When life feels overwhelming and suffering seems arbitrary, it is easy to question God’s heart toward us. In Exodus 17:1–7, Israel stands in the wilderness thirsty, afraid, and accusing God “Is the LORD among us or not?” Their struggle is one we know well.
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@heresyfinancial "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." – Thomas Jefferson
@roddreher@Roddreher - What would you say to the objection that public executions protect citizens and hold the government accountable? i.e. Do we really want the state executing people behind closed doors? Curious on your thoughts given your knowledge of communist regimes.
One of the best renditions of poetry ever recorded.
Actor Michael Sheen delivers a powerful performance of Dylan Thomas’s 1951 poem, "Do not go gentle into that good night.”
Stephen is the shooting star of the early church. May his story build your faith as you see Jesus standing as your Defender and standing to welcome sinners!
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@REDMFRAIDER11 Crazy that you left out @CycloneFB since they had the second highest average attendance in the @Big12Conference last year surpassing Tech. Only BYU had higher.
@David_Fairchild Finally, they had me wear a heart monitor, and I also recorded EKG from my watch during episodes. One cardiologist finally got it - I was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Had heart ablation surgery and have never had an issue since. (2)
@David_Fairchild I would also caution people against completely dismissing a medical cause. I had heart racing episodes for years. People told me I was probably stressed or having "panic attacks" even though I never felt stressed. EKG at the doctor always came back normal. I kept pushing. (1)
My dear Wormwood,
You still think in terms of churches and arguments. That is why you fail. The churches can be left standing. What must be spoiled is the literature that taught the young to love the Enemy before they could define Him.
Narnia is one of the more irritating of those books. Children meet Aslan first as adventure and only later discover they have been handling Christ. That is dangerous. Direct attack only makes the stories more precious. So we do not ban them. We adapt them.
Give the Voice to a so-called celebrated actress. Leave the mane. Leave the pronouns. Then the thing that was a male Christ-supposition becomes a prestige performance. The story remains famous; the meaning becomes negotiable. In a generation the story will still be beloved, but the beloved thing will no longer be Lewis’s Lion. It will be the version that flatters the age.
That is how the Enemies literature is destroyed without the vulgarity of a bonfire. Keep the title. Change the sound. When the children hear Aslan, let them hear the present century speaking through Him. Once that habit is formed, the Enemies stories survive as brands. Their doctrine does not.
Do not call it persecution. Call it interpretation. The patients prefer that word, and it does our work admirably.
Your affectionate uncle,
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@wesvanfleet It is like studios these days do not even know their intended audience. Who is watching Narnia movies if not Christians? Yet they alienate Christians by making Aslan, the Jesus figure, a woman???
@brettmccracken It is like studios these days do not even know their intended audience. Who is watching Narnia movies if not Christians? Yet they alienate Christians by making Aslan, the Jesus figure, a woman???
On today’s edition of The Briefing, I discuss the 25-year anniversary of 9/11, what those terrorist attacks revealed to Americans about the theology of Islam and postmodernism, the lasting worldview impact of 9/11 on Americans, and praying for the safety and security of the U.S. in light of the evil of 9/11. https://t.co/HjI0hEMyOJ