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LaGrone Answers a Higher Calling
He is 6-foot-6, 255 pounds, and still growing. Oregon State coach Mike Riley said he brings back memories of Ted Hendricks, the ‘Mad Stork’ of NFL fame. Dig into his resume, and it becomes obvious that Beavers’ junior defensive end Matt LaGrone is not your typical college football player, given that he’s been an ordained...
Heresy as a Way of Life
The difference between heresy and prophecy is often one of sequence. Heresy often turns out to have been prophecy—when properly aged. —Hubert H. Humphrey There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being. —James Joyce Orthodoxy is highly overrated. Fear not; I value informed, precise belief...
The Persistence of Doubt
“Sometimes certainty conquers doubt, but it cannot eliminate doubt. The conquered of today may become the conqueror of tomorrow. Sometimes doubt conquers faith, but it still contains faith. Otherwise it would be indifference.” —Paul Tillich, The Life of Faith (1958) Doubt has a bad reputation in faith circles. To be sure, the Biblical record comes...
The Least of These
I went to a memorial service a couple weeks ago for the passing of my Sister-in-law’s grandson, Christian. I wasn’t sure what to expect but I was reminded of all the men in our prison ministry. Christian had been born with a significant portion of his brain missing as well as a host of other...
The Sons of Ulam
Buried within the heap of the laborious genealogies of the Old Testament’s Chronicles, lies a verse that requires elaboration. The sons of Ulam are mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8:40 and unfortunately we don’t even know their names. What we do know is that between Ulam and his two brothers they had a total of 150...
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