Gary Petty, Steve Myers and I–the BT Boys–are working on a program this morning. This Beyond Today program deals with being a peacmaker. Gary is workng off the teaching of Christ, “blessed are the peacemakers”.
I had a thought about the great cost involved in peacemaking. To achieve true peace at some point someone will have [...]
Archive for January 14th, 2009
Peacemaking as a Divine Art
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America in Decline
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Paul Kennedy has written in the WSJ another sobering assesment of America’s fiscal decline relative to other nations. He is correct in his assessment and brutally honest. To be fair he also highlights the strengths America still has. It is these strengths, along with the hand of God, that forms the framework for our current [...]
Becoming Real Through Suffering
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Our second Beyond Today program today is entitled, “Will Suffering End?” Steve Myers is the host and Gary Petty and I are guests in the final segment.
One of the thoughts I had in response to a question, “what is God’s purpose in allowing suffering?” revolves around the story of The Velveteen Rabbit. Do you remember [...]