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Monthly Archives: October 2018
When You Fast – Matthew 6:16-18
Reading Acts As he did with almsgiving and prayer, Jesus redefines fasting as a private act of worship. Jesus assumes his disciples will fast since he says “when you fast.” But the true disciple of Jesus will practice fasting in … Continue reading
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Soulen-clearing the way for a better story
Originally posted on theoutwardquest:
After a couple of days thinking about the fatal event that happened in Pittsburgh on Saturday, I return to R. Kendall Soulen’s The God of Israel and Christian Theology. Three theologians feature in Soulen’s attempt to…
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The Advantage of Religious Over Humanistic Metaphysics — Experimental Theology
I was having a conversation with a member of my adult faith class about the differences I saw between a religious versus a humanistic metaphysics.Before the contrast, let me state the assumption I’m working with, an assumption people might disagree … Continue reading
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Thralls of the Metronome: The Fall of the Demons into Devastated Time
Originally posted on Eclectic Orthodoxy:
“The angels are first among creatures,” writes Paul Griffiths—“first, that is, in time, and first, also, in intimacy with the LORD. When the created order comes into being by the LORD’s fiat, the light that…
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Bolsheviks Crush the Socialist Press
Originally posted on People's War:
The central of our party, the Workers’ Gazette, has been forcibly shut down, along with other papers, by the Military Revolutionary Committee. But the Bolsheviks have not stopped at this. After our new central…
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Transcending World Order Regressions?
Originally posted on Global Justice in the 21st Century:
? [Prefatory Note: Initially published by Transcend Media Service, Oct. 29, 2018; the piece is dedicated to the memory of my cherished friend Marc Nerfin, whose creativity, social grace, progressive…
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Fasting in the Ancient World – Matthew 6:16-18
Reading Acts Of the three disciplines in Matthew 6:1-18, fasting is the most difficult because evangelical Christians have been hesitant to participate in fasts. For most, they would prefer a good potluck to a fast! However, fasting was common in … Continue reading
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gab.com & the Great Purge on the Horizon — OffGuardian
gab.com is an alternative social network, set up and launched in 2016. It’s founder, Andrew Torba, stated he wanted to create a home for free speech, and counter what he perceived as “liberal bias” on other platforms, such as twitter … Continue reading
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‘Martin Luther’s Hedonism’: The Role of the Affections in the Blood of the Cross
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