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Greg Koukl: I think that in some circles there’s pressure for Christian ambassadors to “close the sale” as soon as possible. When pressed for time, get right to the meat of the message. Get to the Gospel. If the person doesn’t respond, you’ve still done your part. Shake the dust off your feet and move on. A [...]

The God Who Puts Terror out of Business

Posted by MK | Filed under Current Events, Theology

From Desiring God: “The Lᴏʀᴅ is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land. O Lᴏʀᴅ, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror [...]

Brennan Manning Made Me Get a Tattoo

Posted by MK | Filed under Books, Current Events

I owe a debt to Brennan Manning. In 2000, my wife and I moved from the friendly confines of the town where I had lived my whole life to Birmingham, AL, and I was (at least internally) very confident that it was only a matter of time until I would set that city on fire. [...]

The Pastoral Perspective in Boston

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Thanks, Ed Stetzer, for rounding up these reactions from Boston area pastors: A Prayer for Boston in Light of Today’s Tragedy — Brandon Levering Today we’re faced with the painful reminder that we still live in a fallen world. Today the earth gave way as an explosion tore apart the finish line of the Boston [...]

8 Reasons for the Media Blackout on Kermit Gosnell

Posted by MK | Filed under Current Events

Kermit Gosnell is a murderer. Not only that, he is a child-killer many, many times over. Why, then, is there so little media coverage on his trial? Trevin Wax offers 8 reasons: 1. The Gosnell case involves an abortionist. 2. The Gosnell case involves an unregulated abortion clinic. 3. The Gosnell case involves protestors who, [...]

Shellfish, Homosexuality, and the Charge of Christian Inconsistency

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Tim Keller: I find it frustrating when I read or hear columnists, pundits, or journalists dismiss Christians as inconsistent because “they pick and choose which of the rules in the Bible to obey.” What I hear most often is “Christians ignore lots of Old Testament texts—about not eating raw meat or pork or shellfish, not [...]

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