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Sufficiently Revolutionary

If you have read my book The Renovation of Our Soul (and from looking at the sales numbers it is obvious most of you have not), you will know that I have been profoundly influenced by the Christian philosopher Elton … Continue reading

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Our Will

At a recent church service we were singing the hymn “Take My Life and Let It Be” by Frances Ridley Havergal.  One phase of this hymn states:  “Take my will and make it thine, It shall be no longer mine”.  … Continue reading

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Gratitude

It happened in the Auschwitz extermination camp in World War II.  There was an escape from the camp and as was the custom at that camp, for every escapee 10 other prisoners were selected at random and placed in a … Continue reading

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Stones

I recently came across a observation from a Christian in India, Sandhu Singh.  Singh pulled a rock from a river and when he broke it open, he observed the inside of the stone was  perfectly dry.  Even though the rock … Continue reading

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Thy Kingdom Come

David Livingston was a missionary to Africa in the 1800’s.  He was also considered to be a prominent explorer and is created with doing much through his writings to end the slave trade in Africa.  His moral standing among all … Continue reading

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Strong Enough

In the exploration of the source of the Nile river in the late 1800’s, one explorer quoted a minor chief in central Africa named Comora as saying:  “The good people are all weak:  they are good because they are not … Continue reading

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Ego or Reality

I read the blog of Steve Tobak because he consistently brings a new perspective on subjects on which I have already thought.  His blog of a year ago dealt with a subject that has been discussed for centuries and we … Continue reading

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Stubbornness and Ego

A couple of blogs ago, we discussed the strengths and weakness of science.  In reading a book about the history of the city of Carthage, the authors list several skills a good archaeologists should have and I would apply the … Continue reading

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Reason

Andrée Seu Peterson is about to give up on the use of reason to persuade people of the validity of the tenants of Christianity.  The reason is because she observes how people have a tendency these days to twist reason … Continue reading

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Science

Lately we have heard a great deal about following “the science” but different persons seem to have different ideas of what constitutes “the science”.  So what is “the science”? I recently was at a church at which the pastor declared … Continue reading

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