December 2010
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Leaves much to the imagination
I’ve recently started a conversation regarding the Bible with a friend of mine who is an atheist. Without getting too much into the conversation (I don’t do it justice. It’s really calm and civil, it’s nice!), we were talking about animal rights. She believes that the Bible is responsible for a lot of the mistreatment of animals, taking for instance the book of Leviticus...
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The Joy of Abraham
God also told them His plan for salvation—it was no secret to those who loved God. Jesus states in John 8 that Abraham saw the days of Jesus and was filled with Joy. From that point onward, we begin to see prophecies about Jesus’ life. So while people of old like Abraham had to show their devotion to gain the Lord’s favor and blessing to carry the torch; by faith in God’s...
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Living is Simple
Is this fiction? Is this fiction? Hope has given himself to the worst Is this fiction or divine comedy? Where the last of the last finish first
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Leviticus: on the treatment of bacteria
Before reading the book of Leviticus I thought perhaps the only thing I would get out of it is Boy, am I grateful that we don’t have to do all that stuff in order to receive atonement for our sins thanks to Jesus. It’ll be all “laws, blah blah blah, more laws, blah blah” but none of it relevant to today. But here I am at the other end of the book actually glad I read it.
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“Criticizing God for not doing it right now is like reading half a novel and...”
– Peter John Kreeft, PhD. (via mindfulcreation)
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The Histories
I’ve had this recurring(ish) dream two nights now (not consecutively, minor details changed). In the dream I am at my pastor’s house which is a three story house with a basement, and he invites me and a few of my college-aged friends to see the basement, which is the place where he goes to pray and meditate on the Lord.
The first time (dreamt about a month ago): We agree and follow as...
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Selling it
As nice as we are, as good as our intentions may be, people can still tell when we are “selling” Christ to them before we mutter a single word about it. My friends and I were out on fourth avenue after midnight power-evangelizing when we came across a guitarist. Mind you, we have seen this guy pretty much every day we have gone there, and he has learned each of our names several times;...
