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2025-08-24T01:58:47-05:00

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The Importance of Flexibility In Christian Discipline

Last updated on: August 24, 2025 at 1:58 am By Henry Karlson

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Paul often was practical in his explanations for how he lived out his faith. He gave reasons for what he did, or for what he asked of the people, reasons which often proved to be pragmatic in approach. He indicated that he could have done things differently, and if he had, it would have been as acceptable as the choices he made. This is because he recognized that Christians must be flexible with their praxis. They can be given a... Read more

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2025-08-22T02:11:49-05:00

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Alive In Christ: The Eternal Bond Of The Christian Community

Last updated on: August 22, 2025 at 2:11 am By Henry Karlson

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While we are called to love everyone, Christians are to have a special love for each other, a love which allows them to come together as one, that is, as the body of Christ. Christians are joined to Christ (in baptism), so that Christ is able to work through them, continuing his work in the world with and through them. Christians, therefore, are meant to work with Christ, doing works of love. This is why Christians should be known for... Read more

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2025-08-20T02:24:17-05:00

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Finding Truth In Other Religions: A Call For Openness

Last updated on: August 20, 2025 at 2:24 am By Henry Karlson

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Bede Griffiths, beginning his Christian commentary on the Gita, justified his work, in part, based upon what the history of religion reveals about religion itself: “We are realising today that no religion can stand alone. We all share a common humanity and need to share the insights of all the different religious traditions of the world.” [1] No religion stands alone. All religions develop in relation to the culture they are founded in, and with it, in relation to those... Read more

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2025-08-18T03:52:14-05:00

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The Fight For Truth: Defending History Against Trump

Last updated on: August 18, 2025 at 3:52 am By Henry Karlson

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I don’t get it. How can anyone trust Donald Trump? His own history shows us that he constantly tells whatever lies he needs to defend himself. How, then, can anyone trust, let alone support him, when he says he plans to take over what can and cannot be said about history in schools and official governmental institutions such as the Smithsonian? How can anyone stand back and do nothing knowing his own disregard for the truth, with the way he... Read more

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2025-08-17T02:01:05-05:00

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Living The Faith: Insights From The Lives Of The Apostles

Last updated on: August 17, 2025 at 2:01 am By Henry Karlson

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Paul presents to us an interesting picture of many of Christ’s apostles, one which included himself (because, despiite the unusual circumstance of his calling, he had been accepted as an apostle). They sold everything they owned. They gave up everything that got in their way of following Jesus. They received abuse after abuse. They were scattered around the known world. Many of them became homeless, living with and journeying with the outcasts of society. They lifted up the least among... Read more

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2025-08-15T02:02:09-05:00

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The Assumption Of Mary, The Vindication Of The Oppressed

Last updated on: August 15, 2025 at 2:02 am By Henry Karlson

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After her death, the Mother of God, Mary, was assumed into heaven; there, she now participates in and experienced the fruit of Jesus’ resurrection for the dead, anticipating our own resurrection in the eschaton. Her assumption serves as the fulfillment of what began with the annunciation: Mary’s yes opened humanity up to God the Word (the Logos). Upon receiving her yes, the Logos assumed human nature and became the God-man, Jesus. His connection with creation, his connection with humanity, is... Read more

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2025-08-12T05:24:52-05:00

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Weep For The Future, Weep For America

Last updated on: August 12, 2025 at 5:24 am By Henry Karlson

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Watching what is going on in the United States, all I can say is, following the words of G’Kar from Babylon 5, “Weep for the future, America, weep for the future.” When the President of the United States constantly lies to declare non-existent emergencies so that he can obtain more direct control over America, bypassing normal checks and balances, we should all weep. We should weep because he is not interested in truth or justice, but consolidating his power, and... Read more

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2025-08-11T05:00:36-05:00

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Religious Liberty: Balancing Rights And The Common Good

Last updated on: August 11, 2025 at 5:00 am By Henry Karlson

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Religious liberty has been a very important concern of mine for quite some time. As someone interested in both Inter-religious Dialogue and Comparative Theology, I want my dialogue partners (and teachers) to have the freedom they need to practice and express their faith in public. However, I have also seen people abuse religious liberty, using it to excuse themselves from doing what society expects from them or to justify themselves when they do something wrong. When people threaten society, and... Read more

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2025-08-10T02:11:59-05:00

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Learning From Jesus: Cultivating Peace Through Silence

Last updated on: August 10, 2025 at 2:11 am By Henry Karlson

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All of us need time with others, time with our community, but also time to be alone. We need times of rest and relaxation, sometimes with friends and family, but at other times, all by ourselves. Sometimes, we need to cut off all chatter, both the chatter which comes from others, but also the chatter which comes from within our minds, and it is easier to do so if we go on some form of retreat. We need the time... Read more

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2025-08-07T02:01:35-05:00

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Defending The Common Good Against Mammon

Last updated on: August 7, 2025 at 2:01 am By Henry Karlson

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We can’t serve God and mammon. The two lead us in two radically different directions. God is love, and to serve God, is to serve the expectations of love. Mammon, on the other hand, tries to become like God and imitate God by perverting what love is, making us hold money as being the absolute good, and the accumulation of money as our goal. It should not be difficult to see where this perversion leads: mammon has its adherents believe... Read more

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