Tag Archives: belief

grace first to last

Posted on June 14, 2010 by bkingr

there was an interesting post yesterday by Mike Potemera on the Corner. In it Mike quotes a catholic, Thomas Merton quoting Karl Barth on the importance of faith. here is the portion of Barth quoted by Merton: Everyone who has … Continue reading →

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something with nothing

Posted on June 12, 2010 by bkingr

in another of a continuing theme on this blog, I just thought that I would point out that Mark Steyn agrees with me that you don’t replace something with nothing. Which brings me to my big philosophical difference with Ms. … Continue reading →

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apostasy

Posted on March 18, 2010 by bkingr

Ed Stetzer and Dr. Mohler are taking on two different kinds of apostasy. Ed is looking at nominal belief but no action and Dr. Mohler is looking at no belief but nominal action. fascinating. an excerpt from Dr. Mohler: Early … Continue reading →

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he knew what was in man

Posted on January 18, 2009 by bkingr

John Piper’s sermon from last sunday on John 2:23-25 is both haunting and reassuring. John 2:23-25 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. … Continue reading →

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where we are.

Posted on September 14, 2008 by bkingr

according to George Barna, in 2001 8% of americans were evangelicals defined as follows: All Barna Research studies define “evangelicals” as individuals who meet the born again criteria; say their faith is very important in their life today; believe they … Continue reading →

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Keller on belief

Posted on September 1, 2008 by bkingr

from the Resurgence Blog, here is a Tim Keller talk to the employees of Google about why it makes sense to believe in God. It is an hour long. I am up to 39 minutes and have loved it all … Continue reading →

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Mr. Obama's faith

Posted on August 7, 2008 by bkingr

here is a transcript of an interview Barack Obama gave back in 2004. Read all of it when you can, but in the meantime I found these exchanges to be fascinating: OBAMA:Where do you move forward with that? This is … Continue reading →

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