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 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Two Thanksgivings ago as you know, I embarked on a massive challenge, something I’d never done before. I decided to create a humongous list of reasons I was thankful. Looking back, ’twas one of the best things I did that year. Seriously. So I thought I’d spread the challenge again. This will increase your thankfulness. The [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Last week, I shared an introduction to slavery, but I didn’t explain why slavery matters, why Christians should be all over it. That was a mistake – I should have started with this article. In a era where slavery is marginalized, its benefits go unnoticed… forgotten. Who wakes up in the morning thinking, How can I [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone spread encouragement like it were Tiger Woods gossip? I’d sure appreciate you for doing it. To help out, I’ve collected 70 scripts you can encourage others with. You can literally copy and paste them into your life. Some of these work better in short, handwritten notes. Some work better on Twitter or [...]
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This is the eighth post in the Others-oriented fruit of the Spirit series. The topic is faithfulness. Get future posts delivered to you for free by grabbing the RSS feed or email updates. “Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but who can find a faithful man?” -Proverbs 20:6 Leaders everywhere want faithfulness. I [...]
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
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