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One day we may pay attention
In my regular reading through the Psalms I came to this in Psalm 66:10 For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
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We are shoved around by fear
Fear raises money. Fear drives hasty decisions. Fear brings deep divide. Fear is the currency of American politics. And American politics is our new national religion.
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The most frightening book I’ve read this year
To this point, I’ve read 42 books in the year. It’s just my pace. I listen to a lot of audiobooks when I’m traveling, so that adds up quick. It’s slower than a lot of people… and why am I justifying how many books I’ve read?
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A clear view of Christian Nationalism
David French is a politically conservative writer and evangelical Christian. He is one with a large following who has not taken the leap into the depths of culturalized Christianity and is giving a clear warning about Christian Nationalism. Rod Dreher is another politically conservative writer who is full on advocating for a strong “state” that will protect Christians. It is…
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The oddities of the story of Balaam
The story begins in Numbers 22. The more I read it, the funnier it gets. The more I read it, the more serious an indictment it becomes.
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There is history… and there is what we believe about history…
However, to an unusual degree, evangelicals have remained oblivious to how their own stories map onto larger histories. It’s not that evangelicals disregard history entirely, but they tend to prefer their own versions of events. At a popular level, pseudo-historians have played fast and loose with historical evidence to spin fanciful tales of America’s Christian origins. Within academic circles, some…
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Correcting a bad publishing idea
It’s not like some other publisher won’t pick it up, especially in today’s culture war environment, but key Zondervan authors called out their publisher for a very bad marketing idea… and got them to back away.
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Our hearts are set on the wrong things
I know I was reading Jeremiah 4-5 years ago. I have long known the grief I’ve sensed concerning the American Church. The grief I feel now is much deeper.
Tag: Culturalized Christianity
