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Category Archives: Exhortations
A Tale of Two Births
I have two sons with my wife, Sarah. We knew before the first, Reuben, ever came along, that we wanted to have a home birth, the same way our mothers gave birth so long ago. We aren’t against hospitals or … Continue reading
Partnering with God – Repairing the World
Every judge who judges with complete fairness even for a single hour, the Writ gives him credit as though he had become a partner to the Holy One, blessed be He, in the creation. b.Shabbat 10a The idea of partnership … Continue reading
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Tagged arminianism, calvinism, doctrine, ethics, love wins, Rob Bell, Talmud, tikkun olam
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Christians, Don’t Be Afraid of Modern Scholarship
Biblical scholarship and evangelical Christianity just plain don’t get along. “Cemetery” is a popular byword for liberal seminaries; the erudition of academia is often spurned by the “faith alone”, “led-by-the-spirit” type. One can even find undertones of the age-old dichotomy … Continue reading
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Tagged doctrine, Magnus Zetterholm, messianic gentile, New Perspective, scholarship
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Bring Modesty Back – A Plea to Christians and their Leaders
Paul wrote in 1 Cor 5:9-10 that when followers of Christ separate themselves from immoral people, they must not extend this separation to those “of the world”. That is, only believers who practice immorality are shunned; the ungodly and unsaved … Continue reading
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Tagged doctrine, ethics, judaism, modesty, teachings of Paul, tznius
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Tisha B’Av – A Time to Mourn
Tomorrow is Tisha B’Av (the ninth day of the month of Av on the Hebrew calendar); it is a significant day in Jewish history. It is the anniversary of a multitude of calamities that befell the Jewish people, with the … Continue reading
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Tagged F. F. Bruce, fasting, judaism, mourning, temple, Thomas Schreiner, Tisha B'Av
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Shine Your Light- Lessons from a Butterfly
Today I took my son Reuben for a walk after a rainstorm. In the middle of the road we discovered a spicebush swallowtail (that’s him over on the left). We almost didn’t see him; he was pretty well camouflaged against … Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, image of God, love, N. T. Wright, teachings of Jesus
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