president Miloš Zeman decided to reject the recommendation of an academic council at the Charles University and not to name Dr Martin C. Putna as a full professor. The… Continue reading
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Good Work, Good Sabbath–and a Good Book – Liberation Theology …
In the end, I decided not to buy the book –not because it’s not good, but because I’m not likely to read it again. If the book was on my shelf, I would go back through and read the marked passages–which made me decide to … Continue reading
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Jennifer by Dee Henderson review!
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Jennifer: An O’Malley Love Story Bethany House Publishers (May 1, 2013) by Dee Henderson ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dee Henderson is the bestselling, award-winning author of 15 previous novels, including the acclaimed O’MALLEY series and Continue reading
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John Murray on Sanctification
In his book, Redemption Accomplished and Applied, John Murray writes the following about the sanctification of the believer in Christ: There is a total difference between surviving sin and reigning sin, the regenerate in conflict with sin and the unregenerate complacent to sin. It is one thing for s … Continue reading
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9/11 Fundamentalism
Yep, I’m still a truther after all these years. David Ray Griffin has become the spiritual godfather of the 9/11 truth movement (Wikipedia has an informative article about him that lists all of his many publications in philosophy and theology as well as his dozen … Continue reading
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Back from another world.
Hello everybody. I’ve been around for a bit, seeing how people in other countries live. Burnt my hands just a wee bit, but had a good fun. I was in total news blackout as what comes to Finland but as I … Continue reading
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Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia: Re-thinking Transgender Issues
Welcome to my post on the Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia, recognising the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Until recently I’d not really thought in any great detail about how transgender people live their lives and how it affects those who are close to and love Continue reading
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Christian Book Releases – The Romance of Grace
The Romance of Grace from Christian author, Jim McNeely III, delves into the depths of the unconditional love of God. This love is unmerited and undeserved by us, yet God, in His humility and absolute love for mankind, came down … Continue reading
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Misti-Con presentations from Droxy and Vladimir Snape
You know those book-related Harry Potter moments when you go “Oh, wow, my mind is blown”? I don’t even think this is particularly significant, but I had a fun one at Misti-Con when I heard someone say offhand that Harry spent his first 11 years with the Dursleys. I … Continue reading
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Why “Grace” Doesn’t Seem to Make Anyone “Nice”
Ran across this debate http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/39479-shouldn-t-grace-make-us-nice by a guy writing a book apparently criticizing what he calls “hyper-grace”, and someone from the Pantelism Facebook group was involved, so I saw the link. The author complains that many of these … Continue reading
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Metatheology, Part III: A Theology of Diversity
In this final part of the series, I ask the question that gave rise to the previous two: How do we, as Christians, “do” theology lovingly and truthfully in the midst of significant theological disagreement? Let me unpack what I mean by this question, which has … Continue reading
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Transformative Parenting: Finding Your Authentic Parenting Voice
One of the most exciting things about blogging is finding “a place to lay my head”, a home where I feel as though I belong. I first came into contact with Paige Stannard a few years ago, through her Baby … Continue reading
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Virtually everything we’re taught about cosmology and evolution is wrong
Virtually everything we’re taught about cosmology and evolution is wrong The origins of the universe and life on earth are mysteries, yet modern science, in order to jettison God from our world, insists on providing pseudoscientific explanations for both of these, asserting these “explanations” as “ … Continue reading
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Developing a Study of New Testament Greek: A Very Brief Introduction
If you’re interested in the scholarly study of the New Testament and its language, this article is for you. If not, you may as well go read something about whaling off the coast of Japan or the politics of abortion. The following article attempts to set up an… Continue reading
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Sundays, and a Footnote on the Widor
Some time ago, I found that I was spending time Sunday afternoon or evening writing about the day at the expense of my work — for examples, see the index in the sidebar under “Sundays.” I would spend an hour … Continue reading
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