"Will the Christian right's new, nicer approach work?"
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Dan Gilgoff in USN&WR- “The Christian Right Campaigns to Soften Its Image”
SharperIron Financial Update
Though SharperIron is not organized as a nonprofit, it has never earned a profit. The site basically broke even in 2008, but it had some debt before that. And, so far, 2009 has accumulated a deficit. Though deficit spending seems to be the “in” thing these days, I’d like SI to operate on wiser principles!
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Ken Ham: “Going to Sunday School is detrimental to the spiritual health of your children [if...]”
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Ken Ham makes his case in his “State of the Nation” video
(statement taken around the 39 minute mark)
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The Parental Challenge of Imparting Wisdom
The Need for Wisdom
Through the ages parents have passed wisdom along to guide their children while young so that it might direct them as they mature.
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"This isn’t a matter of 'private response to Scripture' but of the uniform teaching of the whole Bible, of Jesus himself, and of the entire Christian tradition."
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Regarding the ECUSA’s support of homosexual clergy, N.T. Wright says “The Americans know this will end in schism”
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"But are we shaping the Bible to our lifestyle more than molding our lifestyle to the Bible?"
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Her.meneutics looks at the Pink Ribbon Bible
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Writing Contest Winners
The winners of our first-ever SharperIron writing contest have been chosen!
They are John P. Davis for “My Journey Out of Dispensationalism” and Paul J. Scharf for “Why I Am a Dispensationalist.” These contestants will receive prize checks in the mail shortly and their articles will be published here in sequence within a few weeks.
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Episcopal Church Takes Definitive Steps in Favor of Gay Rights
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Beliefnet has the story
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Learning from the Gospel Coalition, Part 2
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"... I’m saying you are in sin if you lead your congregation to have a statement of faith that requires a particular millennial view."
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Mark Dever quoted by Justin Taylor
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