From the Archives: Now Thank We All Our God
Originally posted November, 2006.
From the Archives: Five Ways to Beat Bitterness: #1 – Worship
Bitterness often begins as a normal—maybe even healthy—response to the losses, disappointments, failures, and unfairnesses of life. In that sense, the term “bitterness” is pretty much synonymous with mental, spiritual, emotional (and often also physical) pain.
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Why Biblical Foundations for Education Still Matter, Part 2
Three Biblical Models for Grounding Education
1. Solomon’s Worldview Model
Solomon’s commentary on the foundations for learning is not insignificant. Solomon is lauded as the wisest person who would ever live,6 and he formulates a very straightforward philosophy of education.
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“Dave Ramsey says pastors should not ask 'broke people' to tithe until they first work on their debt and budgeting.”
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“Not everyone agrees with Ramsey’s advice, however. Chuck Bentley, CEO of Crown Financial Ministries, says Christians should tithe no matter what their financial situation.” - Christian Headlines
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Gloom as the Noonday: God's Call for Authenticity
If you profess to be a child of God, through repentance from sins and faith in who Jesus is and what He’s done, then He expects you to act like it. It isn’t legalism to tell Christians that God expects His people to do what He says. We instinctively understand this in the private sphere, but we’re often very reluctant to acknowledge it in the religious arena. For example, take a representative married couple having problems, and consider the wisdom of the following two responses:
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UC Berkeley leader Isabella Chow slammed over biblical gender views
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“A University of California at Berkeley LGBT group is petitioning for Sen. Isabella Chow’s resignation from student government; her political party, Student Action, has dropped ties to her; the university newspaper has refused to run Chow’s editorial in her defense; and hundreds have protested against her” - BP News
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We’re Waiting for Media’s Corrections on Ocean Warming
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“Joshua Emerson Smith, a reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune, has picked it up, and the U-T gave his story prominent placement: ‘Climate contrarian uncovers scientific error, upends major ocean warming study.’ … Smith reports that the original study’s authors acknowledged their error and thanked Lewis for pointing it out and have submitted a correction to Nature.” - Cornwall Alliance
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Why Biblical Foundations for Education Still Matter, Part 1
Presented to the Association of Christian Teachers and Christian School Regional Educators Convention, Grandview Christian School, Grandview, Missouri — November 2, 2018
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Faith, technology, innovation explored at conf.
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“Using AI technology for redemptive purposes was just one of many topics discussed at Faith Leads Tech — a one-day conference designed to bring together followers of Jesus who are interested in using technology and innovation to provide biblical solutions for life.” - BP News
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Scotland Becomes First Country to Include Education on LGBT Issues in All Schools
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“In what officials are heralding as a ‘world first,’ Scotland will require schools to ‘embed’ teaching LGBT rights into their curriculum in a move they believe will tackle ‘homophobia and discrimination.’” - C. Headlines
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