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  Oct 10, 2018

  I Dare You to Try This Exercise

  This may be too scary for you. You may choose to opt out. If so, no problem. I understand. Or it might just be too distasteful. But I want to challenge you to put yourself in the shoes of those with whom you passionately differ. The people whose ideologies you find intolerable.

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  Oct 8, 2018

  With the Confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh the Battle Has Begun

  The vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is being hailed as a great victory for President Trump and the Republican Party, and it is certainly is. But in a very serious and profound sense, the battle has just begun. The war has fully arrived, and it is here to stay for the foreseeable future. I'm speaking about an ideological war. A cultural war. A war between radical progressives and staunch conservatives.

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  Oct 5, 2018

  A Prophet Warned Us 50 Years Ago

  Reading Francis A. Schaeffer's words today is sobering, especially when many church leaders in the West continue to slumber on. Perhaps hearing him speak again will alarm us and awaken us? He wrote, "But much modern homosexuality is an expression of the current denial of antithesis. It has led in this case to an obliteration of the distinction between man and woman. So the male and the female as complementary partners are finished."

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  Oct 4, 2018

  Donald Trump: Defender of the People, Divider of the People

  This is Donald Trump in action. He is as polarizing as he is popular, revered by his followers and repulsive to his opponents. There is no middle ground when it comes to our president.

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  Oct 4, 2018

  Rage Against the (Male) Machine

  The American feminist movement did not begin in the mid-1800s as a war against men. It began as a war for women. But a new enemy has been found for special attack, and that is males in general.

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  Oct 3, 2018

  The Sovereignty of God and the Brett Kavanaugh Hearings

  Those of us who believe that God is active in the affairs of this world recognize that things are not always as they appear to be. So, what is God doing through the Kavanaugh hearings?

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  Oct 1, 2018

  Some Ironic (and Forgotten) Words From the Clarence Thomas Hearings

  This past week was déjà vu time for everyone old enough to remember the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill controversy. But in the midst of many striking parallels between the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings in 1991 and 2018, we have largely overlooked a very telling, quite ironic comment from Justice Thomas.

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  Sep 28, 2018

  The Message Shouting to Us From the Kavanaugh Hearings

  I do not know whether Christine Blasey Ford or Brett Kavanaugh is telling the truth. But I do know this: Brett Kavanaugh's impassioned speech, fighting for his life and his family and his reputation and his career, is a wake-up call to us all, especially if we are Christian conservatives.

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  Sep 28, 2018

  Politics Is Not the Gospel, but the Elections Sure Do Matter

  We hear it every four years, and sometimes every two years: "This is the most important election in our lifetime! We need to get out and vote." Are we exaggerating? Are we putting too much stock in politics? Yes and no.

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  Sep 27, 2018

  Jesus Died for Michael Avenatti

  I do not like attorney Michael Avenatti. His first claim to fame was as the lawyer of a porn star who allegedly slept with Donald Trump. His latest claim to fame is as the lawyer of a woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of being involved in multiple gang rapes.