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Some things are more important than worldly reputation, prosperity, and personal ease. Fearing God and living faithfully, keeping a clear conscience before God and man, cannot be replaced by worldly fame or riches. It is a lesson that all men need to learn.J. Steven Wilkins, Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee

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February 7, 1945Where does a Christian fit in a nation which makes itself god? Deitrich Bonhoeffer answered that the Christian's duty is to resist such a regime. This landed him in a concentration camp and cost him his life. (Read more.) Read the full article here.

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Peter Palladius, Denmark's Dedicated Reformer January 3, 1560When Luther's Reformation began in Germany, it was inevitable that his ideas would seep through border cracks into neighboring Scandinavia. The most vigilant efforts of Denmark's government and its established church could not stop German ideas, books, and preachers from slipping into the country. A shoemaker's son was the chief agent

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"If you cannot read all your books, at any rate handle, or as it were, fondle them—peer into them, let them fall open where they will, read from the first sentence that arrests the eye, set them back on the shelves with your own hands, arrange them on your own plan so that you at least know where they are. Let them be your friends; let them be your acquaintances." Winston S. Churchill[HT: G.

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December 11, 1792Students of history remember that in 1792, King Louis XVI of France went on trial for treason before the Revolutionary Convention that had replaced the French National Assembly. His head would roll the following January. But on December 11, 1792, the same day that the French king faced his cruel judges--a much quieter event took place... (Read more) Read the full article here.

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I heard Coach Kragthorpe speak while he was the head coach at the University of Louisville. He is a Christian and a wonderful speaker and motivator. His wife has MS. He was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

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Modesty has moved from the organ of ambition. Modesty has settled upon the organ of conviction---where it was never meant to be. A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth: this has been exactly reversed. Nowadays the part of a man that a man does assert is exactly the part he ought not to assert---himself. The part he doubts is exactly the part he ought not to

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December 4, 1681When John Wycliffe sent his barefoot preachers throughout England in the 14th-century, carrying the Scripture in English, and calling for real heart changes, his message crossed the border into Scotland. There Murdoch Nisbet heard and believed. He acquired one of the rare English-language manuscripts of the Bible. Murdoch's son, grandson and great grandson followed his footsteps

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November 28, 1628John Bunyan was born in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England on November 28, 1628. Young John received a grammar-school education, but like most sons of his day, he learned his father's trade. In 1675 Bunyan was jailed for unauthorized preaching and began his greatest work: The Pilgrim's Progress... (Read more) Read the full article here.

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Luther Posted 95 Theses October 31, 1517In the little town of Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517, a priest nailed a challenge to debate on the church door. No one may have noticed then, but within the week, copies of his theses would be discussed throughout the surrounding regions; and within a decade, Europe itself was shaken... (Read more:) Read the full article here.

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CMA physicians to administration on controversial contraception mandate: Pregnancy is not a diseaseBristol, TN--September 29, 2011--In urging the Obama administration to rescind a new preventive services rule that mandates coverage of controversial contraceptives under the new healthcare law, the 16,000-member Christian Medical Association noted that "pregnancy is not a disease to be prevented."

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C.S. Lewis' Sidecar Conversion September 22, 1931Individuals have surrendered their lives to Christ in all sorts of places. The revivalist Charles G. Finney converted in a woods; John Newton, author of the hymn "Amazing Grace," repented while lashed to a ship's wheel in a storm; Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Ministries, asked God into his life while crying in a car on a roadside. C. S. Lewis

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Ligonier Ministries 2012 National Conference (March 15-17 in Orlando) from Ligonier on Vimeo.

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Kent Ostrander on Instant Racing from The Family Foundation on Vimeo.

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John Piper: Bloodlines Documentary Trailer from Crossway on Vimeo.

