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“The amassing of property, without an accompanying love Godward and manward, is suicidal. Increasing material and power are not safe except with proportionately improving character. Society can endure for a time without new inventions; it is doubtful how long it can endure without a better spirit.” George Buttrick (1901) In the previous post we eaves …
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Dear Mr. POTUS, By declaring Jerusalem to be Israel’s capital with the intent to move our embassy there you’ve made the world a more, rather than less, dangerous place to live. No doubt you gained the political capital that you aimed for from your white evangelical base. But not everyone who identifies as such is …
Come over here, Jesus, and bless me first! My brother can’t wait his turn! Who would pray a prayer like that?! Most people wouldn’t have the audacity to say it out loud or say it in just those words, but I’ve heard a lot of prayers and observed a bunch of “Christians’” lifestyles that say …
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. J.R.R. Tolkien How great is the love that the Father has lavished on us that we should be called the children of God and that is what we are. 1 John 3:1 *I’m over sixty now, and I’ve always had plenty of hair—a good foot …
If you haven’t already read Part 1, I urge you to do so. I broke this essay into pieces just to keep it from being too daunting to tackle as one long post, but this one will make a lot more sense alongside what we said last time. Plus, I encourage you to read the …
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