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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

21 Signs your church needs to change

21 Signs your church needs to change

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How Does Size Matter: CRC Edition Follow Up Pt. 2

Make sure you catch part 1 and Larry’s response in the comments. Structuring the Local Church When I read Larry’s tweets I was imagining he was primarily commenting on the CRC structure and culture above the local church. He first … Continue reading →

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How Can the CRC have a Voice with its People Today

I wrote this comment for the discussion of the purpose of the Banner on the Network My fear for Synod is my expectation of a comment discussion, that we will spend time wandering around debating sex, science and the worthiness … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Celebrity

TGC by Richard Clark The irony of the TGC piece Patrolmag a year at Redeemer and never got to meet the senior pastor

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Death Sentence for Christian Conversion in Sudan

ABC News pjmedia lots of links

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Lessons from a Black Mass Cancellation at Harvard

Slate For the HECSC, religions are content neutral. That is, all religions are of identical value and validity simply because they are religions and people practice them; there can be no inquiry into the ways in which they genuinely differ and/or offer … Continue reading →

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The world won’t let Monica Lewinsky Move On

Slate We’re still living in a world where women are defined by the sex they have, while men are defined by, you know, other things they say and do.

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The speed of change of LGBTQ opinions among American Christians

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Why Pray and Believe in a World of Genocide and Extinction?

Faith in a Brutal World If you’re reading through the Hebrew Scriptures and you get to the book of Kings you’ll get accustomed to the “good kings” and “bad kings”. The descriptions are stark, black and white, good and evil. … Continue reading →

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First People’s Voices: Morality

Native History Lakota Elder continues: “White people are taught to keep away from things because of ownership, not because of RESPECT. This is why traditional indigenous people had no need for locks, no need for written laws, no jails. There was no stealing, if … Continue reading →

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