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“A dollar for anything here on this quilt…”
The Pope sent quite a message recently. He suggested that leaders across all nations need to reform financial policies to serve the poor as life has gotten worse for poor people. Apparently this is the fault of the free market. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church and State, democracy, Swag, Why am I not surprised?
Tagged Pope Benedict XVI, Castel Gandolfo, vatican, Pope Francis, Poor, Penn Jillette
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The Sunday Sermon by Logan
I apologize for the delay on this. Logan did not miss his deadline (actually, he only knows that I posted the first one), his father did.
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The Sunday Sermon by Logan
The six-year old was at it again at church:
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“The kids are alright…”
This past Sunday, my son amazed me. Our church has a children’s program during the sermon, but the kids (and teachers) come back up at the end of the service for Act IV: Renewal (The Lord’s Supper, Song of Response, … Continue reading
“From depths of hell Thy people save, And give them victory o’er the grave.”
Two sisters from Bethany. Mary and Martha. Is that not how we always think of them? Mary, the one who loved Jesus so much is considered first and Martha, the one who was too busy with housework plays second fiddle. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ's power over death, christianity, Lazarus, Martha and Mary
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“Sealed my pardon with his blood.”
Guilty, vile, and helpless we; Spotless Lamb of God was He; “Full atonement!” can it be? Hallelujah! What a Savior! Lifted up was He to die; “It is finished!” was His cry; Now in Heav’n exalted high. Hallelujah! What a … Continue reading
NYT Op-Ed: Libertarians Want No Morality
This morning on Albert Mohler’s Daily Briefing podcast, he discussed this opinion piece by Richard Reeves from the New York Times, “Shame Is Not a Four-Letter Word“. The op-ed is in support of NYC’s recent campaign against teenage pregnancy which uses … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Democrats, Good and Evil, Libertarianism, Republicans
Tagged Albert Mohler, Liberalism, libertarianism, Morality, New York Times, Richard Reeves, shame
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“Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able…”
Sources in the Vatican have revealed the schedule for week two of the conclave, should the cardinals not reach a consensus candidate before then. Preparations to be performed by Vatican officials: Print a playing card for each eligible cardinal, with his photo … Continue reading
From church this past Sunday…
Prayer of Confession Our Father in heaven, we come to you now, as our King. And we can only come to you because you welcome the needy and the afflicted. And that is who we are. Father, our central need … Continue reading
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There’s An App For That
I’m watching the Hitler History Channel’s show The Bible, waiting for Vikings to come on. They keep playing this ad. Did you know you can actually read the Bible? Oh, and did you know that all of the Israelites had British … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, History, Israelites, Viking, Vikings
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