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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

A Rabbi Ponders The Development of Normative Male/Female Pairing

Catholic Voices Comment HT Rod Dreher

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Preachers Who Pledge to Stop Signing Marriage Licenses

First Things Marriage Pledge A Time to Rend First Things: Marriage and Temple Desecration Youtube Playlist Humanum Series Damon Linker: The Religious Right Calls it Quits Why you should not sign the pledge Mere Orthodoxy on the libertarian solution First Things a … Continue reading →

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Ron Siders on Same Sex Marriage and the Church

CT This is a clear and concise position statement for non-affirming like the CRC. This position, however, is seen as a non-starter by the affirming crowd.

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Tolkien through Saruman the nature of service

First Saruman was shown that the power of his voice was waning. He cannot be both tyrant and counsellor. When the plot is ripe it remains no longer secret. Yet he fell into the trap, and tried to deal with … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Formation: Holiness or Love

Jesus Creed here are two pole ends on this one. For some people, the essence of spiritual formation is being made holy and for others it is about being made loving. Those at the end of each pole minimize the … Continue reading →

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Are Democrats Losing the Youth Vote Because They Won the Culture War?

NYTimes When it comes to young voters, liberal politicians are victims of their culture-war success. They have pressed a laissez-faire posture in moral and private matters, and have won. But millennials have adopted not the posture of their liberal elders … Continue reading →

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Happiness

Originally posted on Timstafford's Blog:
Craig Barnes (Body and Soul) describes the plight of highly successful young people raised in families that gave them every opportunity. They have great jobs, cool cars and their own apartments, yet they go…

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Miracles by Metaxas

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/november-web-only/we-are-not-enough-in-awe-of-god.html

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How the world lost its story

First Things 2010 I will in this essay follow the fashion of referring to the present historical moment as the advent of a “post modern” world, because, as I am increasingly persuaded, the slogan does point to something real, a … Continue reading →

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Dear Comet, Please Kill Us http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/matt-taylor-feminist-comet-shirt-apology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-taylor-feminist-comet-shirt-apology

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