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2011-07-29T05:45:37-04:00

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The tomb of one of the Disciples?

Last updated on: July 29, 2011 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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Archeologists may have discovered the tomb of one of Christ’s Twelve Disciples. Tradition says that St. Philip was martyred in the Hierapolis in present day Turkey and that’s where they found what appears to be his tomb in the ruins of an ancient church. From a Turkish newspaper: An Italian professor has announced the apparent discovery of the tomb of St. Philip, one of Jesus Christ’s apostles, at the ancient city of Hierapolis in the Aegean province of Denizli. The... Read more

2011-07-29T05:30:19-04:00

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John Stott, defender of the Atonement, dies

Last updated on: July 29, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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The evangelical Anglican John Stott, a pastor and influential author died. I remember reading Stott at a crucial time in my own spiritual pilgrimage. Lutheran Anthony Sacramone offers a good tribute: If you entered the evangelical world when I did, in the 1980s, you were immediately introduced to a Hall of Fame whose inhabitants, some living, some dead, and representing a variety of denominations, had a somewhat uniform presence in the various churches: C.S. Lewis, Francis Schaeffer, J.I. Packer, A.W.... Read more

2011-07-29T05:00:17-04:00

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Playhouse mansions

Last updated on: July 29, 2011 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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As the real estate market for adults is in shambles, the market for playhouses is booming. Some of them cost as much as a real house: APART from the open bar by the swimming pool, the main attraction at parties held at the Houston home of John Schiller, an oil company executive, and his wife, Kristi, a Playboy model turned blogger, is the $50,000 playhouse the couple had custom-built two years ago for their daughter, Sinclair, now 4. Cocktails in... Read more

2011-07-28T06:00:38-04:00

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You have already been judged

Last updated on: July 28, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Our pastor, Rev. James Douthwaite, is on vacation, so my son-in-law from Australia, Rev. Adam Hensley, preached the sermon last Sunday. It was an amazing exposition of the Gospel. His text was Romans 8:28–39, focusing on verse 3: God for us. It is no overstatement to claim that these three little words make all the difference to everything! They change the very landscape of your life! Indeed, they allow St Paul to say just a few verses before, “for those... Read more

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2011-07-28T05:45:23-04:00

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The two debt-reduction plans

Last updated on: July 28, 2011 at 5:45 am By Gene Veith

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So House Majority Leader John Boehner has a debt reduction plan on the table. It is competing with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s plan. (Notice how both sides are cutting President Obama out of the discussion.) Both plans cut spending by $1.2 trillion. Neither plan involves a tax increase. In fact, the two plans are extremely similar. Philip Klein gives us a useful comparison: Similarities: — Both plans claim to reduce discretionary spending by $1.2 trillion. –Both plans create a... Read more

2011-07-28T05:30:16-04:00

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Church camp for atheists

Last updated on: July 28, 2011 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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Atheists are seemingly doing everything they can to organize themselves into a religion. Apparently they just don’t believe in the content of religion but are fine with the rituals, culture, and institutions of religion and want versions for themselves. Remember church camp, where children go off into the semi-wild for fun, crafts, fellowship, and above all religious instruction and experience? Well, the atheists now have the exact same thing for their kids: Camp Quest Chesapeake is a summer camp... Read more

2011-07-27T06:00:29-04:00

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Introducing the guest blogger, my brother

Last updated on: July 27, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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This blog is subtitled “the blog of Veith.” It doesn’t say which Veith. So I feel no qualms about letting my brother Jimmy do some guest blogging. He has started reading this blog and you may recall some of his comments, some of which I have turned into regular posts. So I think he will be a good blogger. In many ways, we are polar opposites: I am conservative; he is liberal. I am Lutheran; he is Baptist. I... Read more

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2011-07-27T05:45:17-04:00

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The Devil’s interval

Last updated on: July 27, 2011 at 5:45 am By jimmyveith

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by Jimmy Veith Have you ever been freaked out by a piece of music that sounded evil? Have you heard combinations of notes that were so dissonant that it made you tense and restless, but yet was strangely alluring? Well, you may have been placed under the spell of the Devil’s interval, known in music theory as the augmented 4th or flatted 5th. Let me explain. Remember when Maria, the good Nun from “The Sound of Music”, taught the children... Read more

2011-07-27T05:00:27-04:00

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Compromise

Last updated on: July 27, 2011 at 5:00 am By jimmyveith

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by Jimmy Veith For many, the word “compromise” has negative connotations. People who “compromise” are viewed as people who lack moral courage to live up to high ethical standards. We admire most those individuals who stand up against the system and do the right thing regardless of what others think. When “Mr. Smith” went toWashington, his filibuster in the Senate was not obstructionism. It was a heroic act. John Wayne never compromised. Our aversion to compromise, is probably a reflection... Read more

2011-07-26T06:00:26-04:00

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Where are the Lutherans, revisited

Last updated on: July 26, 2011 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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Reformed baptist Kevin DeYoung raise a question on his blog asking where are the Lutherans in the contemporary evangelical scene. It provoked quite a conversation, both on his blog and here. As a follow-up, Kevin interviewed Paul McCain of Concordia Publishing House. Paul did a superb job of communication. You’ve got to read his the entire interview: Those Dern Lutherans: An Interview with Paul T. McCain – Kevin DeYoung. I especially liked his concluding remarks: 9. Anything else you think the... Read more

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