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The Problem with Revenge
ByhenryIt’s 9/11 and the events eight years ago are on most people’s minds. Many Christians will be praying today, as my wife wrote in her devotional. What will those prayers consist of? What is a Christian response? Shortly before the second gulf war began, I wrote an essay simply titled Revenge! I want to quote…
Holding the Church Hostage
ByhenryMy quote of the day is from Ministry Matters: Peace and progress are incompatible. Author Dyton L. Owen also tells us when to let a church member go. Read the article!
The SDA Chaplain of the Senate
ByhenryThe Adventist review has a taste of Barry Black’s testimony, which makes excellent reading (HT: Dave Black Online). As an ex-Seventh-day Adventist I find his story very interesting. In his career, he was fighting not just racial but also religious discrimination. Some people thought he shouldn’t be in his positions because he was black. Others…
On Being Anti-Abortion and Pro-Choice
ByhenryWhile preparing this week’s Christian Carnival, which I hosted at my Participatory Bible Study Blog, I encounter a post on how Christians should make voting choices, What’s a Deal Breaker?, which is actually the end of a series. In general, this is an excellent article, in my view, because it discusses prioritizing one’s values and…
According to John: Excursus #2 – Interview with Dr. Herold Weiss
ByhenryYou can get more details on the Google+ event, and you can watch either through that link, or using the viewer below. I apologize for posting this so late. I will post the YouTube and some comments tomorrow. Dr. Weiss is the author of the book I’m using for this study, Meditations on According to…
Reaching Those in a Cult Situation
ByhenryThe best advice I’ve heard on this topic is provided in a short post by Elizabeth Esther. Takeway? Be a listening ear.