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October 2019
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Has Donald Trump Lost the Mandate of Heaven?
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September 2019
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What is the Best Evidence that God is Real?
In her wonderful memoir Take This Bread, Sara Miles tells us of a conversation she had...
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July 2019
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One of the stories that was emphasized regularly in the Baptist Sunday school of my...
April 2019
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God Is With Us: A Good Friday Reflection
During the college basketball season, Jeanne and I frequently watch a replay of the Providence...
April 03, 2019
Faith By the Skin of Your Teeth
Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy...
March 2019
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There are several contemporary writers on spiritual issues and matters of faith whose work I...
March 21, 2019
The GOATs of the Western Tradition
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March 13, 2019
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March 05, 2019
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What Can We Do Now That There Is No God?
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December 09, 2018
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November 2018
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November 06, 2018
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October 2018
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