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Heavenly Minded

One of my most vivid memories of kindergarten is hearing Miss Killip talk to us about heaven, telling us that Jesus was preparing a place for us.  This was back in the day when John 14 still said “many mansions” — an…

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Email from Iraq

My colleague Aaron Messner writes: “Here’s a special Christmas story. My sister-in-law was visiting for the Christmas holiday and attended the 7:30 Christmas Eve service with us. She thoroughly enjoyed the service and after we got back to the house,…

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Another good book

In addition to Del’s suggestions, I recommend Richard J Evans, Lying about Hitler (Basic Books).   Evans, Chair of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, was the expert witness at the Irving-Lipstadt trial in London, where British writer David Irving sued American…

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The Best Friend for the New Year

At Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church we end the old year and begin the new oneby celebrating the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.  Our worship service traditionally closes with the singing of “Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners!”  This year I learned that…

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Books…

OK, so no one blogged on “Christmas Books” so let me add a few of my own before changing the blog “theme”…

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The Mormon Question

If any of you guys are up for it, I’d be interested in your take on voting for a Mormon for president. Here’s how Jacob Weisburg makes his case in Slate: I wouldn’t vote for someone who truly believed in…

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New Issue Online

Some readers of this blog may only check the blog page at Ref21, so it’s worth pointing out that a new edition of the e-zine is now online at the main Reformation21.org site. It features a number of articles about…