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Purge Weekend: Fighting Materialism in My Heart and House
Read more: Purge Weekend: Fighting Materialism in My Heart and HouseIn the past three years, I have moved three times. Each time I call upon the great physical strength of my friends – an area I am decidedly lacking in – and then offer them pizza. They don’t care about the pizza; it’s just a gesture. As we lug all of mine and my wife’s…
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Meditating on Maundy Memories
Read more: Meditating on Maundy MemoriesWhat is the Biblical concept of remembrance? Well, let’s warm up: Growing up, what do you remember doing with your family for Easter traditions? For some, Easter Egg hunts are almost certainly a part of the picture. Perhaps you remember the annual gifting of some pastel-ey Easter basket filled with chocolates and bright colors. A…
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Winning!(?): Christians and the Lottery
Read more: Winning!(?): Christians and the LotteryAn old proverb states that in every bet there is a fool and a thief. With the backdrop of the Mega Millions lottery jackpot rising towards a record setting $640 million last week, the subject of gambling became a popular topic among many Christians. John Piper wrote a blog post about why you shouldn’t gamble, Albert…
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The Parable of the Janitor, Ecology, & Creation Care
Read more: The Parable of the Janitor, Ecology, & Creation CareLast week I discussed the implications that Jesus’ resurrection has for the animal kingdom. I concluded that the animals that lived on this earth will be in the new earth and will experience a resurrection just like all of mankind. If you are curious as to how I came to these conclusions you can read…
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Wakening the Lamb
Read more: Wakening the LambThe boy knew about blood. A sign of sacrifice, it flowed through every festival and feast. His people saw the power and the promise in those streams, the blood of beasts. But when, amid the yearly plans, the old recurring rites, did he learn he was the Lamb? Maybe when his mother told…
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Amillennialism, Two Kingdoms and the Church’s Identity (Part Two)
Read more: Amillennialism, Two Kingdoms and the Church’s Identity (Part Two)If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all bring their eschatology charts, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds? Eschatology is a bizarre thing. I have to confess that I even find some of the discussions to be somewhat kooky, if not totally boorish. And…
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Exit Through The Spiritual Gift Shop
Read more: Exit Through The Spiritual Gift ShopOn bridges, in dark alleys, under freeway overpasses, in the middle of busy streets, and anywhere else there is room, a group of visionaries are making their art. They’re doing it on the city itself. From a familiar British phone booth murdered and left bleeding to the obscure yet iconic face of André René Roussimoff…
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A Theology of the NPP and the Cross: Reconciling Luther and Sanders
Read more: A Theology of the NPP and the Cross: Reconciling Luther and SandersI believe that most scholars can somewhat agree that the New Perspective on Paul (NPP) has, for the most part, been a reactionary movement against two historical trends: 1) studies that present Paul as radically different from fellow Jewish theologians of his day (i.e. seeing Paul as almost entirely Greek influenced versus being influenced by…
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An Overview of Our Blogroll (Part 3)
Read more: An Overview of Our Blogroll (Part 3)Today’s post wraps up a three-part look at the websites and blogs you’ll find on our blogroll. You can find part’s one and two here and here, respectively. We hope you’ll give some of them a look (as long as they don’t crowd us out of your daily blog rotation)… Veritas (veritas.org)–Veritas is an organization…
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All Dogs Do Go To Heaven: A Resurrection Reflection
Read more: All Dogs Do Go To Heaven: A Resurrection ReflectionThe end of Lent is nearly a week away and Easter is quickly approaching. AND did you know that last week – March 23, 2012 – the world celebrated National Puppy Day? Now I know what you’re thinking, what does Easter have to do with puppies? The simple answer: all dogs go to Heaven. As we…