Daily Archives: October 23, 2018

Democrats: Don’t Go High or Low. Go Big and Bold — Robert Reich

Posted on October 23, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Donald Trump says the midterm elections are a “referendum about me.” Of course they are…. via Democrats: Don’t Go High or Low. Go Big and Bold — Robert Reich

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You Can’t Love God Directly — Experimental Theology

Posted on October 23, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

One of the problems we have with the Greatest Commandments–loving God and loving your neighbor–is that many people seem to get fixated and stuck upon loving God and never getting around to loving their neighbor.I’d like to explain why I … Continue reading →

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Born of the word? — Triablogue

Posted on October 23, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

In this post I’m going to respond to somebody who thinks everyone who dies before the age of reason is damned:If it were enough be regenerated to be saved then the gospel was useless, the sacrifice of Christ would have … Continue reading →

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Ahijah and Jeroboam

Posted on October 23, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Dr. Claude Mariottini – Professor of Old Testament:
The prophet Ahijah, a man from Shiloh, played an important role in the history of Israel. He appears only twice in the Old Testament and both times he speaks…

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Take Up and Read: Orthodoxy

Posted on October 23, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Reflections:
I am writing this ongoing blog series on Reflections to encourage Christians to read more vigorously and enrich their lives with Christian classics in such fields as theology, philosophy, and apologetics. Hopefully, a brief introduction to these Christian…

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Resentment

Posted on October 23, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Clarissa's Blog:
These discussions about PC speech codes are posted to everybody on campus except for students. The janitorial personnel, the cafeteria workers, the support stuff, the building management. These are working class folks who don’t…

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Praying Like The Pagans – Matthew 6:5-8

Posted on October 23, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Reading Acts In my first semester of Bible college an older student stood up to prayer in a chapel and began by addressing God as Father, Lord, el-shaddai, Jehovah Jirah, and every other name of God he could think of … Continue reading →

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Church Write-Up: Journey and Desperation; Poverty and Homelessness; Ascending and Descending

Posted on October 23, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Here is my Church Write-Up about last Sunday. A. At the LCMS church, the pastor told a personal anecdote. He was traveling to find himself, and he was on an interstate. He kept on driving to see how long his … Continue reading →

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