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Martin Luther King Jr., “The Drum Major Instinct”

1 November 2012 TheologyTop Stories  No comments

MLK-Beyond-VietnamMay my living not be in vain.

A sermon so powerful and so relevant. How easy it would be to imagine listening to this sermon this coming Lord's Day.

Martin Luther King Jr., "The Drum Major Instinct" Sermon - YouTube.

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Mormonism, Racism and Romney: Part 4

30 October 2012 TheologyTop Stories  One comment

92821513Continued from part 3

LDS members today need to be honest about the racist history of the church. But who is responsible?

If it is God who is solely responsible for the prolonged suppression of blacks, and the superiority of

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Mormonism, Racism, and Romney: Part 3

30 October 2012 TheologyTop Stories  One comment

788879_99252756Continued from part 2

Mitt Romney, like so many other LDS members until 1978, supported the practices and teachings of the church–in particular the LDS leadership–over the people. He contributed to the suppression of equality for black Americans.

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Mormonism, Racism, and Romney: Part 2

30 October 2012 TheologyTop Stories  3 comments

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAContinued from part 1

No religion should change it's doctrines based on the movement of the culture it happens to be in. If you watch the video, linked to in the original article, of Tim Russert interviewing Mitt Romney, Russert was asking Romney

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Mormonism, Racism, and Romney: Part 1

30 October 2012 TheologyTop Stories  One comment

92832245The scriptures in the LDS church are the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, and The Doctrine and Covenants. There are 138 sections in The Doctrine and Covenants, along with two Official Declarations. The first Official Declaration

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New Series Intro: Mormonism, Racism, and Romney

30 October 2012 TheologyTop Stories  One comment

942818_72413887Today, a new four part series I was putting together will go up. 4 kind-of short posts focusing on the LDS church, its history with racism, and the connection to Mitt Romney. The point of it all is to both make sure my brothers and sisters who will

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Testing the RSS feed

19 October 2012 Theology  No comments

Feel free to disregard. Having trouble with the RSS feed on here. Just trying to fix it.

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Dick Cheney and Gitmo cartoon

31 August 2011 Torture  One comment

cheney_torture_toonNow this takes me back. Of course, it still hasn't been dealt with, and there are Christians that still either support torture or redefine torture...but it still takes me back.

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First get Married, then get married

21 August 2011 Theology  One comment

1340221_53696592Because of the great battles raging over "marriage" and the definition of "marriage," I propose (pun intended) this: treat marriage as a holy, Godly institution in the eyes of God and the Church.

I know what you're saying: "Umm...that's what

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Give the Word Bible Contest & Giveaway

20 December 2010 Bible Translations  No comments

Here's a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in bibles, translation, and supporting global translation work.

The New Living Translation brings you Give the Word Bible Contest & Giveaway.

Enter the Sweepstakes. Simply select which

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Remember the Incarnation: the making of

19 December 2010 DesignFeatured Highlights  4 comments

I wanted to create a Christmas card this year. Homemade. Handmade. Something special and personal. I remembered our letterpress (a Showcard Machine, model 7-11; it'll handle 7x11" print work), and that I still had a couple 2x3" linoleum blocks.

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What’s In the Bible? 4 contest: Win!

3 November 2010 Book Review  6 comments

This is your chance to win!

If you've read over my review of What's In the Bible? 4: Battle for the Promised Land and would love to get your hands on a copy, this is your chance.

I have a gift certificate for a copy of the DVD. To enter,

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What’s In the Bible? 4 DVD: a kid’s review

3 November 2010 Book Review  One comment

So I asked my 7 year old some questions about his viewing experience with What's In the Bible? 4: Battle for the Promised Land. Here's a review from a 7 year old male, caucasian-hispanic mix (for those of you interested in a more detailed

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DVD review: What’s In the Bible? 4

3 November 2010 Book ReviewFeatured Highlights  3 comments

This is the first What's In the Bible? DVD my family has watched, and it will not be the last.

Oh, wait. Am I supposed to give my conclusion at the beginning of the review?

Ah well.

If you're not familiar with the What's In the Bible

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Book review: The Grace of God

19 October 2010 Book Review  No comments


The Grace of God is my first read of the oft heralded Andy Stanley. The book covers Scriptural examples of God's grace, from the very beginning (i.e. Creation) on through the rest of the Biblical text. Not all instances, but the highlights. Each

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Book review: Transforming Church in Rural America

11 October 2010 Book Review  No comments

The book I'm touching on here is Shannon O'Dell's Transforming Church in Rural America: Breaking All the Rurals. Focusing on rural churches, O'Dell emphasized the struggles going on in rural Christianity, with churches being older, more so stuck in

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