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September 15, 1963It was this day, Sunday, September 15, 1963. The place was 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The lesson for the day was, "The Love that Forgives," based on Matthew 5:43, 44. "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." A prayer was to accompany the lesson: "

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INJUNCTION“It is time for the LORD to act, For they have broken Your law.” – Psalms 119:126The Family Foundation has filed an injunction to stop what we firmly believe is illegal gambling machines at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, KY. From our perspective, the rule of law is being violated and a small band of government elite have manipulated circumstances such that their friends can do what they

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September 6, 1620After failed attempts to sail from England, the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth for the New World on September 6, 1620. Aboard were 101 passengers. Two months and five days after sailing, the ship landed at Cape Cod. Before going ashore the Pilgrims signed the famous Mayflower Compact. This not only made them a completely religious entity but broke political ground. Read the full

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If we have not our commission and our qualification from Christ, and if he be not with us in the discharge of out ministry, alas! our learning, our labour, our preaching is in vain. But enlivened by his grace, qualified by his Spirit, directed by his providence and blessed with his presence, wherever we go, wherever we are stationed…we shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord and our God shall

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O that my thoughts and affections were more as a well of living water, rising as high as the throne of God and the Lamb! What shall I do with this vain roving heart, which is my daily burden? When shall heaven prevail over earth, and bear away all the pollutions of my corrupt nature? I often think, whatever opinions others may entertain of me, that I am in myself a chaos of ignorance and a mass

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Place then your entire confidence in Christ for the whole of salvation: Let the declarations and promises of the gospel be your only warrant for believing in him: and consider your purest principles, happiest frames, and holiest duties, not as the foundation, but the superstructure of faith: Let not your sweetest experiences, which are at best but shallow cisterns, but Christ alone be the source

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O God, builder of the heavenly Jerusalem,who both numbers the multitude of the stars, and calls them all by their names;heal, we pray You, them that are broken of heart,gather together the outcasts,and enrich us with Your infinite wisdom;through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with Youand the Holy Ghost, One God, world without end.Amen.

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Exodus 39 recounts the conclusion of the Israelites' building of the tabernacle and all the items that went along with it. The editors of The Literary Study Bible (ESV) note: "The chapter ends by saying--three times, no less--what should be evident already, that the people of Israel made the tabernacle exactly the way that God told them to make it (vv. 32, 42-43). This is a notable example--all

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"Do not teach your Bible, but let your Bible teach you."Particular Baptist minister, James Fanch, 1761

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July 11, 1924"I need your help, Eric." Evangelist D. P. Thompson was urgent. "Not many men come out to the meetings. I think they would come if they knew you were going to speak." Eric did not like to speak in public. He was shy. But he did not say anything to D. P. Thompson of this. He looked at his feet a couple moments then looked up and answered, "Yes." That's how he wound up on the platform,

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Eliza Edmunds Hewitt: Songs from a Bed of Pain June 28, 1851Can there be a purpose in a crippling ailment? Eliza Hewitt may have wondered that. She could have become bitter. Instead, she began to sing and write: "Sing the wondrous love of Jesus; sing his mercy and his grace. In the mansions bright and blessed he'll prepare for us a place..." Had she never been bed-ridden, she might not have

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Remembering Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons June 28, 177Irenaeus became a leader in the church in Lyons, France. His writings powerfully declared that the true church had the truth because it had Scripture on its side as well as sound reason, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and the memories of those who had known the apostles. His feast is on this day, June 28. Read the full article here.

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June 17, 1722The village of Herrnhut, "The Lord's Watch," (in present day Germany) came about because on this day June 17, 1722 a little band of religious fugitives from Moravia (in the modern Czech Republic) asked Count Ludwig von Zinzendorf if they might settle on his land. The Count agreed. Read the full article here.

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June 4, 1820How long Pastor's prayer is this morning," thought Elvina. Sitting in the choir loft, her mind turned to our need for salvation and the price Jesus paid for it. Words began to form themselves. She had to get them down. But she had no paper. Well, that wasn't quite true... Scribbling on the flyleaf of her hymnbook, she wrote: I hear the Savior say, "Thy strength indeed is small; Child

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A Lesson from the Beaches of Normandy here.

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May 30, 1416In many respects, the life of Jerome of Prague paralleled that of his teacher and friend Jan Hus. Hus welcomed the writings of Wycliffe to Bohemia. There he preached reformation a century before Luther. Jerome was also convinced of the Wycliffian truths. At Hus's suggestion Jerome sailed to England and studied at Oxford, Wycliffe's old seat of learning. For the next several years,

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April 25, 387"And we were baptized and all anxiety for our past life vanished away." With these joyous words Augustine recorded his entrance into the church on this day, April 25, 387, Easter day. He had been 33 years in coming to this public confession of Christ. Read the full article here.

