Defining Tyranny Down: A Review of Sohrab Amari's ‘Tyranny, Inc.’
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“Some of the ‘fresh thinking’ [of the new right] is strangely reminiscent of New Deal-style policies and Marxist critiques of capitalism. Sohrab Ahmari’s new book, Tyranny, Inc. is a prime example.” - L&L
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The Canon Is Closed: The Cessation of Special Revelation
This article (part 2 in the series) posted at Sharper Iron in 2019. It is reposted here with original comments included. Read Part 1.
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Can We Integrate 8 Views of the Atonement? A Review of ‘Mapping Atonement’ by William G. Witt and Joel Scandrett
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“Overall, Mapping Atonement accomplishes its goals of providing a historical and theological survey and a critique…. many of us will wish the authors were less reticent to embrace penal substitution as the central motif of an integrated atonement theology.” - TGC
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Voddie Baucham Believes Watching ‘The Chosen’ Would Violate the Second Commandment
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“When LeMaster asked if Baucham had seen ‘The Chosen,’ Baucham said, ‘No. 2CV, man. Second Commandment violation,’” against making images. - C.Leaders
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Despite Trump’s Indictments, Evangelicals Continue to Back His 2024 Run
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“…’most conservative evangelicals gave up on the politics of character in 2016’ and still consider their relationship to Trump as a pragmatic bargain.” - CToday
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“Science is a powerful way to gain knowledge about the natural world but it has limits and is provisional.”
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Lessons from Blaise Pascal - Reasons to Believe
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Jesus: The Branch and Ladder
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(Matthew 2:23, Genesis 28:10-17 with John 1:43-51)
Jesus as Netzer
Jesus was just beginning to assemble His band of key disciples. The first chapter of John’s Gospel introduces us to Nathaniel (probably also known as Bartholomew). During their initial meeting, Yeshua dazzles Nathaniel and then shares a midrash to describe the nature of His ministry.
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Ecclesiastes in Context: Reclaiming Qoheleth’s Canonical Authority
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“The profound message of Ecclesiastes is needed today more than ever. Yet much recent evangelical scholarship has accepted and assumed critical views of Qoheleth the speaker and his speech, rendering almost the entire book practically useless to Bible teachers and preachers.” - Themelios
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The Surprising Staying Power of Dispensationalism: A Review of Daniel G. Hummel’s ‘The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism’
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“Hummel contends that dispensationalism shaped not just American fundamentalism or evangelicalism but the United States as a whole. To this day, he writes, dispensationalism remains ‘one of America’s most resilient and popular religious traditions’ ” - CToday
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