Squandering freedom
Sunday, 29 May 2005
Freedom is one of the blessings we most take for granted in America. Our forefathers and many servicemen have died for it—for us. By not appreciating their sacrifice and doing something valuable with that freedom, we do the unthinkable. We squander it. In that sense, freedom for us can be a little like old money.
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Too good to be true
Thursday, 26 May 2005
Are you skeptical of those who talk about Christian liberty? To many of us, freedom in Christ seems too good to be true. It just doesn’t seem possible that the same God who struck down Uzzah, Nadab, and Abihu for breaking rules and regulations under the Old Law could shake heaven and earth with a
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Denominational echo chambers
Wednesday, 18 May 2005
Some media elites have trouble relating to middle America. The only people they know come from a humanist, left-leaning worldview. They wine and dine only with people in that crowd, they seek to curry favor with them for career and social advancement, and they bestow awards only to them. To these people, the heartland of
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Being a better spouse
Tuesday, 17 May 2005
Have you ever noticed the abundance of pop psychology books and self-help tomes on marriage that all seem to focus on getting what you want from marriage rather than supplying what your spouse wants and needs? Does it never occur to these people that the human soul is most satisfied when it is serving others,
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Moving, moving, moving…
Tuesday, 17 May 2005
I have to offer my apologies for being offline for several weeks. I’ve had a lot of thoughts incubating in the back of my mind while trying to manage the relocation of my family from Orange County, California to South Idaho. (Shhhh, don’t tell my neighbors there are more Californians moving in.) Now that both
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Parable of the iron bedstead
Thursday, 05 May 2005
By Alexander Campbell From The Christian Baptist No. III, Vol. IV. October 2, 1826 “Style no man on earth your Father; for he alone is your Father who is in heaven: and all ye are brethren. Assume not the title of Rabbi; for ye have only One Teacher; neither assume the title of Leader; for
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Sitting on the fence
Friday, 22 April 2005
As a dyed-in-the-wool, red-blooded conservative, I have always valued decisiveness and conviction. When I vote for a politician, I want a politician in office who agrees with my policy, holds most of my opinions, and will do in office what I elected him to do. After all, I figure, I hired him, so I have
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Adoption: pure and faultless religion
Wednesday, 20 April 2005
Since my wife and I adopted two beautiful girls several years ago into our family, I know something about being an adoptive parent. As a Christian, I know something about being an adopted child. Put the two together, and I know something about love. What does that have to do with pure and faultless religion?
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Moving the ball upfield
Thursday, 14 April 2005
I’m not a big sports fan, but as Paul was fond of using analogies from the popular sports of his day, so it might be helpful for us to use them as well. Let me suggest that if our individual Christianity is a lot like running a race, I think our Christian relationships are a
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The command to love – a Scripture study