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When I was young, I was sure of many things; there are only two things of which I am sure now; one is, that I am a miserable sinner; and the other, that Jesus Christ is an all-sufficient Saviour. He is well taught who gets these two lessons.-John Newton (1725-1807), author of "Amazing Grace"

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We can no more be a Christian and have nothing to do with the church than we can be a person and not be in a family.Eugene Peterson, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

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To be or not to be -- that is the question." "My words go up, my thoughts remain below Words without thoughts ne'er to Heaven go." uotes and phrases of William Shakespeare, the greatest of all English writers have become part and parcel of our culture and speech, but much about the man's life and beliefs remains mysterious. Read the entire article.

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April 23, 33Many scholars believe that Christ died and rose from the dead again in AD 30. Even more prefer a date in AD 33, although champions of several other dates can also be found. If the events recorded in the gospels took place in AD 33, then April 23, 33 is the probable date for Christ's resurrection. No other event like it has been recorded in history. The significance of the first Easter

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From CareNet:Over the last couple of weeks, you have likely been bombarded by Planned Parenthood’s PR machine. In an attempt to protect its hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayers, the organization is trying to pose as a champion of women’s health. Truth be told, this organization is more a champion of its bottom line, as the country’s largest provider of abortions, than women’s health.

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Imagine a tower of blocks, perhaps in the shape of a pyramid. You remove one block, and the tower becomes unstable, a section might even fall out. If you remove several blocks, the entire tower comes crashing down. Gossip has this effect upon the church. Read more here.

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n 1900, after the death of his second wife, James Chalmers was urged to return from Papua to England for a rest. "I cannot rest and so many thousands of savages without a knowledge of Christ near us," he replied. On April 4, 1901, the veteran missionary sailed to Goaribari Island in a steam launch. With him was a newcomer, Oliver Tompkins. The two British men and native evangelists who

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From parentalrights.org:Congratulations on Your/ Our New BabyLast week in Nevada, Lincoln and Cecilia Rogers found out the hard way just how little “parental rights” can mean in some situations. Their newborn daughter Lilia was slightly jaundiced, so the staff at Summerlin Hospital recommended she be kept overnight. The couple received a second opinion from a pediatrician at the hospital, who

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March 15, 1517Warlike Pope Julius II died in 1513, and his successor, Giovanni de' Medici, took the name Pope Leo X. If Julius loved to fight, Leo preferred amusement. His self-indulgence destroyed the unity of the western church when he bartered sin for money in the most infamous indulgence of church history... (Read more) Read the full article here

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I then reflected that God, who was not only Righteous but Omnipotent, as he had thought fit thus to punish and afflict me, so he was able to deliver me; that if he did not think fit to do it, 'twas my unquestion'd Duty to resign myself absolutely and entirely to his Will; and on the other Hand, it was my Duty also to hope in him, pray to him, and quietly attend the Dictates and Directions of his

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Washington, DC--February 18, 2011-—The 16,000-member Christian Medical Association (CMA, www.cmda.org) today protested the decision of the Obama administration to weaken the only federal regulation protecting the exercise of conscience in health care.Dr. J. Scott Ries, a board-certified family physician and CMA's vice president for Campus & Community Ministries, said, "The administration has made

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The most popular book of the Christian world, next to the Bible itself saw publication on February 18, 1678. It is a story of fantastic creatures and deadly dangers. In his many adventures, the hero battles with a raging dragon, flounders in a bog from which he is unable to extricate himself, and is chained in a castle, hostage to despair.The story is Pilgrim's Progress, authored by John Bunyan

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Albert Mohler and Robert George:Mohler: It is. Did you see the statistic that in the city of New York that the African American abortion rate is now about sixty percent?George: It’s a horror, it’s a nightmare.Mohler: And forty percent, by the way for the general population.George: It’s thousands upon thousands you know and over the years

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Throughout their history, the Welsh have been great singers; and hymns have been among their favorite songs. One of their most popular hymns is "Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah." Crowds at rugby matches or other gatherings have been known to break out singing it. On this day, February 11, l7l7 was born William Williams, the Welsh evangelist who wrote that hymn.William Williams had been touched by

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John Rogers burned to death at a stake at Smithfield, England on the morning of February 4, 1555. Among the onlookers who encouraged him were his own children. What monstrous crime had earned him this cruel death? Born about 1500, Rogers was educated at Cambridge. He became a Catholic priest and accepted a position in the church at the time that the Protestant Reformation was in full swing. His

