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"fertile mix of science and religion"

Posted on January 6, 2010 by bkingr

or as I like to say, you don’t replace something with nothing. here is a peek, but go check out the rest of the interview. KLEFFEL: Armstrong sees the role of religion as a guiding force for ethical behavior. Margaret … Continue reading →

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Religion v. the Gospel

Posted on June 14, 2009 by bkingr

helpful reminder and summary. here are some to get you started, but please do go read all of them. RELIGION: I obey-therefore I’m accepted. THE GOSPEL: I’m accepted-therefore I obey. RELIGION: Motivation is based on fear and insecurity. THE GOSPEL: … Continue reading →

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philosophers go at each other

Posted on February 28, 2009 by bkingr

and there is a play by play. very interesting stuff. Plantinga is the christian and Dennett is the militant atheist. Much more at the link. 3:52 pm – I have just realized that Dennett is taking far too long. The … Continue reading →

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religion v. redemption

Posted on November 15, 2008 by bkingr

While we are talking about Mark Driscoll, here is probably my most favorite ten minutes from him that I have yet heard. Just watch this (several times) and think about it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXKT8IPdvzA&hl=en&fs=1]

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thought for the day

Posted on November 12, 2008 by bkingr

from David Bosch, Believing the Future via Todd Hiestand. “Mission is more than and different from recruiting to our brand of religion; it is alerting people to the universal reign of God.” David Bosch in Believing the Future

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you don't replace something with nothing

Posted on October 13, 2008 by bkingr

As I have said before several times and as I will keep saying as long as I am allowed, you don’t replace something with nothing. A post-christian, post-modern culture is not one of rational empirical scientific harmony. It is one … Continue reading →

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again, you don't replace something with nothing

Posted on September 19, 2008 by bkingr

here is the fourth installment in a sometimes series of posts. Mollie Hemingway has an excellent column on this phenomenon. Take some time this weekend and read it over. here is a tease: The reality is that the New Atheist … Continue reading →

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more on Jesus as a "community organizer"

Posted on September 17, 2008 by bkingr

the definitive takedown of the latest blasphemous trope to invade civilized discourse. Please go read the whole thing. here is a teaser (a paragraph from the intro and the third and fifth of five points) to whet your appetite. This … Continue reading →

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like I said

Posted on September 6, 2008 by bkingr

you don’t replace something with nothing. here is another manifestation of the phenomenon. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSEaHyzbqTA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] hat tip to the anchoress UPDATE: in case you were like me and wondering if this was real or The Onion, Reason Magazine’s vote is “real.”

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think a minute

Posted on September 2, 2008 by bkingr

This is from a post at a blog called “stupid church people” Here’s some passages from an introductory text entitled “The Sociology of Religion” that I found interesting. “The role religion plays in maturation is highly problematic. While it is … Continue reading →

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