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Discernment

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Can we foresee potential results from our decisions? In the futuristic thriller World War Z, Brad Pitt plays a U.N. envoy who battles a world-wide zombie apocalypse. He discovers that Israel has successfully walled off their nation to stop the onslaught of the undead. Discussion with the politician responsible for the successful defense uncovers an … Read more

Campus Episodes (Part One)

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“She kept dropping F-bombs throughout her talk.” Episode #1 My text notification chirped. She was writing from a classroom lecture. “I’m in a world language course. In our random reading this week we read the story of Adam and Eve. The professor told the class it was a myth that teaches women are useless, scapegoats … Read more

Pro-Science, Pro-Life

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Science and human life. Both depend on an origin outside human decision. The Atlantic published “Pro-Life, Pro-Science” this past Thursday (here). Emma Green documents the obvious science behind neonatology studies. She suggests that pro-life groups are “winning” the debate on abortion since science is “instilling a sense of awe that we never really had before … Read more

Approach

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Nine out of ten times we will agree. Speaking with Christian brothers in a recent on air interview, I made the suggestion above. It was a group of men whose political, cultural views were widely varied. As we discussed issues, it was clear that we all adhered to the same biblical principles, we all held … Read more

Poverty

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The rich are judged by how they treat the poor. Poverty is real, has real consequences, for real people, with real needs. Poor people in particular are targeted as the “have-nots” in American politics.  Poverty seems always to be a “wedge issue” for debate.  One party will tend to label the other as “the party … Read more

Youthquake

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Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year 2017: The passion of youth, the wisdom of age. The old adage “too soon old, too late smart” is one gray-hairs enjoy leveling at those who still have their hair. But I am struck by the idea that passion needs wisdom. As a hexagenerian (yes, I’m 60 years … Read more

Giving

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What is our Christian responsibility with possessions, wealth, & finance? A Biblical Reason for and Practice of Giving. God perfectly created the physical world (Gen 1: 3, 5, 7, etc). The Creator is landlord: He owns everything (Deut 10:14; Job 41:11; Ps 89:11; 1 Kg 21:1-3). Sin, then, marred the world despoiling goodness (Gen 3.17-19). … Read more