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Take Responsibility for Your Own Thoughts
The thoughts that enter a person’s consciousness over a period of months, years, and decades will have a determinative effect on the character of that person and the quality of life he or she experiences. In other words, what a … Continue reading
A Lesson We Must Learn: Words Matter
Words matter. They have power. The world operates by words. Yet, experts tell us that when someone speaks, we do not exactly hear words; we think them. The process is a complicated one. Speech, like every other sound we hear, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible
Tagged 2 Peter 3:5, auditory nerve, cochlea, eardrum, Ephesians 4:29, hearing process, inner ear, Matthew 4:4, middle ear, power of a word, Proverbs 18:21, soundwaves
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Mea Culpa
A reader from Ohio called the office this week, wanting to talk about the Saturday, July 28th column in the Canton Repository, which was also posted to this blog. She had to hunt down my phone number, so it is … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Faith, Uncategorized
Tagged Canton Repository, El Shaddai, retraction
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Lost on Us: Another Thing We Should Be Learning from #Me Too
A powerful deity has been added to the pantheon of gods. It is as if a star has appeared in the heavens to guide its worshipers through the maze of modern-day life. Though relatively new to the world stage, this … Continue reading
Can Hope Be Found in Present-Day America?
I was once on a college campus for a conference that featured a prominent biologist as a keynote speaker. During his talk, he defended Darwinian evolutionary theory from attacks by other academics. Whether his defense was successful or not was … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith
Tagged anger, Darwin, evolutionary theory, fall of communism, fear, hoe, Marx, mid-term elections, national discourse, President Obama
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Needed: People to Live (not just Speak) the Truth
According to recent data, the percentage of atheists among thirteen to eighteen-year-olds is approximately double that of any other age group in the U.S. Experts suggest that this age group, known as Generation Z, might be the first to leave … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, In the News
Tagged aging well, Dallas Willard, Generation Z, living large, mentoring, rise in atheism
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When Ideas Collapse, People Get Hurt
Drive into a city, Chicago, for example, and the first thing you will see is the skyline. From miles away you can see the Willis Tower, the Trump Hotel and Tower, and the Aon Center. But you cannot see the … Continue reading
Why I Keep an Empty Coke Can on My Shelf
When I was young, my parents or other adults occasionally quoted to me the old saw, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” I haven’t heard that for a long time. It’s as if the maxim has dropped out … Continue reading
It’s Time to Get Out of Line
By Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands – Cedar Point and Oberlin’s CommencementUploaded by Themeparkgc, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26787830 The church I attended as a teen had a gold-colored carpet, cream-colored walls, and a dark-stained wood trim. In … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Faith, Theology
Tagged Amusement Park Theology, boring sermons, Christianity, Ephesians 2:10, heaven, Jesus, Revelation 3:12, St. Paul, theology
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