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From “The Idea of the Holy” by Rudolf Otto, 1869-1937 Christianity, as it stands before us today in present actuality as a great world religion, is indubitably, so far as its claim and promise go, in the first and truest … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Listen to this recording of the Temps from 1972. Then listen to any hip hop, rap, house or modern R&B song. Then weep for the youth of today. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
From “The Essential Reinhold Niebuhr: Selected Essays and Addresses” by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971 “He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.” (Ps. 2:4) This word of the Second Psalm is the only instance … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Why is it the “Cricket World Cup” but the “FIFA Women’s World Cup”? Women have been playing cricket since 1745, maybe even longer. So, surely, the competition presently taking place in England should be called the “Men’s Cricket World Cup.” … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
From “The Normal Christian Life” by Watchman Nee, 1903-1972 Do you know, my friends, that the Spirit within you is very God? Oh that our eyes were opened to see the greatness of God’s gift! Oh that we might realise … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
From “By Way of Response” by Martin E. Marty, b.1928 Utopianism is not likely to remain as strong a theme as it was at midcentury in the West that was its home. The millennial theme is likely to be stronger. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
From “The Humility of God: Christian Meditations” by John Macquarrie, 1919-2007 The theme of God’s standing with his people and sharing with them the adventures of history finds expression in a whole series of incidents in the Bible, in which … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
The UK is hosting the Cricket World Cup at the moment. This is a big thing. I remember the time when most of the country would have been following it and it would have been one of the main topics … [CLICK TO READ MORE]