On (BJU) Bible Conference
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“Last week was the annual Bible Conference at Bob Jones University. It occurred to me that it was my 50th Bible Conference, and that milestone led to some reminiscing.” - Olinger
Ancient 'Megafloods' Tilted the Very Direction of Earth's Crust, Scientists Find
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“The researchers believe the deformation of Earth’s crust due to the expanding and contacting of the ice sheets would have altered the elevation of the landscape by hundreds of meters over this period.” - Science Alert
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How Do You Decide Who’s Right?
One of the ways the Greek rhetors of old used to classify arguments was under the headings of ethos, pathos, and logos.1 Ethos referred to character and credibility: arguments appealing to one’s reputation, standing, experience, expertise, and trustworthiness. 2 Pathos referred to longings, drives, appetites—and what we today call emotions. Logos had to do mainly with facts and reasoning.
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Dealing with Doubt, Part 2: The Limits of Logic
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“One of the main reasons that Christians wrestle with doubts these days is that they bump into something that doesn’t seem to make sense.” - Olinger
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How Valuable to Me Is My Bible Today?
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“In the spring of 1800, after six long years of saving, the day at last arrived when enough small coins lay in the rude box to afford a Bible. But now the challenge was to locate one. Her father had no idea where to look.” - Mark Minnick
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Pastor teaches resisting vs. eliminating same-sex attraction: accused of heresy
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Pastor Tom Buck of First Baptist Church Lindale, Texas “takes issue with how Shaw explains navigating same-sex attraction and has called on Sam Allberry and The Gospel Coalition (TGC) not to support Shaw any longer.” - C.Leaders
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Why so Serious? Learning to Laugh at Yourself
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“I put the mic down to adjust my notes and then started back up with the talk. After about 30 seconds, I looked down and … I was talking into a water bottle like it was a microphone. The audience burst out in laughter and all I could do was smile and join them.” - C.Leaders
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Maybe angry Christians should try chanting 'Pray for Biden' instead of 'Let's go Brandon'?
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“Are we supposed to stand up to lies? Of course. We have every right and responsibility to expose lies for what they are. … The question is, ‘What are we going to say and how are we going to say it?’ It doesn’t help our cause when people see Christians acting like the people that we’re trying to oppose.” - GetReligion
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How the Trinity Helps Us in Our Suffering, Part 1
You may be thinking, why start a series on knowing God through suffering with the most abstract and difficult doctrine known to Christians? Why not start with something simpler, like mercy or faithfulness? All in due time.
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Dealing with Doubt, Part 1: The Joy of Doubting
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“I’ve written before about an experience I had while in seminary, when I doubted the Biggest Thing Ever—whether there’s a God, and whether any of this is true. Doubt is an important part of growing up.” - Olinger
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