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  Aug 30, 2019

  Do the ends justify the means?

  Was it justifiable for evangelicals, who so prize morality and integrity, to elect such an unevangelical leader to take up their cause?

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  Aug 28, 2019

  Things are worse than we imagined in China

  I met with some Christian friends who have lived and worked in China for many years. What they shared with me was chilling and sobering.

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  Aug 26, 2019

  When it comes to dealing with scandals, the Church must do better than the National Enquirer

  The internet is burning up with news of yet another scandal in the church, this time with serious accusations against Charismatic evangelist Todd Bentley. What is God saying to His people through this current crisis?

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  Aug 23, 2019

  President Trump and Israel: A microcosm of his strengths and weaknesses

  I have finally managed to reduce my evaluation of President Trump to one short soundbite: What he does is often praiseworthy; what he says is often cringeworthy.

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  Aug 20, 2019

  The left stokes racist flames and demonizes millions

  It is instructive and even unnerving to watch the left do its dirty work of demonization.

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  Aug 19, 2019

  The spirit of Jezebel, fatherless America, and mass shootings

  We cannot ignore the plague of broken homes. Of absentee dads. Of emasculated men. Of males who separate sex from parenting. Of the ravages of divorce.

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  Aug 16, 2019

  Christians, we need to install a filter on our lips!

  We are so reckless in our comments, so rash in our tweets. We post whatever we think, in a blur, as quickly as we can type or dictate the words.

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  Aug 13, 2019

  Jeffrey Epstein and the truth of the Bible

  The apparent suicide of disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein brought an end to one tragic chapter in his ugly and abusive life. Either in this world or the world to come, our sins will catch up with us, and we will give account.

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  Aug 12, 2019

  Reaching out to a Hillsong leader who is renouncing his faith

  I just read the news that Marty Sampson, a popular Hillsong songwriter, is leaving the faith. What I find most distressing is not him turning from his faith.

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  Aug 7, 2019

  Let’s use the president’s words as a starting point

  As America buries its dead and mourns its victims, I hope we can all agree that now is not the time to try to score political points.