Archive for the ‘The Love of God’ Category
Monday, June 4th, 2007
Even now, even though I know there is more to godly worship than just praising God I had a hard time typing that header.
And it's not just because it's a mouthful. It's because I've always bristled at anything that smacks of "humanism." Having done so, I've often skirted ...
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Thursday, May 31st, 2007
One of the most important books I have ever read is Gene Edward's classic "A Tale of Three Kings." It is a fictional account of Saul, David and Absalom.
As you recall in the OT story David had ample opportunity to kill Saul. But he refused because, regardless of ...
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Monday, March 26th, 2007
Toward the end of last year I did a lengthy series on non-violence and Christianity. It received tremendous feedback and, although we did not reach complete agreement, the discussion was overwhelmingly civil and productive. Each of us that participated were stretched and challenged by the discussion.
Although there is ...
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Thursday, February 1st, 2007
I have benefited greatly from the community that has sprung up in my blog world. I love the comments and discussion that takes place here. However, I know that often I give rather than take.
I made the commitment that I would comment more on other blogs ...
Posted in Asides, Housekeeping, The Love of God, Theology | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Tracy remarked this morning about her interest in seeing where I swing from my current positions. When we met I was still in my rabid, dogmatic Republican days.
I was the former president of my local Young Republicans and still subscribed to all the conservative periodicals (Note: I've already discussed ...
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
From Thomas Talbott's The Inescapable Love of God:
Suppose that Christ commanded that we love our enemies and love our neighbor even as we love ourselves because such love is an essential condition of blessedness or supreme happiness. If this is true, as I believe it is, then God could ...
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Thursday, January 11th, 2007
Tracy and I work hard to teach our children the values that we hold dear. That's pretty difficult. They hear words from other people that we don't want them to say. They learn things that we never taught them. They pick stuff up that we wish ...
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Monday, January 8th, 2007
I've always rejected the doctrine of Calvinism. Even before I knew what it truly was, I knew that I was against it. I just wasn't a TULIP fan. A few years ago, I realized that I had never given the doctrine a fair shake. I ...
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