Month: October 2012

Thoughts About Forgiveness

I will, upon occasion, read the latest articles on The Gospel Coalition. As an evangelical Christian, I like to keep up with theological trends and conversations. This morning I read an article by Dane Ortlund called “The Psychology of Resentment“, wherein he talks about the response people have to wrongs, and particularly grievous wrongs perpetuated upon ourselves done by others and he details the bitterness we often harbor as a result: So what happens? Where does a gospel-vacuous heart go in such a case? Instead of doing something externally to harm them you do something internally to harm them. You...

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Daniel Hannan at Washington Policy Center’s 2012 Annual Dinner

  Please watch and enjoy this wonderful message from EU Parliament Member Daniel Hannan, delivered October 15, 2012, in Bellevue, Washington.   “Never be afraid to speak to and for the soul of this nation, of which by good fortune and God’s grace you’re privileged to be part.”   The writer Charles Lamb made the wonderful observation, “There is no sweeter pleasure in life than to do a good deed by stealth, and then have it discovered by accident.”   (h/t to Vann Schaffner for...

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Romney Was Right to Demand Truth on Libya, Benghazigate

  October 17, 2012 By Bill Blankschaen   Romney was right to demand the truth from President Obama on Libya and Benghazigate last night in the second Presidential Debate. After Obama’s performance about being offended at the very idea that he would play politics with the tragedy,  or the result of a spontaneous protest over a YouTube video. He didn’t get clarity. Neither did we. What we got was the moderator making a terrible call by butting in to support Obama’s claim that he said the words “act of terror” in the Rose Garden the day after the attack in Libya....

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