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Friday, May 22, 2015
Too Hot to Handle: Reforming Islam
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Recommend-a-blog (9)
You know how it goes: you find a blog or website you enjoy, with writers who grab your attention and content you can really sink your teeth into. You devour everything you can find in their archive, bookmark it and wait expectantly for more of the same.
Then ... nothing.
Okay, this may not be everybody’s experience; not everyone reads as voraciously as I do. But if you do, you recognize the creeping feeling of disappointment when something you like doesn’t appear predictably, when the quality becomes spotty or the posts are so short they don’t even merit a “[Read More]” link.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Circumstantial Evidence
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Quote of the Day (4)
Monday, May 18, 2015
An Exercise in Moderation
Last Supper, Cologne Cathedral |
Short version: these guys look pretty weathered.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
The Symbol Is Not the Point
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Flirting with Fatalism
Friday, May 15, 2015
Too Hot to Handle: The Unfair Advantage of a Loving Family
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Feeding the Dogs
We've all experienced it. Looking for answers and receiving no immediate response. The absence of any sense of direction, often when a decision is urgently needed. A total lack of clarity. And all the comforting scriptures we quote to ourselves suddenly sound like clichés.
Those of us who have been believers for a few years may find ourselves taking our own spiritual inventory in an effort to diagnose the problem. Have I failed to confess sin? Am I perhaps asking selfishly rather than with the glory of God in mind? Am I lacking faith? Have I been persistently inconsiderate at home?
Could be, but not necessarily.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Human Nature Is What It Is
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Getting Sucked In
Monday, May 11, 2015
Running is No Solution
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Recommend-a-blog (8)
Saturday, May 09, 2015
Franchising the Gospel
Friday, May 08, 2015
Too Hot to Handle: The Christian Nation
Thursday, May 07, 2015
Painting A Target
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
The Obvious Answer …
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
Is Your Church Irrelevant?
Monday, May 04, 2015
I Want to Die
The most recent version of this post is available here.
Sunday, May 03, 2015
Counting the Cost
Canadians should note that we are rarely far behind on such developments.