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Rachael Denhollander, Larry Nassar, and Jesus Christ
"I pray you experience the soul-crushing weight of guilt so you may someday experience true repentance and true forgiveness from God, which you need far more than forgiveness from me—though I extend that to you as well..."
--- Rachael Denhollander, at Larry Nassar's trial this week"If you have read the Bible you carry, you know the definition of sacrificial love portrayed is of God himself loving so sacrificially that he gave up everything to pay a penalty for the sin he did not commit. By his grace, I, too, choose to love this way."
"That is what makes the gospel of Christ so sweet, because it extends grace and hope and mercy where none should be found. And it will be there for you...."
https://pjmedia.com/faith/larry-nasser-victim-forgives-abuser-prays-face-soul-crushing-weight-guilt/
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MLKJ's vision
What's the connection between MLKJ's vision of social justice and the creation/evolution dialog? Are all humans created equal, or not? Great article by Nancy Pearcey:
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Homelessness
Here’s a good and thought-provoking article about homelessness in L.A.Money is just a band-aid, not the primary solution... hearts need to be changed...- 10:55 pm
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Is Genesis History?
"Nothing in the world makes sense except in the light of Genesis" -- Del Tackett, Is Genesis History (movie), 2017 (isgenesishistory.com)
"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution" -- Theodosius Dobzhansky, American Biology Teacher, 1973Both of these men are saying that one needs a "meta-narrative", a "big-picture framework", into which to fit all of the other factoids provided by science, theology, philosophy, morality, etc.
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Science (e.g. raw scientific results) is not sufficient... it needs a story into which to fit the results, making them understandable. Thus, neither Evolution nor Creation are "falsifiable" in the strict Popperian sense. They each have explanatory mechanisms to fit inconvenient data.
However, since these two ultimate worldviews contradict each other (in my opinion), it is extremely important to ascertain which is the more comprehensive... and which one fits the evidence better.
The movie "Is Genesis History" is excellent! Well worth watching... It presents a nice overview of the basic categories of evidence, and the gist of why the evidence we see around us contradicts the theory of Evolution and supports the literal interpretation of Genesis, regarding the origin of life and the universe.
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It's a wonderful time to be a Christian
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Freedom, not Money
"Your offer reveals that you don’t really understand me or what this conflict is all about. It’s about freedom, not money."And another thought-provoking article: http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2017/02/18691/ -- making the point that abortion exploits women and those who care about justice for women and freedom-from-oppression for women ought to be fighting against abortion.- 11:04 pm
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"Pastor, am I a Christian?"
Nicholas Kristof interviews Tim Keller. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/opinion/sunday/pastor-am-i-a-christian.html
Interesting questions and answers!- 10:42 pm
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"A survivor of Bible-belt America..."
Here is a fascinating article about Russell Moore, and why people are criticizing him, but why his Christ-before-politics approach is so powerful, right, and needed.He calls himself “a survivor of Bible Belt America”... I know exactly what he means, being a “survivor” also myself. May God raise up many more survivors like him.- 10:40 pm
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