No matter what you have been told, there are things you may not pray away. The Apostle Paul noted that he had prayed three times for a thorn in the flesh to be removed. It wasn’t. Three times may be a euphemism for over and over and over again.… Continue reading
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Long before electronic billboards, the Internet, and mobile apps, the bumper sticker served as a means to communicate how a person saw the world. Eddie Chiles radio commentary sign-off triggered a spate of bumper stickers that exclaimed, I’m Mad Too, Eddie!… Continue reading
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Religion writer Paul Raushenbush called on religious language to spark readers to think carefully about how anger may overtake us. Demonic anger, he writes,
… Continue reading Read Moreis characterized by a fury that takes over or possesses us. I'm not talking about demons as some sort of external being, but rather
Pain and Hope Captured In, A Finger Two Dots, Then Me – “We need writers who help get underneath the din of populist opinions and expose the complexity of human emotions and questions.”
The Plane of Poor Discipleship or, President Obama May Have More in Common with Christians Who … Continue reading
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So the RNC Finds It Hard to Reign in The Donald or, Reality TV’s Presidential Nomination Edition
Some despise Reality TV. Survivor. Big Brother. The Biggest Loser. The Amazing Race. The (Celebrity) Apprentice. The repetitive complaint is, “But this is not real.” However, the number of seasons these shows are in suggests they still make networks money. Survivor – 30. Big … Continue reading
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