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Byhenry October 6, 2010

Why a Missionary?
Because God says so…

This is from Michelle’s blog, And She Went Out …. It’s a good quote. Michelle is the host for this week’s Christian Carnival.

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Psalm 119:101 – Evil Paths
Byhenry March 4, 2025March 3, 2025
I have kept my feet away from every evil pathso that I might keep your word. Too often we think of keeping from doing things that are wrong as a point-by-point effort. Make a list of things we shouldn’t do, and avoid those things. This can be a dangerous trap if undertaken independently of other…
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How to Die – How to Live
Byhenry November 6, 2013
I learned from my wife, a 12 year veteran as a hospice nurse, that it’s important to think and talk about end of life care and dying. We tend to avoid it, especially when we’re younger. First, it’s because death seems so far away. Surely we have 50, 60, or 70 years, at least, to…
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Another Cautionary Note on the Manhattan Declaration
Byhenry December 7, 2009
This time it’s from my former community, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, though from the Spectrum Magazine blog, which doesn’t follow the church HQ drummer. It’s The Manhattan Declaration: Approach with Caution, and it’s worth a read.
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Coloring Outside the Lines
Byhenry September 28, 2010
I’m borrowing my title from Dave Black’s latest essay, because I’m talking about the same subject and I’m about to publish the second edition of his book, Why Four Gospels?. (I suggest reading Dave’s essay first. It’s short!) I just spent a weekend with Dave as he spoke at First United Methodist Church here in…
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Biblical Studies Carnival and Biblioblog Rankings
Byhenry December 3, 2011
The biblioblog rankings have been posted, with this blog at #18. Of course, the rankings are available live all the time these days, so I guess the end of month rankings are less important than they used to be, but still …. What surprised me, after not looking at the rankings for some time, was…
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What Makes a Person Great?
Byhenry January 17, 2011
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great man. Said today, that is a rather unremarkable statement. Back in 1968, when Martin Luther King was assassinated, it would have sparked intense, even violent, debate. To some he was a troublemaker. To others, evil. To yet others, he was a danger to society. And to certain parts…
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