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Winging It: Radical Christianity
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Foolish guys to confound the wise (1 Cor 1:27). Friday, May 15, 2015. When you think "radical" you normally think "extreme" or "drastic". Funny thing. While it certainly is one of the definitions, it's not the primary one. The first definition of the word. Is "fundamental". Another is "thorough, complete, or total". Or how about "forming a basis or foundation"? It's biblical. It's obedient. It's a walk by faith instead of solely limited to sight. You know . it's what the Bible says. Not odd. Sad? Not unt...
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Winging It: Five Stars
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Foolish guys to confound the wise (1 Cor 1:27). Wednesday, May 20, 2015. You've heard of "five star hotels". I'm sure you get the idea. "Five stars" is top of the line. It's the best. You can't get any better. That's what they're trying to convey. Only one problem. Can you guess what it is? The "five star" rating is ambiguous, you see. If the standard is "one to five stars", then a five star rating is the top. Got it. No problem. But what if the standard is ten. Discipline will likely follow. Do not.
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Winging It: Racism Equity
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Foolish guys to confound the wise (1 Cor 1:27). Saturday, May 16, 2015. Is the (white) founder of TNT Academy and served as the principal. At the graduation ceremony, she accidentally dismissed the crowd before the valedictorian spoke. She tried to call them back, but when they didn't respond quickly enough, she said, "You people are being so rude to not listen to this speech. It was my fault that we missed it in the program. Look who’s leaving! All the black people! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Winging It: Christianese
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Foolish guys to confound the wise (1 Cor 1:27). Tuesday, May 12, 2015. You know Christianese, don't you? Yes, that's the language we speak as Christians. It has its own terminology that we understand. There are humorous parts and some serious parts. We'll toss around "atonement" and "backsliding", "antichrist" and "propitiation", the "Rapture" and "Shekinah glory" like nobody's business. Because we speak the language. In Paul's first letter to Timothy, he speaks of the salvation of women. "But women ...
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Winging It: "Go, therefore, and ..."
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Foolish guys to confound the wise (1 Cor 1:27). Monday, May 11, 2015. Go, therefore, and .". We all know the Great Commission, right? Go and preach the Gospel. Well, no, not quite. Although that might. Be the answer you will hear . or even think. No, Jesus said something a little different. Didn't that just say we were supposed to preach the Gospel? Well, yes . and no. For which we are to comply). All authority has been given to Christ. All. 2) the authority to assist you in carrying it out, do what He s...
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Winging It: The Problem of Problems
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Foolish guys to confound the wise (1 Cor 1:27). Tuesday, May 05, 2015. The Problem of Problems. We, as a race, like safety and security. We like peace and comfort. If there is to be conflict, let it be on TV, not in my neighborhood. Better yet, let it be some fictional TV event and we can all watch like the audiences of gladiator battles in ancient Rome and be safe and. Entertained. Just don't bring it to my. So we felt like we were safe and. The question is how far we will go for safety and security....
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Winging It: Appropriate
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Foolish guys to confound the wise (1 Cor 1:27). Thursday, May 14, 2015. What is that word, appropriate? Suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc." (unless, of course, you're using the verb form, in which case it refers to taking something). It is a form of "propriety" with the same idea of conforming to the standards suitable to the circumstances. I'm not saying that homosexual is wrong- not the point. I'm talking about appropriate. In our society, so well engulfed in self-grat...
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Winging It: Eye on the Goal
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Foolish guys to confound the wise (1 Cor 1:27). Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Eye on the Goal. So I'd like to point out this little gem. The goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. (1 Tim 1:5). So, when you're getting out there calling for repentance or pointing out the error of homosexual sin or calling people to task for defending the murder of the unborn, what is your motivation? So I'm just asking you to check yourself. Why. Are you doing it? Before you c...
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Winging It: Number One
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Foolish guys to confound the wise (1 Cor 1:27). Monday, May 18, 2015. What do you suppose is the number one cause of atheism? Some might like you to believe it is the evidence. No, that's not accurate. There is no evidence for the non-existence of God. No, they would (should) argue for the lack. Of evidence. Still, I don't think that's the number one. Undercuts the belief in God. I'm not offering a theodicy here. I'm pointing out how the need for theodicy points out the problem. No, not the problem with ...
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Winging It: Keep God Out of It
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Foolish guys to confound the wise (1 Cor 1:27). Friday, May 08, 2015. Keep God Out of It. In many of our societal debates between Christians and the world we work hard to keep religion out of the debate. We want, for instance, to demonstrate that there is a God, but since the audience is not convinced of the Bible, we'll try to do it without reference to the Bible. We want to defend marriage, but since we understand that the world is not Christian. Because our world is not much concerned about what God.
