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Why Many Christians Still Build A House On Sand
By Steve on March 17, 2015
An interesting conversation I had recently started when someone stated that if we “believe in Jesus” it’s like building your house on a rock. (Matt 7:24) When the rain and storms come we will be…
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5 Reasons Jesus Was Rejected…And Why We Would Reject Him Again
By Steve on March 5, 2015
I think as Christians we often look back at the rejection of Jesus by the religious rulers and people of the time and shake our heads in disbelief. How could they have done that? Were they…
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Monster God or Monster Man? Michael Brown & Brian Zahnd Debate The Cross
By Steve on March 3, 2015
If you grew up in a Western style evangelical or charismatic church circles you probably view how Christ took away our sins on the cross in a certain way. That God required a payment, a…
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In Memoriam: Leonard Nimoy 1931-2015
By Steve on February 28, 2015
A couple days ago a friend posted a news article saying actor Leonard Nimoy had been admitted to the hospital for chest pains. I remember thinking, “At 83, he won’t be with us too much…
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Top Eleven Doctor Who Quotes That Sound Like Something Jesus Would Say!
By Steve on February 27, 2015
Beyond the Pale readers should be made aware of the fact that that I am in BIG Doctor Who fan. You know, the T.V. show about a 900 year old alien who travels through space…
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An Affirmation For Brandan Robertson
By Steve on February 24, 2015
Evangelicals are gaining quite a reputation as of late for being a tribe that eats its own. Case in point, the recent flurry surrounding speaker and writer Brandan Robertson. Brandan Robertson is an Evangelical Christian….
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Weekend Distractions: My Academy Award Predictions 2015
By Steve on February 22, 2015
It’s Oscar time again and this is the first year since returning to Hong Kong that the Academy Awards fall on Chinese New Year holiday. Because the awards are on Monday morning in Hong Kong due…
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Rob Bell & 9 Things Evangelicals Should Never Do: A Response To R.C. Sproul
By Steve on February 22, 2015
Bloggers love Rob Bell and Mark Driscoll. Whenever either of them do anything whatsoever all we have to do is write a blog post commenting on their latest statement, decision, or action and sit back and…
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American Sniper: Why Christians Want Their Jesus To Be Chris Kyle
By Steve on February 17, 2015
American Sniper, the Clint Eastwood film starring Bradley Cooper as Navy Seal Chris Kyle, has been the topic de jour among many bloggers since its recent premier. My Facebook feed has been littered with diverse opinion…
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The Divine Magician: or How To Make Real Life Appear By Smashing The “Sacred Object”
By Steve on February 10, 2015
In grad school I took a class once called The Politics of Ideas. On the first day the professor warned us that each class period he would take us all into the metaphorical abyss where we would…