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Jake Meador uses a “natural norms” arguments why Christians should oppose civil SSM

MereOrthodoxy

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Running from Giants, Hiding among our Baggage, the State of Our Union is not good. Can you see the Living God?

Grandma’s Tapes One of the items I brought with me from my vacation in Massachusetts was a bag of cassette tapes made by my grandparents. In the 1970s cassette tape technology got cheap enough that these tapes became ubiquitous. Long … Continue reading →

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Jesus Creed: Why is the church so ineffective

Harvie Conn

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Here’s what Donald Trump’s supporters won’t tell you

Mother Jones ht.Dreher   What the people I interviewed were drawn to was not necessarily the particulars of these theories. It was the deep story underlying them—an account of life as it feels to them. Some such account underlies all beliefs, … Continue reading →

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Same sex attracted and sticking with hetero marriage

Witherspoon Institute

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Reggie Smith on Mark Mulder’s book about CRC Chicago White Flight

The Twelve Dissecting a Suburban Exodus – Perspectives Journal After the vote, an elder blurted out the truth that no one else dared to say aloud: “I love the church and the people, but I don’t care about this community.” … Continue reading →

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NY RC Priest Suspended for supporting gay groups

RNS

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The CRC can’t answer the identity question until it addresses the discipleship question

5 Steps to Denominational Renewal My friend Pete posted this piece by Sam Hamstra on CRC Voices for discussion. Since putting over 1000 words in a comment section isn’t polite I thought I’d engage the piece here on my blog. … Continue reading →

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The Anthropocene Epoch

The Guardian

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When 110 Republican Leaders Walked Away from Trump

NYTimes

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