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Introduction: I went back and forth in my mind about the title of this little thing. It came down to intersectional privilege or white privilege, even though I was going to make the same basic ...
“Our information about that has to come from men whose minds have been steeped in Scripture, but who also have learned what constitutes a valid argument from Aristotle, who have learned how pins are made from Adam Smith, who have realized through natural revelation that the law of supply and demand cannot be repealed by Congress any more than the law of gravity can be, and who have studied the history of theology and economics.”
“A people who are enslaved to their lusts will never be the kind of people who successfully throw off tyrants. We have been offered a series of bribes—free love, porn, drunkenness, government handouts, and other forms of lotus-eating—and these are the bribes that make us content with the dimensions of our prison cell.”
Preambulatory Note: As per our November standards, there are no qualifications in the slow-build material that follows. It is not until the last section that it goes hard, so you can jump down there ...
“There is no biblical way to be a friend of true authority without being, simultaneously, and for the same reasons, a deadly foe of tyranny.”
Letter to the Editor: As you can see, my name is Deborah. You have articulated what I have been thinking perfectly. Thank you.May I be a true Deborah, if in no wise other than supporting ...
[Concerning Acts 12:7-10] “Peter then went over to John Mark’s house, left a message, and disappeared from the book of Acts a wanted man, on the lam, with his picture in all the post offices. This was what we would call a jailbreak, and it was not just a bit of innocent fun. The guards here were executed for negligence they had not been guilty of (Acts. 12:19), and yet, despite the seriousness of the issues, Peter did not consult with a bunch of modern Christians, who would have urgently advised that he turn himself in—citing, as they did so, with tears in their eyes, 1 Peter 2:13-17.”
Introduction: It is worth mentioning at the outset that Barak was a great hero of the faith, and not a timid man at all. He was no coward, and he won a great battle on behalf of the people of Israel. ...
The book of Ruth is widely regarded as a biblical love story, beginning with the deep loyalty of Ruth to her mother-in-law Naomi. We heard that loyalty expressed in the Scripture reading just a moment ...