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Torn, Justin Lee
Originally posted on Pastor Nancy's Book Blog: ***** 5 of 5 Stars This is a great book to give to a conservative Christian who is sincerely trying to love LGBT folks. First, he debunks the myth still floating around out there that you can change who you are attracted to. If you hold this… →
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Quiet, Susan Cain
Originally posted on Pastor Nancy's Book Blog: ***** 5 of 5 Stars Turns out I am a mildly-oppressed minority and didn’t even know it: INTROVERTS. Susan Cain makes a compelling case that American culture favors extroversion. I would have been the cool kid in Asia. The message of her book is: “Be proud! You… →
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Thoughts on Jason Collins
NBA player Jason Collins became the first athlete from a major men’s professional sport to come out while still playing in the league. You can read his story in his own words here in Sports Illustrated. I think this is significant for a number of reasons. Sports has always been an arena that push’s the →
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“Dear Dzhokhar, I Can’t Hate You”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/rev-mr-michael-rogers-sj/dear-dzhokhar-i-cant-hate-you_b_3128805.html This should be our prayer… not just for him, but for us. There is already too much hate in the world. As His disciples, we are called to love… even our enemies. →
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Book Response to “God’s Gay Agenda” by John Umland
Book Response to “God’s Gay Agenda” by John Umland I haven’t read the book, but John Umland does a nice job summarizing it. I will definitely read it based on his review. Looks interesting. I have done enough research to know that much of her exegesis as it relates to eunuchs, pais, etc. is pretty →
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Obama Speech from the Boston Memorial Service
This is really an amazing speech/sermon from President Obama… quite remarkable simply as a speech… pitch-perfect for what was needed today. →
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A Prayer for Boston: Lord Have Mercy
LORD ALMIGHTY, Maker of Heaven and Earth, we lift up our prayers to you: WE PRAY for the people of Boston. LORD HAVE MERCY. WE PRAY for those injured. CHRIST HAVE MERCY. WE PRAY for those lost, and their families and friends. LORD HAVE MERCY. WE PRAY for all the first responders, doctors, nurses, firefighters and →
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Whose Burden?
I was a high school debater for four years (we won States three times — for other debate geeks out there, I did 2-person policy debate, and had no patience for LD or Speech). One of the basic principles of debate is the idea of “burden of proof” or “presumption”. In other words, whose burden →
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