Mike Hess on Kanye West's Conversion
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“Whether or not Kanye is truly converted is not for me to judge at this point. If you were to press me on it, I would rather err on the side of charity than cynicism (1 Cor. 13:7).” - GARBC
Let us pray biblically for persecuted believers!
Romans 15:30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; 31 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints.
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The Cautionary Tale of Jerry Falwell Jr.
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“Many accusations were based on anonymous sources, and allegations of financial misconduct, to the degree there is any, of course must be borne out by impartial investigations and credible evidence. Still there is an odor in the air. ” - Christianity Today
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AI, sentience and human life
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“Whether or not God could give a sentient machine or a human clone a soul is a different question….The unique description of humans as created in the image of God should lead us to think it highly unlikely that a machine or a clone would receive similar status.” - BPNews
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Should we stop thinking “work-life balance” and start thinking work-life integration?
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“When I sought ‘balance,’ I felt guilty when I ‘worked’ during the evening because that was ‘family time,’ and I would have felt guilty if exercised during the day because that is ‘work’ time. Which is one reason I gained 30 pounds as a ministry leader in my early 30s” - 5 Ways Thinking Work-Life Integration Has Helped Me
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Teacher’s Lawsuit Reflects Evangelical Educators’ Dilemma Over Transgender Pronouns
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“When Virginia public school teacher Peter Vlaming cited his Christian faith as the reason he declined to reference a transgender student with new pronouns, a school administrator replied that his ‘personal religious beliefs end at the school door.’” - Christianity Today
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From the Archives: Should We Suffer Fools Gladly?
Just about everybody complains about the quality of discourse on the Internet. In my experience, it isn’t much worse than the quality of discourse most other places—with one important exception. Foolishness of the verbal variety has always required cheap and easy forms of communication in order to really thrive. The talk of fools is not merely ignorant but impulsive, spontaneous. So, for centuries, the cost of publishing has been a mitigating factor, filtering much of the worst sort of foolishness out of the world of the written word.
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Religion in public schools focus of Pew study
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“…this is the first large-scale, nationally representative survey asking teens a series of questions about their own practices and perceptions regarding religious expressions in public schools.” - BPNews
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Can We Please Stop Saying ‘My Truth’?
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“See, your truth (and my truth) may not the be the truth—and that’s not just my truth but the truth.” - TGC
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