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Alzheimer’s: Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes? by Mark Bittman “The idea that Alzheimer’s might be Type 3 diabetes has been around since 2005, but the connection between poor diet and Alzheimer’s is...
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God & natural disasters: * What Jesus Might Say About Sandy by Mark Galli; * 5 God Excuses to Avoid After a Natural Disaster by Kent Annan [required reading] * “”Why are you so afraid? Have you...
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Abortion: Does Life Begin at Creation? by James McGrath “My point in this post is this: The issues related to embryology and abortion are complex and difficult. They are important, and there are good...
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Advice: Most Advice is Bad Advice by Seth Godin “People mean well, especially friends and family, but they’re going to give you bad advice.” God, patience, perspective, suffering & time: Waiting...
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Evil, gun control, mental illness & violence: * Violence: The Issue We Must Face by K. Rex Butts; * I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother by Liza Long; * [required reading]; * The Slaughtering of the...
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Alone & community: Being Alone, Being Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer “Whoever cannot be alone should beware of community. Such people will only do harm to themselves and to the community. … But...
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Change & Churches of Christ: A Major Change in the Church Among Us by Terry Rush [required reading] “Such fruit … prompted a significant number among us to approach the eleventh hour with great...
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Bible study: Serious Bible Study on the Web by David Instone-Brewer “The Internet is still full of rubbish … Google’s ‘ranking’ is based largely on linkages – if lots of people refer to a site, then...
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Daily risks, health, life expectancy & situational awareness: That Daily Shower Can Be a Killer by Jared Diamond “The other morning, I escaped unscathed from a dangerous situation. No, an armed...
View ArticleLIFE group guide: the forgotten verse
NOTE: Following is a copy of the discussion guide that will be used in MoSt Church’s LIFE groups tomorrow night (April 14). This guide will enable your follow-up in our LIFE groups of my sermon...
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Boston, suffering, & tragedy: MIT Chaplain on the Boston Tragedy: Making Sense of Nonsense “Robert Randolph, longtime minister for the Brookline Church of Christ in the heart of Boston and...
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Affliction, faith, loss, pain, & suffering: There Really Is A Reason – 12 Benefits Of Afflictions “God doesn’t afflict us or allow us to be afflicted for no reason. … in God’s plan, afflictions...
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Blessing, kingdom living & love: The Kingdom of God While Mowing the Lawn [essential reading] “… the first task Jesus gave this disciples when he sent them out to serve and evangelize the world...
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Christian faith, ISIS, nonviolence, violence & war: A Christian Response to ISIS [essential reading] “… as Christians, we should be more concerned about faithfulness not effectiveness; we need to...
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- Church & kingdom: Raising Stones at the Gateway of Heaven: The Kingdom of God as Event “Kingdom of God is an event rather than an organization. Some time ago I described the relationship between...
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- Here are links to five articles I consider interesting and helpful for thought. American history, memory, myth & religion: Why 1940s America Wasn’t as Religious as You Think — the Rise and Fall...
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- Here are links to five articles I’ve found to be interesting. Apologetics, archaeology, manuscripts & Mark’s Gospel: Earliest Fragment of Mark’s Gospel Apparently Found “Craig Evans, who is most...
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- NOTE: Following is the discussion guide we’ll use tomorrow (Mar. 15) in our LIFE groups at MoSt Church. This guide will enable your follow-up of my sermon that morning. To find previous group...
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