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Please Reconcile: Breaking News

BJU published this Statement about Race at Bob Jones University on its website today, ahead of the receipt of the open letter and over 500 signatures collected from the Please Reconcile website (they were obviously paying attention to the goings on at Please Reconcile).
Here is the text:
At Bob Jones University, Scripture is our final authority [...]

Please Reconcile: The Fear of Man

“The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted.” –  Proverbs 29:25 (NASB)
Bob Jones University considers itself to be the bastion of fundamentalism.  Historically, their leadership has been outspoken, even vitriolic, about issues and against people who disagree with the school about those issues.
Growing up, I regarded BJU [...]

Be Glad in the Lord…No Matter What

I try to avoid politics.  I vote, of course, but the constant bombardment of liberal sentiment from the media stresses me out and makes me angry, so I avoid the news during election season (and it’s looking like I may need to avoid it for the next several years, as well).
I posted awhile back about [...]

An Opportunity for the Gospel to be Proclaimed

The family of Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman, who lost their youngest child in an accident in May, will be featured in an interview with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America on Wednesday, August 6.  The family will also appear live on Larry King Live on August 7 and will be the subject of an extensive [...]

The Bible in China

I’ve been promising posts regarding Christianity in China and what we learned about the church there on our trip in March.  I’m working on that, but for now, read this article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times last week regarding Bible printing, religion and worship in China.
HatTip: Xie-Xie, aka Kunal

Carillon, Sukiyaki and a Lifetime Love of Spelling

Do you ever watch the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals?  I have always loved spelling so I try to watch it every year.  I am in awe of these kids.  I seldom recognize the words they are given to spell, much less know how to spell them.  Years ago, before I had children, I would [...]

Please Reconcile (Part 3): Don’t Ask “Why?”; Ask “Why Not?”

Tim went to Together for the Gospel (T4G) when the Please Reconcile group was in its formative stage.  While at the conference, he got a copy of the affirmations and denials that were written when T4G began in 2006.   Let me quote from Article XVII:
“We affirm that God calls his people to display his glory in [...]

Pray for the Chapman Family

Some of you will probably already have read in the news today of the tragic death of the youngest daughter of Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman.  The Chapman’s story of how they came to adopt their three youngest daughters from China, their volunteer work in Chinese orphanages, and their organization that seeks to help [...]

Thankful for Central Air

When we moved to the Pacific Northwest and began to look for a home to buy, we were shocked to find that many homes do not have central air conditioning.  That was unheard of in our previous locale of Raleigh, North Carolina.  Central air was on our list of “must-haves” and we did manage to [...]