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Eating an Orange

When I was a girl, reading through the Little House on the Prairie series, I was always stumped as to why the girls were so excited to receive an orange (of all things) in their Christmas stockings.  An orange?  A piece of fruit? Now, after living in the deep, cold North, for a long while, […]

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In Praise of Doubt

The second book I’ve read recently is  Peter Berger and Anton Zijderveld’s In Praise of Doubt: How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic.  Both authors are sociologists; Zijderveld holds an additional doctorate in philosophy. There are a plethora of great thoughts in the book; however, in this small space, I’ll highlight only a few […]

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Pagan Christianity?

As promised.  My take on the first of two books that have been on my mind recently. It doesn’t surprise me that Pagan Christianity by Frank Viola and George Barna is ridiculed online and elsewhere by some from the Christian community.  After all, when you attempt to kill certain sacred cows, you’ll only reap condemnation […]

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Say What?

I’m flabbergasted.  I’m speechless. I’ll let you read it for yourself here–a piece called “The Tornado, the Lutherans, and Homosexuality” by John Piper, a renowned evangelical. [Post image: Tornado by gentrinity at stock.xchng]

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Two Books

Two books that are on my radar currently–aside from the novels I need to read–are In Praise of Doubt: How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic by Peter Berger and Anton Zijderveld…and Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices by Frank Viola and George Barna. I’ll let you know how it goes. […]

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