Category Archives: Freedom

“SOCIAL JUSTICE” Means Freedom to Work

The phrase “Right to Work” has received lots of press lately. And the Bible has something important to say about work. In fact, God’s view of work is related to His view of compassion. In two recent posts we highlighted … Continue reading

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Seven Essentials to Restoring America

America can be restored, notwithstanding the long downward path and recent defeats. The nation can be healed, but only with intentional and informed engagement by a remnant. First, we must recognize that ultimately, healing nations is God’s work: “If my … Continue reading

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The BERLIN WALL and the Unlikely Power of A Monday Church

On November 9th, 1989 the Berlin Wall was breached, its first sections sundered by freedom-longing East Germans. With the rest of the world, I watched in rapt attention. Like many, I had prayed for this moment, that the people of … Continue reading

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WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY? Chuck Colson Answers the Big Question

No doubt many of our readers are aware of the recent death of Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship and a highly influential evangelical leader. We recently came across an 18-minute address Chuck gave at Q: Ideas For the Common … Continue reading

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LOVE NEVER FAILS: The Christian Response to Jihadism

Governments have the responsibility to defend their nation against terrorist enemies. But the church has a different responsibility: to love. Christ calls us to love even our enemies. The church responds to the violence of the sword with the vulnerability … Continue reading

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LOVE CELLS: The Christian Answer to Terror Cells

A recent report from Australia showed video of a confrontation between atheists and Islamists. In light of the message of Darrow’s new book, this story caught our attention. It represents, as he put it, an opportunity to “stand in the … Continue reading

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Does DNA Teach the “Prosperity Gospel”?

- by Gary Brumbelow A post last week entitled, Freedom, Prosperity, and the Great Commission triggered the following response from a reader and blogger in his own right, Jon Davis, Jr. I find that if I say things like what … Continue reading

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Freedom, Prosperity, and the Great Commission

by Gary Brumbelow In the name of Allah take this and use it wisely. A few years ago I watched video presentation about the Grameen Bank. Founder Muhammad Yunus was handing out $20 bills to beggars in Asia to finance their … Continue reading

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Out of Africa: What Nation Discipling Looks Like

Jesus commanded His followers to disciple the nations. What does a discipled nation look like? In his forthcoming book, Emancipating the World, Darrow Miller writes: Shaped by today’s values, the church has focused its evangelism and discipleship on individuals, blinded … Continue reading

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What A Nation’s Culture Reveals About its God

Culture arises from the cult … when belief in the cult has been wretchedly enfeebled, the culture will decay swiftly. The material order rests upon the spiritual order. … The culture can be renewed only if the cult is renewed; … Continue reading

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