regeneration

08Oct08

A portion of yesterday’s reading from “My Utmost For His Highest:”
“If Jesus Christ is going to regenerate me, what is the problem He faces? It is simply this— I have a heredity in which I had no say or decision; I am not holy, nor am I likely to be; and if all Jesus Christ [...]

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which cup?

05Oct08

“But Omar makes [wine], not a sacrament, but a medicine. He feasts because life is not joyful; he revels because he is not glad. “Drink,” he says, “for you know not whence you come nor why. Drink, for you know not when you go nor where. Drink, because the stars are cruel and [...]

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infanticide.

01Oct08

I was prompted by JD’s comment on my “women’s choice nonsense” post to research infanticide.  I didn’t realize this was an issue.  It’s sickening:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2005/apr/05042706.html
If you read the article, it’s important to note the signficance of ‘utilitarianism’.  This is the philosphy that humans are nothing more than ‘disposable biological machines’ as the article states.  This philosophy [...]

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your love is strong.

01Oct08

Trying to find inconsistencies in my belief about God’s goodness and love, a friend asked why there is suffering in the world.  How can a loving God not only observe injustice and suffering but also create the environment for it?
This question isn’t original; it wasn’t the first time I’ve heard it, and it won’t be [...]

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