Christianity.com Weekly Update -- June 10, 2010

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Homosexuality and the Military---What's Really at Stake?
Albert Mohler
Now that the full normalization of homosexuality in the U.S. military looms before us, are we ready for all that this means? Almost surely not. There are huge realities that frame the momentous nature of this policy change.
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How to Resurrect Your Ministry
Whitney Hopler
If you've grown frustrated and discouraged by ministry work, it's time to be renewed. Here's how to tap into The Resurrection of Ministry. (Read more)
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Christian Living

Is Religion Evil?
Alister McGrath
The 2001 suicide attacks by Islamic fanatics on the World Trade Center in New York and elsewhere are seen by the "New Atheists" as surefire demonstrations of the intrinsic evil of religion. But would the world will be a safer place if we got rid of religion?
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Suffering and the Biblical Story
Dr. Robert Peterson
Two ideas must be present in how we think about suffering: (1) Suffering is not original; it has not always existed. (2) Suffering is not something created or authored by God.
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This Week in Church History

Solzhenitsyn's Commencement Speech at Harvard (June 8, 1978)
One of the great Christians of the 20th century delivered a challenging commencement address at Harvard University in 1978. Alexander Solzhenitsyn was in exile in America after suffering years in Communist prison camps for criticizing Stalin... (Read more)
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Featured Blogs

My John Wooden Story
David Burchett
A very large number of the rich and famous I have observed have been disappointing and it is often in one particular area. How they treat those who have nothing to offer them.
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Institutional Emphasis: Trusting in Man Rather than God
S. Michael Craven
The modern trend of adopting the culture's approach (modernity) to management within the church both reflects and encourages a diminished dependence on the Holy Spirit. In essence, our confidence can (and I believe has) inadvertently become rooted in the church's organizational and management expertise (natural means) rather than supernatural means. Here's an example...
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"Shakespeare or Solomon?"


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