Posts Tagged with "definition"

Rights vs. privileges

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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You have no rights. I don’t either. All we have are privileges. As I wrote about the common objections to slavery, I realized I’d not specifically written much about rights or privileges. This isn’t a comprehensive post about them, but I’d like to open the discussion. First off… Rights (by definition) Rights are actions you deserve or are owed to you. For [...]

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Your objections to slavery (and my responses)

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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Slavery is objectionable. I get that. I don’t want to imply slavery is a perfect, all-inclusive way of describing the Christian’s relationship with God. Sounds small to me. And if you don’t think of yourself as a slave, this might not change your mind – and I’m not necessarily here to do that. What I’d like to [...]

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Try this to get clear on salvation

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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There’s more to the Bible than salvation, but like nothing else in the Bible, salvation is the center of attention. I believe you and I should share that same focus. But there’s a problem… at least for me. I can’t define in clear terms the requirements for salvation. Can you? As a Christian, this is a [...]

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Can you do for Christianity what Michael Hyatt did for Thomas Nelson?

Friday, February 26, 2010

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I hated Thomas Nelson Publishers. [Update: Check Michael's comment response here for why that hate's dwindling even faster now.] Question: What’s more important than the Holy Grail? Answer: The Holy Bible. And Thomas Nelson doesn’t get it. I’m a fan of the New King James Version. I’ve read from the same Bible my whole life: a NKJV, Thomas Nelson [...]

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How to “one-more” and take advantage of incremental growth

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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How do you think those onions grew? Think about it. ***** In college, I decided to start taking more classes per semester. I didn’t know how many more, but I wanted to push myself. So did I jump right into it? Well, yes and no. I did immediately start taking more classes, but I didn’t jump right [...]

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