Category: Theology
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Weird Favourite Bible Verses–John 21:25
This post was originally on my second blog, Reading the Christian Classics. All posts from that blog have now been migrated here, so all my writing is in one place *** I want to do a series on my favourite Bible verses that are a bit weird. I have a weird taste in favourite Bible verses. By…
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How to Know a Man is Just–Plato and Jesus
This post was originally on my second blog, Reading the Christian Classics. All posts from that blog have now been migrated here, so all my writing is in one place *** Christianity has always maintained that, in order to restore the relationship between us and God, Jesus Christ had to be without sin—without his own contribution…
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Why Are ‘Christian Women’s Topics’ so Depressing?
This post was originally on my second blog, Reading the Christian Classics. All posts from that blog have now been migrated here, so all my writing is in one place *** Does anyone else get a sinking feeling when reading women’s blogs? “Hope for Weary Women.” “Trusting in God When Life is Out of Control.” “Stop Stressing…
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Reading the Earliest Christian Writings: Impressions of the First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
This post was originally on my second blog, Reading the Christian Classics. All posts from that blog have now been migrated here, so all my writing is in one place *** Many authors have denounced the shallowness of modern Christianity, and Christianity’s ignorance of both its theological and historical roots. This is a worthwhile issue to point…
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What if I Write Something Wrong?
This post was originally on my second blog, Reading the Christian Classics. All posts from that blog have now been migrated here, so all my writing is in one place *** As a young writer, I was eager to get something published, but the first time I actually sent something in for publication an unexpected terror descended…
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How to Find the Meaning of Life
This post was originally on my second blog, Reading the Christian Classics. All posts from that blog have now been migrated here, so all my writing is in one place *** “I’ve never met someone so concerned about doing something meaningful,” someone told me the other day. He was surprised by me, but I found myself surprised…
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Top Ten Works of Christian Fiction – What Are They?
This post was originally on my second blog, Reading the Christian Classics. All posts from that blog have now been migrated here, so all my writing is in one place *** UPDATE: I’m glad to see The Gospel Coalition make an attempt at such a list here. The other day my fellow seminarians and I were discussing…
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Contentment Vs. Ambition–Let’s Examine Each More Closely
This post was originally on my second blog, Reading the Christian Classics. All posts from that blog have now been migrated here, so all my writing is in one place *** This is the second post examining ambition vs. contentment, or, in other words— If there’s something we really, really want, should we teach ourselves contentment because…
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Contentment Vs. Ambition–Should Christians Be Content or Ambitious?
This post was originally on my second blog, Reading the Christian Classics. All posts from that blog have now been migrated here, so all my writing is in one place *** I’m going to try a different type of article today, and perhaps a few more times in the upcoming year. I’m going to explore the tension…
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Feeling Unfulfilled?
It’s been a while since I posted here! I’ve certainly posted more on my ‘Stories and Stuff’ blog, but since I recently had a short article published in the Edmonton Journal, I thought I should update ‘Somente a Deus’ with a link to it. This article comes from a time when I was thinking through…
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