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“Hume’s Gentle Witness”

Good article from Peter Wehner at NRO concerning the vehement attacks launched against Brit Hume: The intensity of offense taken at what Hume said is itself revealing. Perhaps it can partly be chalked up to shock; maybe Shales and Hume’s…

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The Unnatural Act of Abortion

“If we take the principles of liberal individualism as axiomatic, we find it possible to think of the fetus and the woman as the parties of the first and second part arguing over their respective rights. We are then able…

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More Foolishness from Harold Camping

Harold Camping would be easy to ignore. In fact it would be a virtue to ignore him. The problem is that Camping heads Family Radio which is broadcast around the world. The hyper-dispensationalism of Camping and others has been causing…

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Paul Tripp at COS next week

If you are in the Philadelphia area then plan on attending a conference featuring Paul Tripp at Church of the Saviour. Have you ever wondered why some Christians grow and some don’t? Have you ever been discouraged or confused in…

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In the abortion clinic, might makes right

“Suppose, in the encounter between doctor and child [in an abortion], the child won half of the time, and killed the doctor in self-defense—something he would have every right to do. Very few doctors would perform abortions. They perform them…

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Hearing God Speak

The Bible is not simply an historical account or a literary masterpiece; it is the witness to Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and it presents the Deus loquens, the God who uses the Bible to speak to us…