Year: 2007
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John Lennon on Led Zeppelin
For the longest time I have looked in vain to see any of the Beatles comment on Led Zeppelin. I just couldn’t find any- thing on what John, Paul, George or Ringo thought of Led Zep. And to me, the torch passed from the Beatles to Zep in terms of world-dominating groups that mattered. So…
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The Good Life
I’ve quoted the definition of the good life here before; it is: “happiness,” or the good life, which is to be attained in a community of family and friends who can satisfy one another’s material and social needs, behave justly toward one another, and, according to their capacity, contemplate the Good. I am reading Till…
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Paula White: Rich, Divorced, ‘Christian’ Pastors
I’ve watched Paula White on TV for sometime now. One of my hobbies is watching stations like TBN and offering a constant verbal criticism of what the people on-screen are saying or doing. Paula White is particularly entertaining. She is able to talk without breathing for long stretches at a time. There is an entire…
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The Need for Enemies and the Federal Vision
In America, we had the Nazis and the Japanese to fight, before that I suppose it was the slaveholders vs. the abolitionists, and Whigs vs. Democrats, etc. After WW II ended, we moved on to Communism. The entire nation, and much of the church, defined itself by being anti-communist. There was an evil enemy our…
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Pascal on the Holy Spirit
Blaise Pascal on the baptism of the Holy Spirit: When he was 31 years old, less than eight years before his death, Pascal had an overwhelming experience of the presence of God.He apparently made hasty notes, during the vision or immediately afterwards, so that he might al- ways have at hand a reminder of what…
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Benedict XVI on Guilt
The fundamental condition of man is loneliness. Pope Benedict had this to say about it: Benedict XVI says that the loss of the sense of sin in modern society has been followed by an increase in guilt complexes. The Pope explained that this link shows the human being’s need for God’s forgiveness, which takes place…
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The One Another’s
Be at peace with each other – Mark 9.50Love one another – John 13.34Be joined to one another – Romans 12.5Be devoted to one another – Romans 12.10Honor one another – Romans 12.15Rejoice with one another – Romans 12.15Weep with one another – Romans 12.15Live in harmony with one another – Romans 12.16Accept one another…