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Sarah Palin and Clashing Worldviews

I read two very helpful articles today that I thought I would pass along to you.The first is from Charles Colson who invites us to be somewhat introspective about the choices we would make if faced with similar circumstances as…

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The “Culture War” is getting interesting again

From Peggy Noonan’s article in the Wall Street Journal: I’ll tell you how powerful Mrs. Palin already is: she reignited the culture wars just by showing up. She scrambled the battle lines, too. The crustiest old Republican men are shouting…

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Violence against Christians in India

Phil Johnson over at Pyromaniacs has posted two important articles about recent anti-Christian violence in India (Here & Here). One particularly moving passage is Johnson’s retelling of the martyrdom of Graham Staines and his two sons in 1999. “Jungle Camp”…

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Finally! A book on sanctification

Tim Chester’s new book, You Can Change, promises to be well worth the reading. I am a fan of Chester’s writing. His books Total Church, Delighting in the Trinity, and From Creation to New Creation are outstanding. Of You Can…

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What Price Relevance?

The August 31st edition of the Washington Post featured a front page article on the preaching of pastor Robert Seagears of Christ Chapel Mountaintop in Virginia. Here is an exerpt: “Good morning, Mountaintop!” he growled to the congregation before launching…

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Trig Paxson Palin

I posted a link to this article back in May but considering current events I thought it was worth posting again. The Palins never considered aborting the baby. That means that Trig Palin is now is a very rare group…

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When Prayer Becomes Political

Any Thoughts?Is it appropriate for a Christian to invite people “of other faith traditions” to pray to their own god?Is it appropriate for a Christian to refer to false doctrines and idolatries as “other faith traditions?”