Posts Tagged “Patrick Henry Reardon”

Defending absolutes? Absolutely and humbly

By | November 10, 2011

In our culture today, to believe in — much less confess and defend — absolutes is deemed arrogant. To insist that something is one way and not another provokes charges of egotism, presumption, and superiority. That’s tricky for Christians because we absolutely believe in absolutes. Perhaps nowhere is this more tricky than in the area [...]

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No progress without resistance

By | August 30, 2010

“Lot of things can get in the way when you’re tryin’ to do what’s right.” —Bob Dylan Nobody enjoys difficulty. No one likes opposition. No one appreciates pain. But they are necessary to progress. You can see it in business; competition and problem-solving drive innovation. You can see it in history; the great creeds of [...]

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Following Jesus in the Psalms

By | August 10, 2010

Jesus tells us to pick up our cross and follow him, and he makes a striking provision for us in the Psalms to do so. The Psalter—in its own way as much as the Gospels—sums up Christ’s life and work while also making that life and work something with which we can identify in a [...]

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