Maybe – Just Maybe I don't know whether this is a permanent return or not. He might just be teasing us with a post or two to whet our appetites for his writing again only to return to his several-month hiatus.. <g> But for today at least, Mark Butterworth is back blogging again. Welcome back, [...]
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Hate is Not God's Message Fred Phelps, reverend of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, wants to erect a monument in a Casper, Wyoming city park that reads, “Matthew Shepard entered hell Oct. 12, 1998, at age 21 in defiance of God's solemn warning.” according to the Rocky Mountain News. I clearly do not [...]
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Our Sinful Nature Oliver Tseng has a thought-provoking post on his weblog that begins by asking this question. What happens to the sinful nature after we become a Christian? Do we as believers still have a sinful nature? Or is our sinful nature removed upon accepting Jesus as our Savior? What difference is there between [...]
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Defending Your Faith Today's Internet for Christians newsletter includes this article as an introduction to an excerpt of R. C. Sproul's book, Defending Your Faith. ARE YOU EQUIPPED TO DEFEND YOUR FAITH? October 27, 2003 — If you're a Christian, chances are you know whatyou believe–and you've found meaning and truth in those beliefs. Buthow [...]
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The Roman's Road I had mentioned in a previous post about how few people understand Heaven and Hell and which place they will be going when they die. I think I should try to explain that here. The best illustration for a simple explanation of this that I've seen is called the Roman's Road. There [...]
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Heaven and Hell You may have heard about the latest study results released by Barna Research on what people believe happens when they die. About two-thirds of respondents believed in Heaven (76%) and Hell (71%). But people are confused about what Heaven really is. Respondents were given various descriptions of Heaven and asked to choose [...]
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Protesting Our Ongoing Role in Iraq Sgt. Nathan Todd, a United States Army Reservist, wrote an editorial in the Austin, Texas American Statesman recently about our role in Iraq. He takes issue with the reasons some give for why we should get out. I have heard and seen those in Austin who call for the United [...]
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Criticism of “The Message” For my reference, here are a few links of people criticizing “The Message” Bible paraphrase by Eugene Peterson. http://www.chalcedon.edu/report/97jun/macdonald.shtml http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0176a.html http://www.crossroad.to/Bible_studies/Message.html I'll likely write on this later, but I wanted to save the references.
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Reducing the Number of Posts on the Home Page I just returned from a trip to China. Radio runs on my desktop PC at my house, but I can access it to post while travelling through the remote access features built into Radio (once I tweak Zone Alarm to allow access that is). I learned [...]
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Back at Home After nearly 24 hours of travelling, I'm home again. The flights were uneventful, other than for minor but persistent turbulence and I got a bit of sleep. We'll see how long it takes me to adjust. Past history would suggest that tomorrow will be a rough night, sleep-wise. I became convinced today [...]
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