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‘The Weightier Provisions of the Law’
When I first came to Washington in 1991 and began working for Sen. Dan Coats, one of the more noteworthy aspects of my professional skill-set was inexperience. Although I had some modest political...
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Two Same-Sex Marriage Cases
The Story: On Friday the Supreme Court announced it will take up California’s ban on same-sex marriage and a federal law denying benefits for homosexual couples in states that allow same-sex marriage....
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Law and Grace in ‘Les Mis’
Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables was considered a literary powerhouse long before Alain Boubeil and Claude-Michel Schonberg wrote their musical based on the story in 1980. But that production, translated...
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“Don’t attempt to legislate your Christian morality,” we’re told. “This is a secular nation, and the Bible isn’t the law of the land.” It’s a valid point, at least at first glance. So how do we...
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Why Is the Law Sweet Like Honey?
Modern Christians can be edified when the psalmist expounds on God’s law in Psalm 119 and says that the law is wise, able to keep a man pure, and a fortress. If you want wisdom, purity, and stability,...
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The Only String Attached to the Gospel
Over the past decade, youth ministry has benefited from insightful analysis about the church’s inability to raise lasting disciples of Christ. Amid the many factors contributing to teenage wandering...
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Paul and the Law: The Latest Book in Carson’s NSBT Series
This is the latest volume in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series, edited by D. A. Carson: Brian S. Rosner. Paul and the Law: Keeping the Commandments of God. New Studies in Biblical Theology...
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You Can’t Exhaust It
We say it before meals. We give our daughters the name. We use the word in endless book titles. Yes, I’m talking grace. So what does grace actually mean, and how should it revolutionize my ordinary...
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Busy All the Time: Over-Scheduled Children and the Freedom of the Gospel
Editors’ note: This article is the second of a three-part series. Part 1, “The Fallout from Over-Programming Children,” published at Rooted: Advancing Grace-Driven Ministry, examines the mental health...
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Failure Is Not a Virtue
“Christian, you cannot obey the Law. Your certain failure is a means to show forth the grace of God when you repent.” “We don’t need more lists of how to be a better spouse/parent/Christian. We need...
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