Tag Depravity

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When It Happens Among Us…

Great sadness and shock have struck the denomination of which I am a minister–the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. That shock pales in comparison with the tragedy faced by the members of Chabad Poway who suffered grievous loss at the hands of…

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When Our Children Sin

Do you remember when you first learned you would have a child? You likely prayed over your little one day after day. Even though you’d never met him or her in person, you loved your child more than anything. You…

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The Power of Biblical Thinking

Somewhat surprisingly, there has been a resurgence of interest in Norman Vincent Peale’s power of positive thinking in our day. The Reformed Church in America minister–famous for giving people a panacea to protect themselves from all undesirable thoughts and actions–carved…

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Hollywood, Capitol Hill and the Human Heart

As more women bring to light the heinous sexual misconduct of male celebrities and politicians, it would do us good to remember two all-important truths: First, God’s word testifies to the pervasive depravity of all men and women (Rom. 3:10-18);…

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Giving the Devil His Due

Giving the Devil His Due: Demonic Authority in the Fiction of Flannery O’Connor and Fyodor Dostoevsky By Jessica Hooten Wilson Cascade Books, 2017 156 pages, paper, $21.00 It is a sad and tragic irony that many private Christian schools do…