I'm not saying you have to get me a Lionel toy train with a gold engine and red cars and a remote control device with dual speed levers. All I'm saying is, if I had a train like that I would hug it with both arms and have the biggest smile on my face you can imagine. My little feet would do a happy dance and I would pretty much be the perfect image of childlike joy. I would...
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J.P. Moreland has written an important new book. In his post announcing this important development, he points out that it is "pitched" mainly at Evangelicals.
This book is vital for high-Church Christians as well . . . and I hope all traditional Christians can acknowledge this fact, over look obvious areas of disagreement, and read it.
First, Moreland is part of a genera...
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Karl Rahner (1904-1984) is near the top of the list of most influential and important Roman Catholic theologians of the twentieth century. This Jesuit super-genius was one of the advising theological experts (periti) at Vatican II.
Last year, Alvin Kimel over at the pontifications blog declared that "the theologians and clergy of the Catholic Church need to get over him...
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This is the last of a six part series examining religion and politics before the next Presidential election.
We beseech thee also, so to direct and dispose the hearts of all Christian Rulers, that they may truly and impartially administer justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue.
A response in the service ...
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I am excited to announce the publication of my new book, Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit's Power. This is the book I've been waiting all my life to write. For thirty-six years I have tried to be a radical for Jesus and to make a difference. In that journey, I have served with Campus Crusade for ten years, have planted two c...
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Yesterday, Garry South (Democrat operative) worried about Mitt Romney becoming President of the United States.
Why? It appear Mr. South has discovered that Mitt Romney is a Mormon. (Mr. South has yet to discover that Harry Reid is a Mormon.) Despite the best efforts of the mainstream media to never mention the fact that Mitt "He Raises Money from Mormons" Romney is a Mormon...
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We beseech thee also, so to direct and dispose the hearts of all Christian Rulers, that they may truly and impartially administer justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue.
A traditional Christian ends his prayer asking for the maintenance of true religion and virtue. What else could he pray?
The most impor...
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Phoebe Age Four produced this drawing and testified that it is a picture of Snow White. Trying to throw her arms around the world, Snow White has an expression on her face which is open to interpretation. Is she as happy as she wants us to believe? Why is her smile unsettled? Her head and eyes are composed of circles which begin at the lower right and then travel clockwise...
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Featured Essay
God never changes, but theology can. The triune God never changes, but there’s always plenty to talk about and lots to learn in the field of trinitarian theology. Good books keep rolling off the presses on this central Christian doctrine (see my recs for intro books here), and there are also interesting things developing outside the books. Here is a top ten list of trends ...
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In part I, we saw that there is a biblically and scientifically important distinction between discursive thought (associated with the brain) and emotional intuitive awareness (associated with the heart). We also saw that a major cause of anxiety and depression is obsessive thinking about an anxiety-producing thought. Such obsessive thinking digs a deeper and deeper grove in t...
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We beseech thee also, so to direct and dispose the hearts of all Christian Rulers, that they may truly and impartially administer justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue.
I continue my series of very personal reflections on my vote for the up-coming primary season. How should I vote? As a Christian, I want to...
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We beseech thee also, so to direct and dispose the hearts of all Christian Rulers, that they may truly and impartially administer justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue.
This old English prayer nicely sums up the traditional Christian consensus on a praying man's view of God and government. If our goal is to...
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