On Monday, I wrote concerning Christians who err by judging the failings of others while simultaneously forgetting to examine themselves to check for their own complicity in those failings. Today, I want to look at the notorious city of Sodom. Long the hallmark of wickedness, Sodom is repeatedly held up in the Bible as an [...]
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Posted in Benevolence • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Counterculture • Discernment • Dying to Self • Godly Character • Humility • Maturity • Oddities • Simplicity
Tagged America, American Dream, Avarice, Church in America, Evangelicalism, Gluttony, God's Wrath, Greed, Homosexuality, Hording, Judgment, Miserliness, Poor, Poverty, Profligacy, Self-Righteousness, Sodom, Stinginess, Wrath
I’m a bit late to the commentary on iMonk’s post “Another One Gets Off the Evangelical Bus: Thoughts on A De-Conversion,” which is a response to a post by the blogger known as theBEattitude, “Losing my religion. Why I recently walked away from Christianity.” But I have to comment because this issue of people walking [...]
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Posted in Apologetics • Benevolence • Boldness • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Community • Counterculture • Discernment • Dying to Self • Evangelism • Godly Character • Humility • Leadership • Love • Maturity • Obedience • Relevance • Simplicity • Spiritual Warfare
Tagged American Dream, Apathy, Apologetics, Apostasy, Bible Study, De-Convert, Discipleship, Evangelism, iMonk, Maturity, Mercy, Selfishness, Spiritual Sloth, Teaching, Training, Worldview
Many thoughts today… Yesterday was about the most beautiful day I can remember, one of those “It’s great to be alive” days. Wonderful morning in church, a nice nap afterwards, some basic housecleaning, and then a fabulous afternoon and evening outside in absolutely perfect weather. Even spotted an Orchard Oriole on our property, a bird [...]
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Posted in Miscellany
Tagged Abortion, Anime, Bible Study, Capitalism, CCM, Charisma, Fringe, Haibane Renmei, iMonk, Job Loss, Lee Grady, Marxism, Shaun Groves, The Dying Day
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