Shamanism, Percussion, and First Corinthians 6:12
The online Encyclopedia Britannica provides the following information about shamanism and percussion:
The Meaning of Music
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“beauty is an objective reality, grounded in the nature and work of God Himself…. Even those who reject the idea of universal truths and are cynical about our ability to truly know anything cannot help but wrestle with the pull of beauty.” - Breakpoint
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Podcast: The Problem of Evil
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Jacob Elwart interviews Ben Edwards on the problem of evil. - DBTS Podcast
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Coming Soon: Christianity and Liberalism, 100th Anniversary Edition
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“Ligonier’s one-hundredth anniversary edition of [J. Gresham Machen’s] classic book, Christianity and Liberalism, shows a new generation that God’s message of salvation is timeless.” - Ligonier
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Layers in the Creation Account? A Review of Davidson and Turner
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“A recent addition to the literature by Gregg Davidson and Kenneth Turner proposes a middle way between proponents of young-earth creationism and old-earth approaches” - DBTS Blog
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Revelation for the Rest of Us: "Speculation is the biggest problem in reading Revelation today."
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“Times have certainly changed since the 70s when speculation was in vogue. Do you know how many pastors and preachers today refuse to open Revelation for sermons?” - Denison
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Ancient Jerusalem—Not Where We Thought?
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“Publishing in the journal Tel Aviv, Na’aman has rekindled a theory that the original city of Jerusalem was located not on the southern hill—today called the City of David—but instead on the northern hill, the location of the Temple Mount” - Biblical Archaeology
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Does 1 John 5:13 Support Assurance of Salvation as the Essence of Saving Faith?
Robert Vacendak rightly observes that “Catholics, Calvinists, and Arminians deny absolute assurance of salvation.”1 Vacendak adds a vital hermeneutic observation that “Scholarly analyses of assurance often prioritize earlier studies, not Scripture.”2 Vacendak’s poignant reminder is a call to action that we base our understanding on the Biblical text itself.
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Christian Humanism and the Imaginative Mysteries
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“A collection of essays by Hillsdale professor Bradley J. Birzer explores the moral imagination of the great Christian humanists to reflect on literature and film—and, of course, Batman.” - Acton
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Yet Another Attempt to Justify What God Forbids: A Response to Cynthia Westfall, “Male and Female, One in Christ”
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“I proceed by answering three questions: (I) How does Cynthia Westfall’s chapter fit in the conversation about Galatians 3:28? (II) How does Cynthia Westfall’s new chapter compare to Gordon Fee’s old chapter? (III) Is Cynthia Westfall’s argument correct?” - Andy Naselli
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