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February 2012

Earliest Gospel of Mark found? [Excerpts] Would be oldest fragment of New Testament known to exist A New Testament professor is setting the world of Bible scholarship on fire with his claim that newly discovered fragments of early Christian writings could include a first-century version of the Gospel of Mark,...Read more
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Harvard’s Academic Pogrom [Excerpts] Harvard is to hold a pseudo-academic conference devoted to calls for Israel ’s extermination. This “academic conference” will be little more than a genteel campus pogrom. Misnamed the “One State Conference,” it will definitely not have any discussion of any “one-state solution” under which all of...Read more
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How divinely full of glory and pleasure shall that hour be when all the millions of mankind that have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb of God shall meet together and stand around Him, with every tongue and every heart full of joy and praise! How astonishing will...Read more
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‘We Are Stronger’: Atheists To Hold Massive Rally On National Mall Next Month [Excerpts] Thousands of atheists are expected to attend the Reason Rally next month in Washington, D.C., an event that organizers hope will unify a large part of the secular community. On March 24, the National Mall will...Read more
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He Preached His Son's Funeral [Excerpts] "I feel as if one of my arms has been cut off,” said Dr. P. P. Job. It was the most difficult sermon of his life: the funeral for his own son. His voice was heavy with emotion. “But with whatever I have left,...Read more
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The Social Gospel, Yesterday and Today [Excerpt] Some of the most popular Christian leaders and authors stress the social agenda. Francis Chan, in his wildly popular book Crazy Love, wants Christians to live as simply as possible in order to give more toward the alleviation of “suffering in the world...Read more
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[TBC: This week will see the “Justice Conference” make another appearance in Oregon.] According to the organizers: “The Justice Conference 2012 is the second annual international gathering of advocates, activists, artists, professors, professionals, prophets, pastors, students and stay-at-home moms working to restore the fabric of justice. For some it means...Read more
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Oh, for a heart to praise my God, A heart from sin set free; A heart that's trusting in the blood So freely shed for me. A humble, lowly, contrite heart, Believing, true, and clean, Which neither death nor life can part From Him that dwells within. --Charles Wesley (brother...Read more
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The Social Gospel, Yesterday and Today [Excerpts] By the early 1900s, most theological liberals had made social concerns central to their understanding of the gospel. Historian George Marsden writes, “While not necessarily denying the value of the traditional evangelical approach of starting with evangelism , social gospel spokesmen subordinated such...Read more
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