Category Archives: Christian Life

Just Goliaths

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer While brushing my teeth and half-listening to the radio, I heard a woman pronouncing hard-to-pronounce scientific names.  I could tell she had done this many times.  They were the names of the serious illnesses her baby … Continue reading →

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Serving the Persecuted Church

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

*Posted by Winston Hottman In recent months, attention has been drawn to the plight of persecuted Christians in North Korea. According to one estimate, 70,000 of the 200,000 prisoners in North Korea are Christians, and stories of imprisonment, torture, and … Continue reading →

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Passionate Politics

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

*Posted by Winston Hottman Matt Anderson applies some great advice from Martin Luther, addressing the importance of our motives in the way we engage politically as evangelicals: …it is  interesting that Luther (like Augustine) recognizes the subtle differences between zeal … Continue reading →

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Roger Ebert, Non-Believers, and The Hope of Christ

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

* Posted by Brandon Smith Roger Ebert has been a powerhouse journalist for over 40 years. My generation may perhaps know him best as the co-host of the Emmy-nominated movie review show Siskel and Ebert at the Movies or the … Continue reading →

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A Missiology for the Academy

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

*Posted by Brandon Smith The academic world has the reputation in some circles of being disconnected from the church or not “practical” enough. And in some ways this critique is fair. But do academics really matter to the Christian life? … Continue reading →

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The Story of a Redeemed Lesbian Leftist

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

*Posted by Brandon Smith Of course, every Christian should be keenly aware of their own propensity to reject God and choose sin. Our daily walks with the Lord are never easy and are often marked with stumbling. And for those … Continue reading →

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Living in Legoland

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer I had this thought while eating an imaginary cookie: Thinkers from Plato to Piaget have philosophized about this tendency in children to pretend, and live, part-way at least, in an imaginary world. After I overly enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Obama on Gun Control

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

*Posted by Joe Wooddell In answering a question about gun legislation at his press conference January 14, 2013, Barack Obama stated, “If there’s a step we can take that will save even one child from what happened in Newtown then … Continue reading →

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The 50/50 Divorce Rate and the Christian Example

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

*Posted by Brandon Smith. Brandon is the Editor of Project TGM, a freelance writer, and works in Enrollment Services at Criswell College. Connect with him on Twitter. It has long been stated that 50% of marriages in America lead to … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Life, Culture, Family, Sociology | 3 Comments

Limits

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer I saw something this week that I have never seen before.  I saw a quarterback flushed out of the pocket, limping slowly and painfully to gain as many yards as possible before he went out of … Continue reading →

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