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Category Archives: Technology
Denominations: Anabaptist/Mennonites, and Amish
The Mennonite World Conference (MWC) reports that there were 2.13 million Anabaptists in their fellowship in 2018 (membership, map and statistics, mwc-cmm.org). Africa is the continent with the most members, approximately 36%. North America is second, approximately 31% (ibid). Anabaptist … Continue reading
Posted in denominations, Doctrine, History, Stats, Technology
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What’s Your Cause?
It is normal for one to want a cause in life. By “cause,” I mean: “a goal or principle served with dedication and zeal” (yourdictionary.com). A person desires meaning and purpose in life. A Christian has a cause. Jesus taught, … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, culture, Ethics, evangelism, History, Priorities, Soul Winning, Stats, stewardship, Technology
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Are You A Connector and a Maven?
Connectors. Some people seem to know, have contact, or be connected in some way with everybody. They have hundreds of phone numbers in their phones, and hundreds of friends on social media. I have a friend who does “fill-in preaching” … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, evangelism, Soul Winning, Technology
Tagged Acts 8:5, andrew and simon, book the tipping point, brett tjaden, connectors, culture trends, epidemics, jimmy pitchford, John 17:15, John 1:40-42, John 1:45-46, john wayne, kevin bacon, malcolm gladwell, Matthew 5:13-16, mavens, nathaniel and philip, rod steiger, six degrees of kevin bacon, using technology
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Wisdom for Worry/ Answers for Anxiety
The word “anxiety” word is from a Latin word meaning “to strangle.” The word “worry” is from an old English word meaning “to strangle.” Adam Clark indicates that the Biblical word, merimnao, can be used of “dividing or distracting the … Continue reading
Posted in fear, Mental Health, sermon on mount, Technology, Textual study, Weather, worry
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Ethics: Medicine
There are many advantages to living in twenty-first century America. “It was not very long ago, as history is measured, when such things as oranges or cocoa were the luxuries of the rich and when it was considered an extravagance … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Ethics, science, Stats, Technology
Tagged 2 Chronicles 16, Abortion, anesthesia, asa, baby fae, birth control, blacks, blood, blood transfusion, breast feeding, cdc, cloning, edward jenner, ethics, george washington, invitro fertilization, IVF, james blundell, james simpson, Jehovah Witnesses, joseph meister, louise joy brown, medicine, midwife, morning after pill, onan, organ transplant, physican, poverty, rabies, RU-486, science, science gone mad, small pox, stem cells, syphilis, technology, the poor, the weekly standard, thomas sowell, weaning child
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Ethics: The Environment and Animals
There is a great divide in humanity over man’s usage of the environment and animals. This divide has led to terrorism. “During the past two decades, radical environmental and animal rights groups have claimed responsibility for hundreds of crimes and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, History, Nature, Stats, stewardship, Technology
Tagged animal rights, animals, bill maher, chris derose, cleveland amory, clothes, enviornmentalism, food, fruit, nature, polution, produce, shelter, stewardship, terrorism, tom regan, work
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Ethics: Life (Part 2)
Definition: Euthanasia is of Greek origin (eu = good, thanatos = death). Euthanasia is some times called “mercy killing.” Euthanasia has the following component parts: (1) one is terminating another’s life (with or without the consent of the one being … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Euthanasia, History, Stats, stewardship, Suffering, Technology
Tagged bill bennett, Euthanasia, health care, health care cost, hellen heller, I.Q., job, josephus, life, stats, stephen dubner, steven levitt, super freakonomics, tom dempsey, william cullen bryant poem so live
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Ethics: Mind
The Christian is in a spiritual warfare (2 Corinthians 10:3-ff; Ephesians 6:10-ff; 1 Peter 2:11, etc.). This war involves the mind (Romans 8:7; Ephesians 2:3, 4:17, 23; Colossians 1:21). A Christian should think differently, than this sinful world (Romans 12:2; … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Pornography, Stats, Technology, Temptation
Tagged entertainment, ethics, ghost, images, internet, john q, ladder 49, midnight express, mind, movies, music lyrics, Philippians 4, plato, porn, radio, rolling stone, t.v., the bridges of madison county, titanic
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Life In A Fish Bowl
Like it or not, you and I are being watched nearly all the time when in public, and perhaps even when we think we’re in private. Welcome to life in the 21st century, life in a fish bowl. The surveillance … Continue reading
Posted in God`s eye, Judgment, Technology
Tagged fish, God`s eye, surveillance, technology
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