Category Archives: People

Why Every Christian Should Read Mortification of Sin: 6 Reasons


Last week I published a monster cheat sheet to John Owen’s Mortification of Sin in Believers. As promised here is a list of reasons why every Christian should read the original book. 1. Understand it is your duty to kill sin Ask most Christians and they don’t have a clue what you mean when you…
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Is John Nash a Modern-Day Nebuchadnezzar?


You’re probably wondering what a 20th century Princeton-trained abstract mathematician has in common with a Babylonian ruler who reigned around 600 B.C. Not much, really. Except they both went mad. And that’s the connection I want to explore. Losing a Beautiful Mind Here’s how Daniel describes : All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. At the end…
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Why Did God Create Woman?


  Women. Ah. My favorite subject. Especially since I’m married to arguably the most merciful, kind and generous woman of all. Indeed. Any amount of success I have as a father, writer or husband I owe to her. The running joke around our house is that if not for my wife, I’d still be living with…
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Why Did God Create Man?


  Ever wonder why you are here? Why anybody is here? I’m not talking about “what’s my purpose?” I’m talking about why did God create us? Man? Woman? You? Me? Adam? Eve? Creation? Anything? Why did he create the universe and atoms? Stars, oceans, continents, apricot trees, corn, squirrels, earthworms? Man? Did God lack anything?…
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A. N. Wilson: An Atheist’s Slow Return to Religion


A short story on a noted atheist’s long return back to Christianity. A. N. Wilson’s conversion might be old news–but it’s profoundly emblematic of ex-atheists. That means it’s useful to us here at Fallen and Flawed. Let me show you what I mean. Brief History of Wilson’s Conversion to Atheism In April of 2009, this 59-year-old English…
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