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Gun violence and abortion
Now we have the two hottest hot button issues screaming at each other. And the hypocrisy is not evident at all. The same ones screaming for more gun control right now are the sames ones that have no problem talking about Planned Parenthood “legally” selling human parts. And, vice versa. Both sides value human life and “rights” at different levels.…
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The Pope and all our political agendas
One big reason I love the pope is everyone following the Pope in the media and in Christian circles chatters about WHAT the Pope does and “what does this mean?” We all look for the right buzzwords so we can either deride his comments or praise his comments. That’s why I love this comic strip:
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A lament for the American Church
From Soong-Chan Tah’s book, Prophetic Lament
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The lack of lament
I am beginning a book by Soong-Chan Rah called Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times. It is a series by IVP that does biblical commentary within the application of current cultural commentary. This one is on Lamentations. His claim is we have no songs of lament in our American Christian culture. We are about victory and triumph.…
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The number is 300,000
While our shallow “journalistic” coverage, only driven by our shallow American desire for, well, all things American and culturally relevant to us… and can really stir up controversy on social media… fixates on one county in Kentucky, the story we refuse to pay attention to, among so many, is the immigrant crisis in Europe. As we allow the man with…
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The anger of Jesus
I have walked slowly through Mark 1-4 the past few days… over and over. There is a story of a man with a withered hand (Mark 3:1-6). The religious leaders are all standing around seeing if Jesus would dare to heal a man on … horrors! … the Sabbath. 5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart,…
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The Daniel Generation has to KNOW THEIR GOD
The American Church is headed for a new Dark Ages … but it doesn’t have to.
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The Daniel Generation
In our day it’s important to realize we are bridging key cultural shifts. For those my age (somewhere north of 39, you know) it is key we pay attention. This is a word I think the Lord dropped into my heart as I listened to a great preacher utilize the text from Daniel: He shall seduce with flattery those who…
Category: Culture
