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Christian video of the day: God’s State of the Union

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

My friend Randy found this first.
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MUST SEE: This is as cute as the story of Jonah gets…

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

What a lovely little girl. Sent to me by David.
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This might be the best ‘pastoral job listing’ ever!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Are you a pastor without a church, you know, a spiritual shepherd without a flock? Well, you’re in luck, because a six-member congregation in Coal Township, Pennsylvania is looking for a new bible thumper, a real biblical hard ass, who will lead their congregation. But before you apply, please make sure you read all of [...]
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Kidnapped For Christ: A Documentary

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

I don’t even know what to say right now (or how to say it in the right way), so I’ll just post the information. According to the documentary’s online about page… Kidnapped for Christ is a feature-length documentary film, which follows the stories of several American teenagers who were sent to an Evangelical Christian reform [...]
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Some thoughts on Bobbed Hair, Bossy Wives, and Women Preachers

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Stephen Lamb :: I admit it: I’m tired. Tired of the perennial discussions about the things women aren’t allowed to do, or what a “real man” or “real woman” looks like, discussions that often invoke the descriptor “Biblical” as a way of trying to sanctify the speaker’s opinion. Listening to claims from John Piper’s Desiring [...]
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The best advice on writing that I’ve ever followed…

Monday, February 6, 2012

I found this Elmore Leonard graphic and video over at Dangerous Minds. If you’re not familiar with Elmore Leonard, he’s a celebrated fiction author (and in fact, he’s author of the books that inspired the TV show, Justified). I read his book on “writing advice” several years ago: Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing It’s [...]
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A BLOG POST: In Defense of a Christian Woman’s Identity…

Friday, February 3, 2012

My wife, Jessica, reads a lot of books on parenting. She reads books on topics that range from “eating habits” to “temper tantrums,” some of these books are written from a Christian perspective and some are not. Jessica is an information junkie, she likes to be informed on ideas from “professionals,” hear or read other [...]
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President Obama’s ‘Prayer Breakfast’ Speech

Thursday, February 2, 2012

The full text of President Obama’s speech is here. Here are a few highlights… but the whole speech is worth listening to or reading. So even as we join the great debates of our age — how we best put people back to work, how we ensure opportunity for every child, the role of government [...]
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