Shoving God into a Box
There’s God in the Gaps and then there’s God in the Box. A great cartoon at Exploring Our Matrix.
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Praying and Studying to Change Yourself
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Yesterday I wrote a bit about using prayer and Bible study as a starting point for change. The problem is that it’s very easy to pray and study the Bible in such a way that it makes you a worse person. I’ve found a relatively simple way to determine whether I’m doing this myself: If…
Persecution
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I hear complaints from time to time that American Christians are persecuted. Usually this means some minor annoyance, such as being ridiculed for some belief or another. I’ve even heard the complaint when someone is challenged to provide a defense for their faith. One of the best ways to get our balance, and to realize…
Christian Carnival CCLIX Posted
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Respect for Other Prayers
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According to the Christian Post: About a dozen delegates did not attend the prayer of Johari Abdul-Malik. “I’m going to be somewhere else saying the Lord’s Prayer,” Delegate John Cox (R-Ashland) told CBN News. “It’s just not something that I feel like I can condone as an individual.” Yet when I get into conversations on…
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On Measuring Results – World Prayer Blog
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I have a post today at the World Prayer Blog that discusses measuring the results of prayer.