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Do Pictures Make Our Lives Better?
Back in 1824, Joseph Niépc took the first photograph ever – a view looking out the window of his home in France. Here it is: That may have been the first photograph, but believe me, it wasn’t the last, though I’d venture to opine many…
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Where Are All the Workers?
More than just travelling, I am on a fact finding quest for what types of work God’s people are doing throughout the world. The ministries I have seen so far are numerous, but they all boil down to one common theme: sharing Christ with others. …
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Zeitgeist the Movie: Slick Propaganda
Zeitgeist the Movie is a conspiracy genre documentary made in 2007 which shows, among other things, that Jesus never existed (he was supposedly copied from archetypes found in ancient pagan religions), that 911 was an inside job by the US government, and that a group…
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DR Update and… Are There Benefits to Being Materially Poor?
I just snapped this picture. It is the view out the double doors in my bedroom: I think it’s technically jungle around here, but it seems to me more like “jungly forest” if there is such a thing. Oh, and I can see the ocean…
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Who is your authority?
Here are two observations: Everyone believes something Those beliefs depend on what/who we hold up as our authority I recently heard an acquaintance make reference to how doctrinally incorrect it is for Catholics to believe in praying to dead saints. Well, depends on who your…
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Asking the Wrong Questions
An engineer I work with likes to say, “Bad requests yield bad data.” Asking wrong questions can lead us in wrong directions. I ran a series of posts about a year ago trying to answer the question, “What makes a church a church?” A Pastor?…
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Money the Meaning of Life?
Truth is Truth wherever it’s found, I believe. Jesus said a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. And He said it is more blessed to give than to receive. Self proclaimed minimalist, traveler, thinker, and humanist Colin Wright has come…
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Rethinking the Standard Testimony
Ever learned a new vocabulary word and then right afterwards heard it used three times in unrelated contexts? Seems to happen all the time. Another example: my brother moved to Oregon and now it seems everywhere I turn there’s an Oregon connection. Works out practically…
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Are We Too Rich to Enter Heaven?
Ever heard the silly song, "You Can’t Get To Heaven In…"? We don’t sing this at my church as the theology is suspect: Oh, you can’t get to Heaven in an old Ford car ‘Cause an old Ford car won’t get that far Oh, you…
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Another Trial, Anyone?
James wrote, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perserverance, and perserverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." Sounds good…