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Who Are You?
There is a song by The Brothers Frantzich called Abraham that purports to answer this very question. I first heard it a few weeks ago on the Prairie Home Companion, and I remember thinking initially that it was a very … Continue reading
Why You Cannot Afford to Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils
I have said this before, and I will say it again. Eventually, all things come to blood. If a nation heads in the wrong direction for long enough, good men will die. Here’s the thing though: how can you expect … Continue reading
A Little More About Good Books
John’s comment made me realize that I might need to be a little clearer about the gauntlet I threw down statement I made last week. I love reading a good book for the first time. I absolutely love it. There … Continue reading
Tagged Books, Life in general
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Turning Our Nation Around II: The War at Home
If a man would change the world, let him begin with something that is right before his eyes, let him lead his home. My church hosted a father/son retreat this weekend, and I was fortunate enough to attend several of … Continue reading
Posted in Fathers
Tagged Children, Jehovah, Jesus Christ, Life in general, Sons, Theology
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Turning Our Nation Around
Children die because of their father’s decisions. Do you believe that? Lately that phrase keeps popping into my head, pushing out every other thought, until all I can do is stop whatever it is I’m doing and pray for my … Continue reading
For the Love of God
I was reading John B’s most recent Blog Meridian post when I came across this description of a Wichita bookstore that he frequents: There’s no coffee bar there, no fancy tilted shelving displaying the stock, no subdued, recessed lighting. You … Continue reading
Tagged Church, God, Life in general, Mega Churches, Postmodernism
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Cialis, Viagra spam attacking Calvin
Well, the spam bots are still at it, beating away on the Askimet-flavored invisible shell that protects this site from a flood of vile and unwanted comments. If you’re not familiar with spam bots, the way they work is that … Continue reading
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Tagged Decay, Humor, Internet, John Calvin, Life in general, Martin Luther
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The Princess Bride of Nature Videos
With a hat tip to Hip and Thigh for pointing it out, I bring you a video involving buffalo, lions, crocodiles, death, life, betrayal, revenge, tug of war, rescue, chase scenes, commentary, and so on. It’s a bit long, but … Continue reading
Tagged Life in general, Nature, Video
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On C. S. Lewis, His Personal Devotion to Relationships, and My Depravity
Courtesy of The Inklings, we have this this excerpt of Erik Routley’s remembrance of C. S. Lewis taken from C. S. Lewis at the Breakfast Table and other Reminiscences: I know myself what others know far better — how unfailingly … Continue reading
Tagged C. S. Lewis, Depravity, Despair, Friendship, Life in general, Virtue, Writing
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A Preacher without Arms and Legs
About five months ago, I started noticing google searches in my site’s logs showing that people were searching the web with phrase like “Preacher without arms and legs” and “Preacher + no arms + no legs”. And for whatever reason, … Continue reading
Tagged Evangelism, Life in general, News, Witnessing
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