As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“I’m not that old, but it seems like a lifetime ago that it was acceptable to keep things until they were broken. Now if my phone is more than a year old or if I haven’t remodeled my kitchen in the past decade, I’m out of date. Is there a moral right or wrong to this consuming of new and updated models of stuff?” - TGC
Having spent many years studying biblical languages and teaching and tutoring students who have struggled with learning those languages, I have often thought that so many more Christians could learn Biblical Greek and Hebrew well and profitably use them in their lives if they were taught them at a slower pace that allowed for much more mastery at each stage of their learning.
“Christians are far more likely to say their mothers had a bigger influence on their faith than did their fathers, according to a new Barna study that examines the roles that moms and dads play in the development of children.” - Christian Headlines
“Marriage laws stem from the fact that children are the natural product of sexual relationships between men and women, and that both fathers and mothers are viewed to be necessary and important for children.
“The challenge of the internet, as it democratizes information, is that it requires each of us to become experts as we sift through it, separating the wheat from the chaff.” - Crossway
Agnostic Marcelo Gleiser “famously blasted scientists who do not consider religious beliefs when they explain the universe’s origins. He terms such attitudes as ‘arrogant.’” - WRN
“APU…does not require its students to be Christian, unlike about a third of fellow members of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities that require students to sign a statement of faith.” - Christianity Today
“Sadly, one thing that many Christians fail to account for when moving from one area to another is church. The thought process is frequently that a new church can be found upon arrival. That is a mistake – possibly a tragic mistake.” - A Day in His Court
“After shedding its for-profit status, GCU becomes a bigger competitor for traditional Christian colleges.” - Christianity Today
“San Francisco Theological Seminary of California, founded in 1871 and the lone PC(USA) seminary located west of Iowa, recently entered an agreement with the University of Redlands that will make it into a new Graduate School of Theology.” - Christian Post
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