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The Internet Monk on Atheism

Posted on August 29, 2009 by me

Michael Spencer, a.k.a. the Internet Monk, is a Baptist pastor and blogger who doesn’t think like a Baptist (I think he considers himself post-evangelical).  I think he has some interesting perspectives on things, but I often don’t agree with him.  … Continue reading →

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Here’s a course I’d like to take

Posted on August 25, 2009 by me

From the Occidental College Course Catalog: 180. STUPIDITY. Stupidity is neither ignorance nor organicity, but rather, a corollary of knowing and an element of normalcy, the double of intelligence rather than its opposite. It is an artifact of our nature … Continue reading →

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A Tale of One-and-a-half Churches – a sequel

Posted on August 23, 2009 by me

This week my intention was to visit a Missouri Synod Lutheran Church, as to my recollection I have never been to one.  I picked a local church based on the info on their website.  They seemed to know exactly what … Continue reading →

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Luther on Salvation

Posted on August 22, 2009 by me

Since God has taken my salvation out of my hands into his, making it depend on his choice and not mine, and has promised to save me, not by my own work or exertion but by his grace and mercy, … Continue reading →

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