C Michael Patton suffers pain caused by a chronic degenerative back condition and observes a contrast in the pain which he experiences now and the pain he used to experience in his body after a good workout. One pain was good, the other seems like a sign of defeat. And that sense of defeat, of …

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Last week’s tragedy in the US saw many Christian commentators make reference to an atrocity against infants, referenced in Matthew Chapter 2, and instigated by King Herod. I had this link to a an interview with Paul Meier at Desiring God which provides some background to the historical figure who desired to be known as …

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The atrocity of the shootings in Aurora, Colarado, USA have impacted many. Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church is located adjacent to Aurora. Brad Strait writes from a pastor’s perspective about one of the victims, Petra Anderson, and her story of survival despite a bullet which entered her head at the nose, travelled through her brain, stopping …

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