Tag Archives: Calvinism

The Rhetoric Of Religious Dissent

One of the more obscure causes I have a great interest in is the dispute between Calvinists and Arminians [1].  Of course, Calvinism has been the source of a great deal of jokes, and some more serious discussion, and there … Continue reading

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Book Review: Core Christianity

Core Christianity: Finding Yourself In God’s Story, by Michael Horton [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Zondervan in exchange for an honest review.] The praise given to this book on its back cover must be read to … Continue reading

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Book Review: Happiness

Happiness, by Randy Alcorn [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] As someone who has read books by this author before [1], this book has an odd tension between … Continue reading

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God Wills It

One of my favorite scenes from the greatly underrated film “Kingdom Of Heaven” is a scene just before the climactic (and decisive) battle at the Horns of Hattin where the Crusader army shouts out “God wills it!” over and over … Continue reading

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