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Wednesday June 18, 2008

Top Five Commentaries
Keith Mathison at the Ligonier blog is posting his top five commentary recommendations on a variety of books of the Bible.


Taking The Shack to the Shed
CT’s “Out of Ur” blog discusses some of the reactions to The Shack.


Thinking Biblically
John MacArthur has a good and short article on biblical discernment.


Maggie Gallagher on Gay Marriage
An article well worth reading. “Gay-marriage advocates are willing to use a variety of arguments to allay fears and reduce opposition to getting this new ‘equality’ principle inserted in the law; these voices may even believe what they are saying. But once the principle is in the law, the next step will be to use the law to stigmatize, marginalize, and repress those who disagree with the government’s new views on marriage and sexual orientation.” (HT: DB)


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    When Christians Disagree

    Wouldn’t it be nice if Christians only ever got along? Wouldn’t it be grand if all the discord we see in the world around us was completely foreign to the church? Wouldn’t it be heavenly if believers ever only experienced peace? I suppose it would be heavenly and, therefore, more than we can realistically hope…

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  • Maybe We Make Meditation Too Difficult

    Maybe We Make Meditation Too Difficult

    Of all the Christian disciplines, it is my guess that meditation may be the least practiced—though I suppose fasting might have something to say about that. Most people diligently make time to read the Bible and pray. And yet, while most people have good intentions when it comes to meditation, it so often seems to…

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