Everything you know about being a true Christian is wrong. Especially if you are a member of Joel Osteen’s church. This post is in honor of my buddies Michael Horton and Joel Osteen… See, I’m reading Horton’s book this week. And, in a nutshell, Horton majestically fleeces Osteen for preaching a defective gospel. So, as I…
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Where you learn how to blog your happy self to a Master of Arts. Or something. Did you know you can earn a Masters degree by blogging? Okay…you can’t really. But you can come really close. Let me show you how. The Three Types of Bloggers There are three types of bloggers. 1. Journalists 2….
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This may surprise you: Martin Luther King protested the Vietnam war. In the process, he raked the U. S. government over the coals. War. The damning choice of hate and evil. That is the conclusion Dr. offered to a congregation of concerned laity and clergy at Riverside Church in New York City on April 4, 1967…
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You’ve got 30 seconds with an outspoken atheist. How to share your faith in a ridiculously short time. Let’s say you’ve just stepped out of the subway and bumped into a co-worker who happens to be an outspoken atheist. You notice he looks sad. So you ask him what’s wrong. He lays this on…
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Twenty-two very short essays explain why the underclass exists and how it impacts society. Based on the book Life at the Bottom. I’ve been on a recent reading tear…knocking out some . Granted, it’s self-induced. I want to read 50 books this year… And review about half of them. So far in 2009 I’ve completed reviews…
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This might sound strange to you, but I waited over 365 days before launching this blog. Why I waited so long. The ability to launch and run blogs is so easy. I could have launched my blog within hours of getting the idea. But that was part of the problem. The ease with which to…
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A misanthrope’s guide to sharing the gospel wisely. I’m a bona fide crank. Just ask my wife. Or children. I can be a dreadful beast on weekends. A moody eccentric in the evening. A sullen grouch in early morning car trips. I grit my teeth when someone interrupts reading time. Snap when asked in the middle…
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Absurd as it sounds, a crucified and risen Christ can save the world. Here’s how the gospel works. The Christian gospel centers on the crucified and risen Christ. Naturally, first Century Jews rejected it. First Century Romans ridiculed it. And modern day thinkers laugh at it. So, could this ridiculous and absurd message ever really…
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Love is one of God’s best known attributes. It’s also one of the least understood. And most abused. **Part of The Nature of God series.** Love is one of God’s best known attributes. It’s also one of the least understood. And most abused. What we do know is His love is flawless, strong as death. It…
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An open letter to anyone who thinks is a good book. You’re not going to like me for this. For 4 good reasons: 1. It’s been over a year and a half since The Shack has been published. . [I’m a terribly slow reader.] 2. I only read two-thirds of the book. 3. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone….
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