Quotes, Excerpts, and References

Jan
15

Sun Tzu on "A Victory That Is Long in Coming"

I picked up Ralph D. Sawyer’s translation of Sun Tzu’s Art of War (you got to love a
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Oct
11

How Not to Write an Argument

With the new school year in full swing and so many speech and debate students trying to figure out the
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Oct
10

The Real Story on al Qaeda

It is a tragedy to me that this video has less than 200 views. RCP put it up this morning,
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Aug
31

Piper on His Default Sinful Emotion

I recently watched this video were John Piper explains the specific form of pride in his life: My default sinful
Jul
12

"...To The Church's Impoverishment"

In James Boice’s commentary on Ephesians, he makes the following remark concerning 4:11-13: “Another reason for the rise
Jul
04

The Declaration of Independence

“We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of
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May
24

Training Gap

Justin Anderson brought my attention to Larry Osborne’s book Unity Factor. In it, he tells the following story: When
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May
17

The Epistle of Barnabas and the End of the World

You can file this under “Nothing New Under the Sun”: Furthermore, concerning the sabbath it is also written, in the
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May
10

Schnaiter on Guilt by Association

Recently, I was reading S. E. Schnaiter’s review of Riplinger’s New Age Bible Versions (don’t ask). Dr.
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Apr
19

Reason Over Emotions?

I was preparing a lecture and came across this opening paragraph in 4 Maccabees: The subject that I am about
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