One of the sad realities for many Christians is the lack of understanding of the Old Testament. Too often as Christians we look to the Old Testament and are intimidated. As we read the Old Testament we do not see how it applies to us or more tragically how it applies to Christ. Far too […]
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Katie and I are going to try something this year called “Peaking with the Puritans.” Most people think of the Puritans as a rather dour lot, spending their time burning witches and stitching scarlet letters. Historical perspective these days is no more accurate than a game of telephone in a knitting circle. Puritanism was a
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One of the cassette tapes that I had to hide from my parents when I was little was a Public Enemy tape. Public Enemy was a rap group from the late 80s and early 90s with lyrics laced with profanity which is why I hid it from my parents. Perhaps my favorite song of theirs
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One of the things I have always had a hard time with was answering the question, “What do you want for Christmas?” I never know how to best answer that question. However, this year I think I know the answer. This past week I stumbled upon an old hymn written in the late 1700’s by
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Over the past few years my heart has really been stirred by thoughts of what the underground Christian church has to go through to gather together. I have read statistics that there are upwards of 200 million Christians who face some kind of daily persecution in the over 50 countries that are closed to Christianity.
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