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Column Are You Saved?
June 16, 2010 | Comments Off
Are you saved? Do you have assurance of salvation?
Catholics are often scolded for not being able to speak with complete confidence about their eternal future.
Actually, this puts us in pretty good company, as it was Paul who wrote, “I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby justified. It is the [...]
Jun
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Column – Bad News Bears Christianity – The Bible Alone
June 16, 2010 | Comments Off
Anyone who has coached little league sports before knows there are effective strategies and … not so effective strategies.
See if you can figure out which this is:
A new coach, determined not to pollute the game of T-ball with his opinions on how the game should be played, gives each of his five-year-old aspiring sluggers a [...]
Jun
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AFS News June 8th, 2010
June 16, 2010 | Comments Off
Dear Friends,
First, enough individuals have signed up for this update list that Google was rejecting what I’ve tried to send as SPAM. As of this mailing, I’m using the Google groups feature, which should fix that problem, so hopefully all of you receive it. I’m sure I’ve lost a couple people in the transfer (I [...]
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Column – Equipping the Toolbox
June 16, 2010 | Comments Off
Of the two things people should never discuss, common wisdom tells us, one is religion. Perhaps the subject of papal infallibility doesn’t need to come up during Bunko night. And maybe predestination isn’t a great conversation starter for a first date. But common wisdom is often trumped by Biblical wisdom, and if there is one [...]