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Monthly Archives: June 2010
The World Turned Upside Down
The book of Acts records the conflict between the first Christians and the pagan communities they were evangelizing. Those communities said they were advocating customs unlawful for Romans to adopt (Acts 16:20), that they were “turning the world upside down” … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, apologetics, archaeology, compassion, society
Tagged acts, history, infanticide, rome
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PC(USA) ordains 1st Iranian Pastor
Hey, this is a small world. Mansour Khajehpour was just ordained by Seattle Presbytery as the first Iranian to become a PC(USA) minister of Word and sacrament. I knew Mansour (a little) in seminary. He was in the class two … Continue reading
A Catholic Martyr
I was vaguely aware that Pope Benedict XVI recently visited Cyprus, but I missed this story about the martyrdom of Luigi Padovese, on June 3 of this year.
Posted in church, compassion, islam, witness, worldreligions
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Atheist Recommends Christians Convert Muslims?
MacLeans has an interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali woman who was raised as a Muslim but who has become an atheist. In the article, she said Christians should proselytize Muslims, at least in the West:
Posted in apostasy, church, evangelism, islam, mission, society, worldreligions
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Does anyone still have a Hi-8 camcorder?
Does anyone has a Hi-8 camcorder I could borrow? I’ve got some old tapes I’d like to convert to DVD. Our Hi-8 camcorder is busted, so there’s no way to play the tapes back, and that’s step one of any … Continue reading
Posted in personal, stewardship, video
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Barzillai's Legacy
Barzillai was one of the people who helped King David during the period when David’s son Absalom was trying to usurp the throne. (See 2 Samuel 17:27-29.) Later, when David had regained the throne and was rewarding people who’d been … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, aging, biblestudy, society, study
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