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The Hunger Games: When in Rome… Do as the Romance Do?
Read more: The Hunger Games: When in Rome… Do as the Romance Do?I’m usually a step behind most pop-culture phenomenons. So true to form I just finished my reading of The Hunger Games series and watched the first movie. Here is my one-sentence synopsis of the series for those who care to know: The first book sucks you in, and the last book, well… sucks. Despite that…
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If “Better is one Day”… how sweet it is that “One Day” is “Every Day…”
Read more: If “Better is one Day”… how sweet it is that “One Day” is “Every Day…”“How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. “ The rhythmic scrape of your leather sandal griping the rocky soil beneath them continues as you head up another hill. Also keeping…
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Orthodox at Heart: A Personal Reflection on the Church in Russia (Guest Post)
Read more: Orthodox at Heart: A Personal Reflection on the Church in Russia (Guest Post)Almost two years ago, I married a citizen of the Russian Federation; a daughter of Lenin’s dream for the Russian people—the Soviet Union. Upon learning that I would be living in Russia for an extended period, my knee-jerk reaction was to find an English speaking, Reformed congregation that resembled mine in the states. To be…
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Ex-gays: Fact or Fake?
Read more: Ex-gays: Fact or Fake?Science says we can’t change our sexual orientation. Most people, from experience, would agree. Why then do we have Christians who call themselves ex-gay? Why do people who once considered themselves homosexual renounce their gay lifestyle, get married, have children, and go on worshiping God? Let’s look at two common answers: 1. Ex-gays are a…
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My new article in Westminster Theological Journal with Dr. Jon Lunde
Read more: My new article in Westminster Theological Journal with Dr. Jon LundeA few weeks ago I posted a link to an article that I co-wrote with Dr. Jonathan M. Lunde for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. That article was on the use of Isaiah in Ephesians 5.14. This new article — “Paul’s Creative and Contextual Use of Psalm 68 in Ephesians 4:8,” Westminster Theological Journal 74.1 (Spring 2012): 99-117 — functions…
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Raging Bull: How the Bible Bashed my Face In
Read more: Raging Bull: How the Bible Bashed my Face InOne of the most difficult tasks of the serious Bible student is to read the Bible as the word of God and not as an assignment. Like most people, I changed major three times during my first year of college. First, I was an engineering major. This was, without doubt, the result of knowing very…
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Keep’n Up with the Jones’ vs. Keeping satisfied with Jesus
Read more: Keep’n Up with the Jones’ vs. Keeping satisfied with JesusNext week begins a new opportunity for me. After several months of networking new connections, broadcasting my interest, data mining essential research, the Lord has truly provided an opportunity for advancement in my work that is beyond what I could have even crafted for myself. Looking forward to this opportunity, I can’t help but think…
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Forced to Be Gay
Read more: Forced to Be GayTo the world, homosexuality is more than an orientation; it’s an identity. Being gay is like being black or vegan or republican. It’s part of your persona. Something to accept, embrace and celebrate. Coming out means becoming part of a community—complete with flags, parades and flashy bumper stickers. To the person who experiences same-sex attraction,…
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Gift in the Trash
Read more: Gift in the TrashThis story begins at the bottom of a trashcan–which, I admit, is not a very promising start. But it’s the story of how I come to be writing this post at all. It was a Sunday night in July 2011, 2 weeks after the miscarriage. My sisters had been visiting us for the past eleven…
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Abortion and the Museum of Tolerance
Read more: Abortion and the Museum of ToleranceA month ago I went to the Museum of Tolerance. If you haven’t been, you should go. It’s fascinating but sobering. As great as I thought it was, I found it strange that the only mention of abortion in the entire museum is concerning George Tiller. For those of you who don’t remember, George Tiller…