Apparently, all those ex’s do live in Texas

Saturday, 24 October 2009, 21:30 | Category : Bible & Theology, Church, Culture/Society
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George Strait was a prophet: Texas is home to more thrice-married adults than any other state, about 428,000 women and 373,000 men.
The Pew Center has compiled a report national and state statistics on marriage and divorce, including the D.C., which possesses the lowest marriage rates and highest marriage median age.\
Also, check out their 50-state tour.
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Brazil has some cleaning up to do before the RiO-lympics

Sunday, 18 October 2009, 17:03 | Category : Bible & Theology
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Two weeks after Rio de Janeiro celebrated winning the 2016 Olympic Games, the Brazilian city was tonight bracing itself for a further night of violence after an intense gun battle erupted in one of the city’s favelas and a police helicopter was shot down, killing two officers.
Twelve dead and helicopter downed as Rio de [...]

Happy Birthday, Matthew Henry (1662-1714)

Sunday, 18 October 2009, 8:00 | Category : Bible & Theology
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Few have done more for reading, praying, and understanding the Bible in English over the last three centuries than the minister at Chester.
Check out the Matthew Henry website prepared by Ligon Duncan and the ACE.

12 days of Obama: How he earned the Nobel Prize

Saturday, 17 October 2009, 21:53 | Category : Bible & Theology
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I was surprised when I heard the president would receive the Nobel Prize for Peace, but was I the only one who missed the fact that he received his nomination for the prize only 12 days into the presidency?
Wow.
Read the article that explains the actions that earned him the attention

Tebow sacked? USA Today calls his evangelical beliefs “unwelcome”

Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 8:23 | Category : Bible & Theology, Culture/Society
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Tom Krattenmaker, a contributor the the USA Today, who “specializes in religion in public life,” doesn’t understand much about it.  In  his op-ed column this week, he blitzes Tim Tebow, his mission activity, his family’s mission organization, and other evangelical causes.
He crags, “In making and acting on rigid claims about who is or isn’t [...]

Can the mobile phone change Missions, Discipleship, and Evangelism in the UUPG world?

Monday, 12 October 2009, 5:35 | Category : Bible & Theology
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Could the mobile phone be the next Gutenberg?
The spread of the Word during the time of the Reformation linked directly to the use of the latest technology to deliver the Word through the new moveable type printing press.  The Lord used the technology of the day to spread his Word into peoples lives and hearts.
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On the Docket: A Cross, the ACLU, War Memorials and the Constitution

Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 10:54 | Category : Culture/Society, Politics/Public Policy
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Is the cross pictured left a symbol of faith or a simple memorial? Does the cross as memorial symbol violate the US Constitution? How ought Christians respond to the following:
Today, U.S. Supreme Court justices will consider the oral arguments in Salazar v. Buono, a case that will weighs the future of the cross that memorializes [...]

IfyouCare: A Guide to the changes in ObamaCare

Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 8:27 | Category : Culture/Society, Politics/Public Policy
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Check here if you would like to see the WSJ’s coverage of the ebb and flow of ObamaCare.

Hey Joe: What’s Inside a Cup of Coffee?

Monday, 5 October 2009, 16:36 | Category : Culture/Society
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Coffee drinker? You may find this article from Wired magazine interesting: What’s Inside a Cup of Coffee?

?????????? ???? and N. T. Wright by Dan Wallace

Monday, 5 October 2009, 14:32 | Category : Bible & Theology, Church
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Looking forward to reading the recent post by Dan Wallace on Wright (mis-?) understanding of Romans:
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(via: Justin Taylor)