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Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God makes for despair. Knowing Jesus Christ strikes the balance because He shows us both God and our own wretchedness. – Blaise Pascal Most American Christians have an unhealthy level of self-esteem – it is much too high. The average American [...] Dear Atheist Friend, You and I actually have much in common. We both seek The Truth®. If we are both intellectually honest with ourselves, we will accept The Truth®, regardless of whether or not it fits our current understanding of truth. Here is just a little bit of The Truth®: In The End®, everyone dies. Christians tend [...] A wave of patriotism swept through this land of ours nearly 70 years ago. Nobody under the age of 60, myself included, really knows what it was like to live in America at that time. Americans were united in purpose in a way that this country hasn’t seen since. Children collected tin cans, rubber and [...] How often do you refer to luck in the average day? “I was so lucky to avoid that traffic jam,” or, “I got that job totally by luck.” How about, “Lady luck smiled on me,” or even wishing someone “good luck” when they’re going to the doctor. There are also many sayings having to do with [...] This entry is a blatant ripoff an homage to one of the best Christian websites on teh Intarwebz:
On The Offense of the Cross My dear Brethren, do not try to make the gospel tasteful to carnal minds. Hide not the offense of the cross, lest you make it of none effect. The angles and corners [...] Never Forget. Yes, but never forget what? Never forget that this was not a tragedy. A tragedy is when people die accidentally, like in a hurricane or an earthquake. This was not a tragedy; this was an atrocity. This was an atrocity committed by muslim savages in the name of allah in [...] It may be argued that Stephen Hawking is the smartest man in the world. The Cambridge University professor, cosmologist, theoretical physicist and best-selling author recently wrote in his book “The Grand Design,” that the laws of physics can create the universe out of nothingness and that “God” is not necessary. “Because there is a law such [...]
Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) was a preacher, theologian, and a missionary to the American Indians. The Encyclopedia Britannica called him the greatest philosopher and theologian ever produced in America. His work is often associated with the defense of Reformed theology and the Puritan heritage, though he was not a Puritan in the strict sense of [...] A few months ago, on a Wednesday, a storm blew down a tree in my yard and broke my cable television and internet line. My wife called the company and they promised to be there the next day to fix it. The next day it wasn’t fixed so I called the company myself. They said they [...] If you’re on twitter, here’s an interesting person to follow. http://twitter.com/biblesummary Basically, the author, Chris Juby, plans to post a ‘twitterized’ summary of each chapter in the bible, consecutively, every day. She started with Genesis 1 about two weeks ago and is on course to post a summary of Revelation 22 on November 9, 2013. [...] |
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