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“Any and all efforts to save yourself by doing good deeds are nothing other than splendid sins." — Douglas Wilson

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Saturday, December 06, 2025

No King in Israel (36)

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In 2017-18, archeologist and historical geographer Dr. Chris McKinny published articles arguing that modern Bible scholars ought to rethin...
Friday, December 05, 2025

Too Hot to Handle: From the Pit of Hell

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In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. The man who would be president, former nominee Mit...
Thursday, December 04, 2025

A Change Is Gonna Come

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Umm ... not effective? So sang Sam Cooke. I guess he’d know. He was writing his soulful anthems back in the ’50s and early ’60s in pl...
Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Praying in the Spirit

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The phrase “praying in the Spirit” or “praying in the Holy Spirit” appears in both Ephesians and Jude , and is much misunderstood in Chri...
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

The Erosion of Trust, Part 89

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True confession: I haven’t actually written 88 previous instalments under this title in our blog’s history, but I may as well have: 89 is ...
Monday, December 01, 2025

Anonymous Asks (382)

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“Is there an NT equivalent for sackcloth and ashes? If so, how should we practice it?” The expression “sackcloth and ashes” occurs in on...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Autonomy and Justice

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David French’s laughable assertion that US society has become increasingly fair and just as women have gained political power (presumably...
Saturday, November 29, 2025

No King in Israel (35)

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Othniel led an army to drive out Israel’s oppressors in his generation. Ehud used a successful solo mission to raise an army to do the sam...
Friday, November 28, 2025

Too Hot to Handle: Blow Up the Worship Team

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In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. Nate at PracticalWorship has decided to “ termina...
Thursday, November 27, 2025

The Change Is Gonna Do You Good

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Where is Kodak these days? Remember that company? It used to have its name on most of the cameras and film that you saw around. Kodak was ...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

On Becoming Irrelevant

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Transitioning from one stage of life to another is never easy. Aging is part of that, certainly, but it’s not the entire thing. For exam...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

The Blind Spot

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“Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age , who are doomed to pass a...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Anonymous Asks (381)

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“Is it unloving to confront somebody about his sin?” As in so many situations Christians encounter in this life, motive is more importan...
Sunday, November 23, 2025

A Controversial Thesis [Part 3]

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I said I would. Here it is. There’s little point in referencing a controversial thesis, let alone siding with its author, if you decline...
Saturday, November 22, 2025

No King in Israel (34)

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Bible students online differ concerning the extent to which Samson was truly heroic or any kind of role model for believers. The four chap...
Friday, November 21, 2025

Too Hot to Handle: The Palestinian Question

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In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. Editor’s Note: This post was our first together, p...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

I Want to Die

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I was baptized young. Not so young that I did not know what I was doing. After all, I believe in believer baptism only  … just like th...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

A Controversial Thesis [Part 2]

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Discussions about masculine vs. feminine tendencies in any area of life produce polarized reactions these days. One pole insists there are...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

A Controversial Thesis [Part 1]

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A lengthy illustration will probably serve me best here. If you doze off, I sympathize. I’ll probably still tell the whole thing though. ...
Monday, November 17, 2025

Anonymous Asks (380)

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“Does a Christian marriage have to be romantic?” Men and women born much prior to the ‘Summer of Love’ — like, say, those who managed to...
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