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Oct 17th, 2020 |
By Dr. Jim Eckman
Years ago, historian Richard Hofstadter wrote an important book entitled The Paranoid Style in American Politics, in which he documented the role paranoia, fear and conspiracy theories have played in American political culture. He called it “an arena for angry minds.”
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Oct 10th, 2020 |
By Dr. Jim Eckman
A major premise of Scripture is that leaders are always called to a higher standard. Indeed, spiritual leaders in the church and in ministry are called to be “above reproach” (1 Timothy 3:2). Leaders in ministry are to be servant leaders, modeling the biblical truths they espouse (see Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 22:21-30 and John 13:1-17). Leaders are to avoid even the “appearance of evil” in their lifestyles and in their words (1 Thessalonians 5:22).
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Oct 8th, 2020 |
By Dr. Jim Eckman
Jesus introduces the facets of the New Covenant Community–prayer, the Holy Spirit, the new circle of love in Christ and Christ’s peace.
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Oct 3rd, 2020 |
By Dr. Jim Eckman
Fundamental to the Christian worldview is that we live in a fallen, broken world. Sin and rebellion against God are the defining characteristics of this dark world over which Satan rules (2 Corinthians 4:4). The modern nation-state, in terms of world history, is a relatively new development on the world scene.
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Sep 30th, 2020 |
By Dr. Jim Eckman
As the way, the truth and the life, Jesus reveals the Father and the Holy Spirit whom He will send.
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Sep 26th, 2020 |
By Dr. Jim Eckman
A new book by Religious News Service reporter Jack Jenkins (American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country) argues that not only is the Religious Left alive and well in contemporary America—it is the “beating heart of modern progressivism.” Modern politics in the Trump era often stereotype people into rather rigid categories. This is not very helpful and is in fact often intellectually dishonest. As I have argued on Issues over the last few months, genuine, biblical Christian leaders are all over the map in their political leanings.
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Sep 25th, 2020 |
By Dr. Jim Eckman
In washing His disciples’ feet, Jesus exhibited limitless love, servanthood and, symbolically, the washing away of sin.
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Sep 23rd, 2020 |
By Dr. Jim Eckman
As the Father speaks for the third time to His Son, Jesus then interprets His Father’s words for the people and offers a theology of unbelief to explain why so many are rejecting Him as the Messiah.
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Sep 19th, 2020 |
By Dr. Jim Eckman
According to Stephanie Kramer, “A [2019] Pew Research Center study of 130 countries and territories shows that the U.S. has the world’s highest rate of children living in single-parent households. Almost a quarter of U.S. children under the age of 18 live with one parent and no other adults (23%), more than three times the share of children around the world who do so (7%).
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Sep 12th, 2020 |
By Dr. Jim Eckman
This summer, the Supreme Court has ruled, for the second time in the last two months, against a church which sought exemptions from statewide restrictions on houses of worship during the COVID-19 pandemic (Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak). Calvary Chapel involved a Nevada public health order governing which businesses and institutions are able to remain open during the pandemic, and under what terms these institutions may do so.
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