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Linking to noteworthy articles from other blogs and websites.
The Gospel According to Peanuts by Lee Habeeb
…the executives did not want to have Linus reciting the story of the birth of Christ from the Gospel of Luke. The network orthodoxy of the time assumed that viewers would not want to sit through passages of the King James Bible.
Progressive Theology – Courtesy of The Sacred Sandwich
Christians and Alcohol by Tim Challies
As far as I understand it, R.C. Sproul believes alcohol is a gift of the Lord; his dear friend John MacArthur regards the consumption of alcohol as unbiblical; their mutual friend John Piper believes that even if drinking is not a sin, it is very unwise. Three men, three leaders, three perspectives.
My Happy Confession of Having No Merit by John Piper
This is my confession:
I was born into a believing family through no merit of my own at all.
I was given a mind to think and a heart to feel through no merit of my own at all.
I was brought into the hearing of the gospel through no merit of my own at all.
The Difference That Makes All the Difference by Dennis Thurman
CHRIST… is our fixed point of reference by which we can sail safely across turbulent tides and arrive home. Knowing Him as Lord and Savior is the difference that makes all the difference.
O Holy Night by Straight No Chaser
I attended their concert last Sunday night in Cleveland, and one of the highlights for me was their performance of this song with no amplification equipment.
God’s Hammer by R. C. Sproul Jr.
We come to our Bibles with this most fundamental presupposition—whatever the Bible may be saying, it can’t be telling me that my life needs to be fundamentally changed. Wherever the Bible calls for such change, it must be addressing someone else.
