BY FAITH WE UNDERSTAND

Proof of what is unseen.

ABOUT MARK WARD

BY FAITH WE UNDERSTAND

Proof of what is unseen.

ABOUT MARK WARD

What Is Unicode? Part III.1

If you want to use Unicode in your dissertation, let's say, but you don't want to have to go back through the whole thing yourself to change all the Greek or Hebrew over, check out this list of Unicode converters.

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The Left Just Doesn’t Get Religion

Abortion has gone from an unfortunate necessity to a positive (eugenic, I suppose) good for the Left: So while I respect Palin's decision to raise Trig, that's all the respect she will get from me. I don't see eye-to-eye with her on anything else: energy, guns, sex education and of course a woman's right to choose. Her supporters say that Trig signals that she practices what she preaches. Her decision to make her own choice but not grant it to others is a sign of her hypocrisy.[From Sarah...

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Must-See Sermons – washingtonpost.com

The Washington Post has a sad article about the depths to which evangelical pastors will go to be whatever relevant happens to mean at the moment. Throughout the summer the pastor of this AG church watched the top-grossing movie of the previous week and then preached his sermon based on that movie. He even dressed up like the characters, including Robert Downey Jr.'s blackface character in "Tropic Thunder" and Heath Ledger's Joker in "Dark Knight." He prayed for insight to get a biblical...

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Jonathan Edwards on the Affections Part 3 of 3

"I think it clearly and abundantly evident that true religion lies very much in the affections," wrote Jonathan Edwards in his classic The Religious Affections (or see a solid modernization here). I'm going to post his ten supporting points for that assertion in three installments. I put the scriptural supporting points in a smaller, lighter font.8. Heaven: "The religion of heaven consists very much in affection." 42? "According to the Scripture representation of the heavenly state, the...

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Jonathan Edwards on the Affections Part 2 of 3

"I think it clearly and abundantly evident that true religion lies very much in the affections," wrote Jonathan Edwards in his classic The Religious Affections (or see a solid modernization here). I'm going to post his ten supporting points for that assertion in three installments. I put the scriptural supporting points in a smaller, lighter font.Now Back To Scripture for Two Points 4. "The Holy Scriptures do everywhere place religion very much in the affection; such as fear, hope, love,...

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