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Tag Archives: Exodus
What Backyard Tigers and Chuck-e-Cheese Bears Reveal About Our Hunger for God and the Ironic Way in which God Turns it Around
Why we Hunger and Fear Glory Why are there more tigers in American back yards than in the wild? The practice of keeping exotic and dangerous animals is highly controversial. An illuminating question might be “why do we want them … Continue reading
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Tagged Exodus, glory, Moses, the book of exodus
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Hell Hath No Fury…
My “Naked” Truth This last week a Huffington Post piece went viral. It was written by Robin Korth who describes herself as an “international speaker and writer”. This description is supposed to convey status, is it not? She opens the … Continue reading
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Tagged book of exodus, Exodus, Leadership, Moses, Robin Korth
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Sculpting our Tents in the Age of Decay for the Hope of Imperishable Glory
Body Image Isn’t Just for Women Anymore Men’s Journal recently did a piece on what Hollywood leading men need to go through to make the cut. Brando never did crunches. Al Pacino didn’t slurp protein shakes. Cary Grant had never … Continue reading
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Why Should The Cosmic Creator Invite Us to Dinner?
Invitation to Dinner I’ve never received an invitation from the President of the United States for dinner. Who receives such invitations? People who the president has important business with People who the president wishes to honor People from whom the … Continue reading
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Tagged dog shaming, Exodus, joel osteen, max lucado, sentimentality, the book of exodus
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How in Jesus Slaves Become Siblings
If the Bible is Inspired, Why Didn’t God Outlaw Slavery? The question of the Bible and slavery illustrates for many people in the Western world today a foundational reason why the Bible can’t be anything but just another human creation … Continue reading
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Why God’s Invasion of History Comes in the Shape of the Cross
From Ocean Liner to Cruise Ship Skye Jethani in a blog post this week compared the modern mega-church to churches in the middle of the 20th century. Why am I talking about the history of the shipping industry? Well, I think … Continue reading
From Sinai to Pentecost: Do you require to be compelled or would you like to be wooed?
Insufficient Evidence It is not uncommon to hear skeptics claim that believing is God is not justified. God isn’t an old man in the sky that we can point to. You cannot find on some mountain in the Middle East … Continue reading
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Tagged CS Lewis, Exodus, Jonathan Haidt, Pentecost, Sinai, the book of exodus, Thomas Nagel
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How To Waste Your Life and How To Stop
What Do You Want? May is the month for commencement addresses. All over the country scholars, politicians, celebrities, teachers, and people considered to have something to say will stand up in front of graduating High School and College students to give … Continue reading
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Tagged Coveting, CS Lewis, Desire, Exodus, Phil Vischer, Steve Jobs, The Screwtape Letters, The Ten Commandments
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The Insecure Grasp of Justin Bieber and the Need to be Rich to God
Four Major Stories This Week Ukrainian Conflict with Russia China’s conflict with Vietnam over drilling rights Abduction of school girls in Nigeria Antarctic Ice Shelf is irreparably melting All four stories could be understood as violations of the command “You … Continue reading
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