Tag: muslim
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The Sovereignty of God, Trump, and the IRGC
The way we as Christians think through the wars of this world is interesting to me. There are a great many things to be said about the moral justification (or not) of actions taken by world leaders against other world leaders and nations. There are many things to be said about how some people conduct…
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Another Holy War
I hate war. I don’t know all the facts, and I have a feeling much of the information is being withheld for security reasons. Of course, we have all the social media experts providing their less than two-cents worth. Government officials are providing contradictory information, and we are all seeing one version of the war…
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Looking For Religious (Worldview) Writers
We are looking for religious writers from every worldview (yes, even atheistic or naturalistic) to write for our new newsletter. You can be located anywhere in the world. We only need one writer from each religious/denominational/confessional viewpoint. The details can be seen below. The Iron Block will be a worldview comparison concerning various topics and…
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What is Righteousness?
Before I willingly surrendered my life to Christ at fifteen years of age, I don’t know that I would describe myself as an atheist. Perhaps I was more of a deist. I probably believed that there was a god, but I had no interest at all in really knowing that god or worshipping that god.…
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What is Faith, Really?
This week, we get to begin our study of Paul’s letter to the Romans. This letter presents us with a holistic view of the Christian faith. It is an umbrella commentary on the Old Testament, observing Christ in light of the Old Testament, a proclamation of the Gospel, and a brief application of that Gospel…
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Oh, Orlando, my heart weeps (on guns, gays, terrorism and Islam)
Now that it has been almost 48 hours since the senseless act of terror in Orlando, I thought I might give some thoughts (I have waited out of respect for the victims and their families). First of all, I am horrified at the reaction of some political elites: calling for the removal of firearms or…
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In today’s world, why belief in Jesus?
Last week, as we started the book of Judges, we learned about this cycle of sin, repentance and restoration that plagued the nation of Israel and we noticed the same type of pattern in our own lives. When I see this type of cycle, I notice something about a Biblical worldview that is different from…
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An Open Letter To Muslim and Christian Parents
Today as I was writing a link came across my Twitter feed and, though I would not usually click on a link like this one, I did. For some reason I clicked it and read the article. The link took me on a journey through the land of muslimmatters.org to an article that described Allah…