Blogging, Catholicism, Church and State, Politics, theology

Online Reading (Dec. 2, 2019)

Iran: Pray for Iran as they go through some of the worst political violence in 40 years.

Theology: J.D. Greear reflects on how God saves us for His glory.

Blogging: Tim Challies meditates on the continued value of Christian blogging. Maybe I should write real blogs.

Christian Practice: GetReligion draws attention to the way Religious practice can be misunderstood publicly

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Abortion, Apologetics, Discipleship, Politics

Online Reading (November 29, 2019)

History: Screwtape reflects on the life of C.S. Lewis on the occasion of the latter’s birth.

Discipleship: Paul Carter writes on the needs of good spiritual habits.

Politics and Religious Freedom: John Stackhouse reflects own a recent Cardus poll concerning the religious beliefs of Canadian Party leaders. A little disturbing for those of us who believe in freedom of religion.

Nostalgia: Xfinity releases a commercial with ET – Nostalgiarigfic:

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Christianity, Law, technology, theology, Trust

Online Reading (November 28, 2019)

Law: The American Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) shows application beyond helping Hobby Lobby avoid contraceptive mandates.

Technology and Farming: An old WWII bunker in London enters a phase of life as an underground vegetable farm.

Technology and Frustration:  Seems Elon Musk’s reveal of the new Tesla truck didn’t quite go as planned

Christian Leadership: Can a fallen Christian leader be restored? Don Carson thinks it through. 

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China, Church, Civility, Community

Online Reading (November 27, 2019)

Sunday Worship: An interesting quote from D.A. Carson

Family Conflict: Joe Carter gives some thoughts on how to deal with family conflict during the holiday season.

Thanksgiving: Jon Bloom examines the Christian value in giving thanks.

World Leaders: the CBC does an in-depth report on Chinese president Xi Jinping

Repression: In the meantime, the AP reports on the terrifying tactics of the Chinese government in dealing with even nominal Muslims: 

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Ancient History, Apologetics, China, Culture, Ethics, Hong Kong, Politics, theology

Online Reading (November 26, 2019)

Divorce and Remariage: Tom Screiner opines on the Bible’s views on divorce and remarriage. (I’m not sure what I think).

Biblical Authenticity: An article on how predictive prophecy can demonstrate Biblical authority.

Cost Savings: A new baby clothes library has opened up in my city.

Hong Kong: The massive disconnect between the people of Hong Kong and their leaders results in some decisive electoral results.

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