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In case you’re wondering …

You may have thought this morning as you brewed your coffee, “Wow … what a bad week for the Buffoon-in-Chief. Between publication of that book, and then the shithole remark, his approval ratings must be way down. Maybe,” cross your … Continue reading

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On shitholes

Everybody in the universe has heard by now that Donald Trump, the Very Stable Genius-in-Chief, described Haiti as a ‘shithole’ yesterday: “Why do we want all these people from shithole countries coming here?” The way to begin thinking about this, … Continue reading

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Quotes for the day

Why do we want all these people from ‘shithole countries’ coming here? Very Stable Genius-in-Chief Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest … Continue reading

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Dismal theology-related tweet for the day

Jesus defined his disciples, not as those who did the minimum, but as those who loved him more than anything. https://t.co/JDddiIWPCl — Desiring God (@desiringGod) January 11, 2018 It would be hard to overstate the importance of understanding something: Love … Continue reading

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Perishable cultures and the death of myth

I recently visited the North Carolina History Museum for the first time, and encountered an exhibit which presents the aboriginal inhabitants of America’s mid-Atlantic. They lived in this area at least as long ago as 12,000 B.C., and at some … Continue reading

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