Archive for Religious

Bloggers Need God

Such was the informal title I had given to the growing list of links on my computer’s calendar, and I thought it was sort of catchy so I used it here. I recognize this particular Sunday post might sound more aggressive than my usual fare, like I’m now being more a stereotypical American evangelical who [...]

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The First (of Several?) Posts on Romans 13

Atheist libertarians love to quote Romans 13: 1-7 at me. I have been delaying addressing it for a long time, not because I have nothing to say, but because it’s such an important passage and requires a long answer. However, after at least 6 months of doing this, it’s clear that I’m never going to [...]

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The Fearlessness of Faith

In my nightly Bible readings, I’ve worked my way up to the Book of Philippians, which is Paul’s letter from prison to the church at Philippi. Here’s an excerpt from the first chapter: 12 And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped [...]

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That’s My King!

I have some complex theological posts in development, but I’m not ready to post them yet. So let me post this, which I’ve done before:

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Taking the Bible Seriously

In my last Sunday post (which occurred two weeks ago, because of the issues with my blog host), I said that Christians start running into trouble, if they try to pick and choose which Bible passages they will interpret literally and which metaphorically. In particular, if we try to “soften the edges” by substituting in [...]

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A Savior Is Born!

I will do a higher-brow post later today, but for now Merry Christmas! I am not a fan of Celine Dion in general, but she really crushes this song.

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2 Legit, 2 Legit 2 Quit

OK I don’t want to jinx it by saying so, but I think the blog migration has been successful and we should no longer get a free–oh wait, I paid for it–ad for Fatcow anymore. I’m dealing with some “day job” stuff right now, but I’ll post on the sordid affair later today. In the [...]

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A Wise Consistency

My friend and co-author Carlos Lara kept telling me about this really intense Bible study at his church, in which they work through the Westminster Confession of Faith. To give you a flavor of how hardcore this stuff is, consider what we studied today, from Chapter XI: 4. God did, from all eternity, decree to [...]

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