Reimaging Xianity in the wake of Modernism's passing
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Polygamy amongst Xian Converts in Africa
May 5th
Wonderful write up looking at polygamy among converts in various regions in Africa. These issues are thorny at best. What would you do if your Church converted a polygamist family? What if your church lived in abject poverty? What do you do with God allowing the patriarchs to have multiple wives? What about the damages [...]
True Godliness is Rare Even Among Christians
Mar 26th
And now, a punch to the Christian face by Gerhard Tersteegen:
We may be convinced of God and his truth; be sensibly affected even to tears, or joy; we may be reproved and distressed in our consciences; we may desire and form resolutions to repent, and really change and amend ourselves externally, and avoid obvious sins; [...]
Nothing is Really Free
Feb 16th
We tend to think of things that we do not immediately pay for as free, but the cost is always either delayed, hidden, suppressed (to entice you to spend more), or comes in the form of other services to the company.
For example, we often think that “as long as you pay off your [...]
A God on Our Side
Dec 29th
Undoubtedly, part of the reason evangelicals accept [the claim that God is uniquely on the side of the USA] is the fact that fallen humans have always tended to fuse religious and nationalistic and tribal interests. We want to believe that God is on our side, supports our causes, protects our interests, and ensures our [...]
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