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2014-12-11T14:20:13-07:00

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The most dangerous people in the world

Last updated on: December 11, 2014 at 2:20 pm By Kevin Miller

We’re often led to believe that the most dangerous people on the planet are those with the least to lose, the gun-toting, suicide-bombing militants who will stop at nothing to burn the world down. I’ve think we’ve got it wrong. The most dangerous people in the world aren’t those with the least to lose, it’s those with the most to lose, the flag-waving, Bible-believing patriots who will stop at nothing to preserve the status quo. Yes, Bible-believing. Why these people? Because they... Read more

2014-12-09T16:20:28-07:00

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Two stories about Ebola–one that pissed me off and the other that made me proud to be human

Last updated on: December 9, 2014 at 4:20 pm By Kevin Miller

The first story: Doctors in Sierra Leone are going on strike to protest inadequate medical equipment, primarily respiratory machines and vital signs monitors. They’re also alarmed that they have lost 8% of the country’s 120 medical doctors during the crisis (this to service a country of over 6 million people). As a result, one doctor said that she and her colleagues were depressed and “losing courage to turn up for work.” You can read more about it here. As a citizen of a rich... Read more

2014-12-05T09:54:07-07:00

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Why you need to read “Disarming Scripture”–it’s a matter of life and death

Last updated on: December 5, 2014 at 9:54 am By Kevin Miller

One of my favorite sayings attributed to Jesus comes from Mark 2:27 “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” If I can paraphrase this just a little, that pretty much sums up the central argument of Derek Flood’s excellent new book, Disarming Scripture: Cherry-Picking Liberals, Violence-Loving Conservatives, and Why We All Need to Learn to Read the Bible Like Jesus Did. I would put it this way: The Bible was written for man, not man for the Bible. Throughout... Read more

2014-12-04T12:43:06-07:00

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Looking for a Christmas gift for that “special someone”? How about a book on hell?

Last updated on: December 4, 2014 at 12:43 pm By Kevin Miller

For a blog called “Hellbound?”, I don’t tend to write about hell very much. However, with the holiday season fast approaching, I thought I’d make a list of books that I tend to recommend the most when people ask me about hell. They are pretty much in order in terms of how frequently I recommend them, but you can’t go wrong with any of them. Of course, I should also recommend that you pick up a copy of Hellbound? on DVD. What... Read more

2014-12-03T19:51:00-07:00

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Guest Post from Jason Wiedel: Standing Up for Christmas

Last updated on: December 3, 2014 at 7:51 pm By Kevin Miller

Jason Wiedel’s new book Persecution Complex: Why American Christians Need to Stop Playing the Victim addresses the persecution narrative embraced by many Evangelical Christians. The book is available for purchase here. Jason blogs at JasonWiedel.com. You can ready excerpts of Persecution Complex here. Every year the American Family Association releases the Naughty or Nice List. This is a rating of the level to which retailers acknowledge Christmas. Companies on the Nice list are considered “Christmas-friendly.” The Nice list includes Ace Hardware, JC Penny,... Read more

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2014-11-24T23:42:43-07:00

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I love LEGO, but this video ticks me off

Last updated on: November 24, 2014 at 11:42 pm By Kevin Miller

Right now I’m in the very early stages of a new documentary about the rhetoric surrounding fossil fuels, both pro and con. My resume already includes one documentary on this subject, but nearly four years have passed since it came out, and director/producer Mark Mathis and I think it’s time for a sequel. So right now, my spidey-sense is particularly attuned to any and all rhetorical ploys designed to sway the masses in one direction or the other. It should come as no surprise then... Read more

2014-11-22T11:48:55-07:00

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Frank Schaeffer at his finest

Last updated on: November 22, 2014 at 11:48 am By Kevin Miller

Author Talk: Frank Schaeffer from PPLD TV on Vimeo. Read more

2014-11-20T09:43:52-07:00

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Could Koalas be the key?

Last updated on: November 20, 2014 at 9:43 am By Kevin Miller

If only they’d been able to get the leader of ISIS to hold it, too. But the Islamic State guy looks pretty happy holding his flag. Read more

2014-11-13T11:45:56-07:00

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How does Bono do it?

Last updated on: November 13, 2014 at 11:45 am By Kevin Miller

One of the most beautiful performances I’ve seen from him since the 2002 Superbowl Halftime Show. Read more

2014-11-12T08:25:23-07:00

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Persecution Complex: Coming soon!

Last updated on: November 12, 2014 at 8:25 am By Kevin Miller

Persecution Complex: Why American Christians Need to Stop Playing the Victim, a new book by Jason Wiedel that I helped edit, will be released in mid-November, which is just around the corner. If you order your copy now, you can get it for just $14, and shipping is free. What is Persecution Complex? It’s pretty much all there in the title. In the book, Jason looks at where the persecution narrative trumpeted by many American Christians came from, why it’s... Read more

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