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Why Can’t We Take Yes For An Answer
The most important thing about the “Jacob’s ladder” story is what we learn about Jacob himself. He can’t take yes for an answer. Jacob and his mother Rebekah have managed to undermine two of the most formidable ancient power structures, … Continue reading
John Calvin from Genesis 28:10
From his Commentary on Genesis 10. And Jacob went out. In the course of this history we must especially observe, how the Lord preserved his own Church in the person of one man. For Isaac, on account of his age, … Continue reading
When Work and Worship Are One
My friend John Van Sloten preaches and writes about vocation regularly. He just posted another piece at ThinkChristian. His post triggered a question I often ponder: why did God bother to make this enormous cosmos? Anyone with a bit of … Continue reading
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Advice Columnist Handles Married Bi-sexual question
From Slate: One might again ask the question “what is sex for?”
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The First Serious Pro-Polygamy Article I’ve Read in Public Media
On Slate
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Mark Noll’s Review of TM Luhrmann’s book
From the New Republic Like in the book, a nice piece of historical work and sociological analysis on the Vineyard movement. Some quotes from the piece:
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Jackie Robinson’s Faith
From the WSJ Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey first met Jackie Robinson on Aug. 28, 1945. Rickey told Robinson that he wanted to sign the 26-year-old ballplayer and break the national pastime’s color barrier. But for him to succeed, Rickey … Continue reading
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Grace Travels outside of Karma and the Hedge
“The Hedge of Protection Removed!” Since the attacks of 9/11/2001 it is not uncommon to hear Christian groups asserting that those attacks were revelatory in terms of God’s relationship with the United States. There are numerous variants of the argument … Continue reading
My Bright Abyss
NY Times Q. Why is it important to you to be a Christian specifically rather than an adherent of another faith, or of various faiths?
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