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Spreading the Gospel

Why did God entrust Christians to spread the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection for our sins?  It is now over 2000 years since Jesus died and rose again and yet a majority of the people who have ever … Continue reading

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Blaming the gods

This weekend I watched the movie Ran.  It is King Lear in a Japanese setting.  In one scene, the court jester laments the death of his lords, blames the gods for this tragedy, and is reproached with the following words: … Continue reading

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Pretty Words

In discussing the value of a well-defined vision to the success of any organization, a management blog comments that: “When the vision is merely a pretty collection of words that doesn’t drive decisions and behavior it is pointless.  When it … Continue reading

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A Civilized Society

Walter Williams maintains that “A civilized society’s first line of defense is not the law, police and courts but customs, traditions, rules of etiquette, and moral values.  These behavioral norms—mostly transmitted by example, word of mouth, and religious teachings—represent a … Continue reading

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The Right Kind of Christian

Ana Maria Cox is undoubtedly to the left, politically speaking, of most Christians.  When she became a Christian, she was told she was going to hell because she was not the right kind of Christian. [1]  What exactly is the … Continue reading

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The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

It is refreshing to see major media coverage of Christians who actually apply Jesus’ teachings to their everyday lives.  I am speaking of the families of those killed at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC. These families … Continue reading

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Missionary Work

In an article about Liberia and its recovery from Ebola, a couple who came from the US to Liberia to teach agriculture made the following statement concerning the people of Liberia: They don’t need millions of dollars. . .They need … Continue reading

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Moving

This blog has been somewhat sporadic the past few months.  The reason has been because we are moving to a new house.  Moving has been an interesting experience.  It is similar to when my computer crashed about year ago.  So … Continue reading

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Gospel Hymns

I love the old gospel hymns.  I love rock and roll and the blues.  What I would like is for a group to set the hymns to rock and roll music; to do for the old gospel hymns what the … Continue reading

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Christianity at Work

In our last blog, we noted that we see so little discussion on how to apply Christianity to our work.  Maybe that is because we have made Christianity a belief system instead of the way we live our lives.  If … Continue reading

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