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America and Its Guns
I’ve had James Atwood’s book, America and Its Guns: A Theological Expose, in queue for a few years, never getting around to it. The Sandy Hook shooting and resultant debate has prompted me to read it....
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Patriotism is Particular
True love (charity) is particular, tied to specific emotional attachments. To people. To places. To tastes and memories. Here is how David Bentley Hart, one of my former teachers and object of a man...
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Jesus Doesn’t Give A Damn About Apple Pie, Parades, or Patriotism
This is from my friend Teer Hardy. Check out his blog here. Happy belated 4th of July! Americans love to celebrate. I am no different. Holidays are a great opportunity to be thankful, visit family,...
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Preaching on Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend is approaching. Memorial Day, though it’s not a Christian holy day and though we won’t change out the paramant colors to observe it, it’s a tricky time for preachers of the Gospel....
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Make the Gospel Great Again
“Do you think there’s anything wrong with the American flag in the sanctuary?” Here’s my sermon this Memorial Day weekend on the Sunday’s lection from Galatians 1.1-12. When I returned initially from...
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Easter is Our Dependence Day
When I was about to begin serving as a pastor for the first time over a dozen years ago, I decided to ask one of my seminary professors, Dr Jim Stewart, for advice on what to do when starting out in a...
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Making the Golden Calf Jealous
And here I caught flack over bringing a goat into a worship service. Dr. Robert Jeffress somehow managed to shoot off fireworks in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Dallas. Then again, to call...
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Freedom is Free
Jesus Christ, the Predestined One, is the only fully free human being. Christ is so liberated as to free others from their captivities and deliver them into the divine freedom we call Father, Son and...
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Making ‘Merica Great Again: The C&GJ and Home-Brewed Christianity Crossover...
Podcast partner Teer Hardy and I were guests on Tripp Fuller‘s Home-Brewed Christianity Podcast recently to talk about Patriotism, Idolatry, and Allegiance to Christ our Lord. Tripp needed some members...
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