Social Issues

21 October by Thom Hunter

The Lengthening Shadow of Pro-Gay Theology

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For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. — I [...]

14 October by Brandon Smith

Voting for a Non-Christian President

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Denny Burk posted an interesting piece on his website about Wayne Grudem’s endorsement of Mitt Romney in 2007. He quotes Grudem: Have we come to the point where evangelicals will only vote for people they consider Christians? I hope not, for nothing in the Bible says that people have to be born again Christians before [...]

14 October by Jeremy Parks

How Sensitive Are Our Souls?

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I wrote this back in early June while we were still in Ecuador.  Enjoy. Last week Zachary missed his first school days of the year.  Coughing, hacking, dizziness, fever; he tolerated it all quite well, for a 10-year old. As usually happens when he is home without his siblings, Zach wanted to watch a movie [...]

10 October by Anthony Russo

NAMB Missionary Maligned at Boise State University

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This past week one of our own made the headlines, but not for what you might think.  The student voice of Boise State University, The Arbiter, posted an article on its website entitled “Boise State is No Place for Hate” about Shawn Holes, aka “Shawn the Baptist”, and his recent evangelistic visit to the campus.  [...]

19 September by Brandon Smith

Did Homosexuality Exist in Biblical Times?

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I read this article by a former SBC pastor and was greatly disturbed by his exegesis and thought process. I like his spirit of grace and humility toward the LGBT community, but this is just insulting to Scripture: [T]he concept of homosexuality was unknown for centuries after the Bible writers lived. It was not until [...]

17 September by Dave Miller

Open Thread: Who’s Your Early Favorite for the 2012 Election?

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This is really dangerous and I may regret it and just trash the whole thing. But someone asked me the other day what I thought of a candidate.  I don’t pay much attention.  As an Iowan, I will see and hear more than I want of the Republican candidates in the months between now and [...]

14 September by Thom Hunter

This is No Place for Cowards

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I carry the past that each day I chose One step to another . . . now everyone knows. It isn’t the past I would have wanted to claim But it is my past . . .  it is mine just the same. I wonder sometimes about all of this Can there be no exchanging [...]

29 August by Thom Hunter

To Me or Not to Me?

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Yes . . . that’s me. Front and center on the merry-go-round, a fitting metaphor for much of my life, round and round he goes; where he’ll end up, nobody knows. For too long, it depended on who was pushing and how hard. Just keep smiling and whirling . . . until you fall off. [...]

26 July by Jeff Musgrave

Baptist Boy Imbibes Can of Busch Water

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I may have forever lost my chance to get a NAMB appointment this past week and I might have to turn in my Baptist credentials or something.  I drank every drop of the contents of the can you see on the right here and I enjoyed doing it (I also took this photo in a [...]

10 June by Anthony Russo

Should Christians Express Their Political Views?

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I first posted this on my blog but I also wrote it for readers here. Thoughts? Experiences? Thanks! -Anthony A lot of my friends are politically conservative. A lot of my friends are not. I’m thankful that I have managed to make and retain friends on both sides of the aisle. I’ve noticed that with [...]

30 May by Jeff Musgrave

How Does Submission to We the People Work?

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I wouldn’t normally post up two posts by myself in a day, but since Dave has been out of pocket some today and this post has a “timely” basis for today, here it is.  It has been a pretty slow day around anyway thanks to the holiday. Let every person be subject to the governing [...]

3 May by Doug Hibbard

Bin Laden, Eternity, and Why I’m not in Charge

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By now, most of you have heard the news that the US Military has killed Osama bin Laden. His identity was verified, and then he was “buried at sea” in accordance with Islamic tradition. First, I’ve got a confession to make. I have not been diligent in his case to honor Matthew 5:44 and pray [...]

28 March by Thom Hunter

The Bogeyman Myth of the Hateful Bigot

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  Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. Luke 23:34 I have been told the church was mostly silent on that day. Evidence of my ongoing struggle with homosexuality was presented, a vote was taken and I was declared [...]

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