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The abortion industry thrives on remaining in the dark, behind closed and (usually) sanitized doors.The following video is very graphic, but it depicts the reality that is happening in our neighborhoods, at the rate in the U.S. of:1.37 million unborn children killed every year.3,700 unborn children killed every day.1 unborn child killed every 23 seconds.When you stop to realize that the US only

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When the U. S. Supreme Court handed down the Roe v. Wade decision, on this day, January 22, 1973, they hoped to end increasing controversy over a practice which was allowed in limited instances in some states but almost never in others. Instead, their decision polarized the American people and American politics. In its ruling, the court struck down a Texas law which prohibited abortion except

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Randy Alcorn:If you lack the conviction or the courage to stand up and say to your church, who you are accountable to lead, “It is wrong to kill unborn babies, God hates it and God will judge it,” then you should not be a pastor. If you don’t have the guts to say “These are children—we must stop killing them” then you need to do something that doesn’t even pretend to take on a biblical and

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Please pardon a little light potty humor from this funny BBC video.

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R.C. Sproul Discusses the Issue of Abortion from Ligonier on Vimeo.

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We do not always think of repentance as worship, but it can be much easier to sing a rousing hymn than to turn away from our favorite sin. A sinful act involves worship of the wrong kind, submitting ourselves at that moment to serve the appetites of our pride or lust, and so repentance is literally a transfer of our worship back to the One who rightfully owns it. . . . . Worship has been

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Henry Alford is best known as the author of the Thanksgiving hymn "Come Ye Thankful People Come." Among scholars, he is better known for his commentary on the Greek New Testament, on which he labored for... Read more here.

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For years, no one had heard from the Scottish missionary explorer, David Livingstone. In l866, he had disappeared into the East African interior, searching for the source of the River Nile. Livingstone's reports of his earlier explorations in Africa had fascinated multitudes of readers at home. Once asked why he decided to be a missionary, Livingstone replied . . .Read the short article here.

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The last few years I changed from being a boycott Halloween person to being a trick-or-treat family since it is the one and only time all year that the whole neighborhood invites you to come to their door. So we have done it and met a lot of neighbors. But I also think the thoughts below are worth considering...The Five Scariest Things You Can Do This HalloweenThe fear of the Lord is to hate evil

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Yale University was founded on October 16, 1701 by Congregationalist ministers unhappy with the growing liberalism at Harvard. It wasn't called Yale then, but rather the Collegiate School. The ministers donated forty books and declared their objective, that "Youth may be instructed in the Arts and Sciences who through the blessing of God may be fitted for Publick employment both in Church and

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Each day, two of Geneva's ministers came to check on Theodore Beza. The old reformer was dearly loved and they were concerned for his failing health. His had been a life of much sorrow, hard work and grueling adventure. On Sunday, October 13, 1605, the sick man felt well enough to dress. Moments later, he lost all strength and collapsed to the floor. Friends gathered and prayed at his bedside as

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Politics According to the Bible: A Comprehensive Resource for Understanding Modern Political Issues in Light of Scripture WTS: $23.99 (40% off of $39.99) “If you read this year only one Christian book on politics, read Politics According to the Bible. Wayne Grudem shows how we should approach more than fifty specific issues. His biblically-based good sense overwhelms the nostrums of Jim Wallis

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Augustine lived in a time of great cultural chaos. In 410 barbarian invaders sacked "Eternal Rome." Some claimed this was Rome's punishment for accepting Christianity and neglecting the old Roman gods. Augustine answered these accusations by writing "The City of God," which became a defense of Christianity over all other religions and a sweeping survey of God's eternal plan for history. Luther

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Paul David Tripp:Do you know that God has called you to be a teacher? . . . The Bible teaches that very dimension of human life is, at the very same time, a forum for ministry. David says, in Psalm 51, "Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways." David is reminding us that what qualifies us to teach in the personal

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“If you are willing to die for a cause, you must be prepared to kill for it, too.” That statement, published for all the world to see, perfectly distills the inescapable logic of the abortion rights argument. It is based on a willingness to kill — and on the horrifying audacity to call this killing “the lesser evil.”Albert Mohler:Moral earthquakes, like earthquakes of the geophysical variety,

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Magician, Penn Jillette, an avid advocate of atheism, speaks about proselytizing:“I’ve always said that I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize. I don’t respect that at all. If you believe that there’s a heaven and a hell, and people could be going to hell or not getting eternal life, and you think that it’s not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward—and

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“Ultimately, Dude Perfect is a group of college guys that follow Jesus. We didn’t plan on this type of interest in our videos and we’re incredibly grateful. We want to use this platform for something bigger than us.”

