Foundational Weapons For A Modern War
When people play board games with friends they often reach for the rule book. “Wait,” they might say, “that’s not how I learned to play.” Often they’re right; the house rules we sometimes adopt aren’t always in the official instructions. Everyone accepts that in Monopoly you get cash for landing on Free
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Prior to meeting at nineteen, my wife and I lived very worldly lives. She didn’t get serious about following Jesus until two years after we became a couple, and I didn’t even know Christ until a couple of years after that. You might say that from a marriage and intimacy standpoint, we
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I’ve read a ton of True Crime books in my lifetime. I’ll usually linger in that section while perusing the library shelves, pausing my kids’ anxious search for the next great Star Wars-themed cook book. I’ll grab something about a serial killer I’ve never heard of, or maybe a book with a
I cringe whenever I consider putting content behind a paywall. I mean, I get it; everyone needs to eat, pay the bills, and provide for their households. Without paid subscriptions or Patreon supporters or what have you, some people wouldn’t be able to operate in their gifting. I wish I could financially
Whether you watched it or not, one of the coolest aspects of the Tucker Carlson/Ted Cruz debate was that later that evening, social media was flooded with people digging into their Bibles who clearly hadn’t done so in ages. Regardless of your take on the issue they discussed, if you’re a Christ
My friend’s eyes got wide as he asked, “You haven’t seen Firefly?” If you’ve never heard of Firefly, it was a short-lived show that Fox canceled in the days when we still defended President Bush and American Idol was celebrating amateur talent. Firefly was notable then for being unique, and it’s notable
Apparently there’s a heated debate within the Biblical archaeology community about the location of Mount Sinai—where the Israelites camped after fleeing Egypt, and where Moses received the Ten Commandments and instructions for the tabernacle. Some say it’s on the Sinai peninsula, others argue it’s actually in Saudi Arabia. The available data includes
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