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My wife and I have four sons with a fifth one to be born, God-willing, in a few weeks. I find this very helpful:Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon:Perhaps I am mistaken, but I suspect one of the problems involved in the pursuit of Wisdom is that some folks fancy they are further along than they really are. I am thinking of those who read the Upanishads and Plato when they have yet to master Mother

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What you do for God beyond your home will never typically be greater than what you practice with God within your home.Timothy Paul Jones

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Sinclair Ferguson reminds us that piety not marinated in the gospel will run out of gas–that imperatives minus indicatives equal impossibilities:The first thing to remember is that we must never separate the benefits (regeneration, justification, sanctification) from the Benefactor (Jesus Christ). The Christians who are most focused on their own spirituality may give the impression of being the

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John Murray:“When laws are proposed or enacted that are contrary to the Word of God, it is the duty of the church in proclamation and in official pronouncement to oppose and condemn them. . . . It is misconception of what is involved in the proclamation of the whole counsel of God to suppose or plead that the church has no concern with the political sphere. The church is concerned with every

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Would you buy your son a stack of pornographic magazines? from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo.HT: JT

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From: The Family Foundation of Kentucky:There has been no pro-life legislation passing the Kentucky House of Representatives in SIX YEARS, even though the Senate has passed it and sent it to the House each year . . . and, in particular, in the last FOUR YEARS those lobbying for the abortion clinics have managed to stop The Ultrasound Bill. (The Ultrasound Bill would require that the woman

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"Sunday's Coming" Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.Bob Kauflin offers a pastoral response here.

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Being amazed by God's grace is a sign of spiritual vitality. It is a litmus test of how firm and real is our grasp of the Christian gospel and how close is our walk with Jesus Christ. The growing Christian finds that the grace of God astonishes and amazes. Yet we frequently take the grace of God for granted. . . . We sing about "amazing grace" and speak of "amazing grace," but far too often it

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Good stuff here from Eric Holmberg.

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VERY FUNNY.

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The first of Luther's theses put the axe to the root of the tree of medieval theology: "When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, said 'repent,' he meant that the entire life of believers should be one of repentance." . . . So began the Reformation, and at its heart lay Luther's great discovery: Repentance is a characteristic of the whole life, not the action of a single moment. Salvation [from sin

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We are witnessing the constriction of Christian speech and the criminalizing of Christian ministry. The Bible clearly condemns homosexual behaviors, and the Christian church has been clear about this teaching for twenty centuries. But now, the statement that homosexuality is a sin can land a preacher in jail.Go here to read about it.

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Alan Jacobs:There is no such thing as “spirituality.” Doesn’t exist, has no meaning. It’s just a name for “doing what I want to do and feeling that the universe somehow smiles on me for doing it.”HT:JT

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One pastor is praying this for his church each day during his upcoming sabbatical:O Lord, as you are often accustomed to do, show your great power in the senior pastor's absence. Send a remarkable awakening that results in…- hundreds of people coming to Christ,- old animosities being removed,- marriages being reconciled and renewed,- wayward children coming home,- long-standing slavery to sin

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Francis Chan and Evangelicalism's "Middle Road"Posted using ShareThis

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Gene Edward Veith:For some people, gay marriage is strictly a civil liberties issue. Even many conservatives support legalizing homosexual marriage because they believe that the state has no business restricting what people do in their personal lives. But actually, for the state to claim an authority to change the very definition of marriage is a totalitarian action, a case of a government

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Is Faith Necessary?Posted using ShareThis

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Socrates in the City: In ChicagoPosted using ShareThis

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Adam Young and Owl City's song “Fireflies” (from the album Ocean Eyes) is a big pop hit. (Video above.)It turns out that Adam is a mature Christian. An encouraging excerpt from an interview with CT:When did you become a Christian?I grew up in a Christian home, with the most wonderful parents a kid could ever ask for. I came to know the Lord in middle school after hearing a testimony at church.

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Fireflies, Owl City, and ChristPosted using ShareThis

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People who have been loved by Jesus can't stop loving other people. - from Scott Roley's sermon this past Sunday at Christ Community Church (PCA) in Franklin, TN

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