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Sunday, March 13, 2022

All Things

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Christ redeems all creation . He makes all things new . He reconciles all things to God . That language seems like it includes the very inan...

FAQ: Unforgivable Sinfulness

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So there are quite a few Christian subreddits, and I try to follow as many of them as possible, and interact with them in whatever way seems...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Reconstructing Christian Ethics 05: Virtuous Systems

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I've spent some time discussing what a virtuous person is, and what virtues a Christian strives to have. But what about systems? What ab...
Friday, July 23, 2021

Side Issue 04.4: Safer Products

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Another health-related issue is reducing your exposure to potential toxins. If you're anything like me, you read that sentence and said ...
Thursday, July 22, 2021

Side-Issue 04.3: Reconstructing Your Diet

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Now I'm going to go off on a bit of a tangent. I was planning to take up some ascetic practices to develop self-control along a few diff...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Reconstructing Christian Sexual Ethics 04.2: Resources on Fasting and Self-Denial

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Part of what I've been advocating is a sort of asceticism , or mortification of the flesh . (Doesn't that sound awful?)  Many Chris...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Reconstructing Christian Sexual Ethics 04.1: Mastering Bodily Impulses

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What does mastering a bodily impulse look like? Like most things, it's a series of steps. 1) Understand what bodily impulses you have. T...
Monday, July 19, 2021

Reconstructing Christian Sexual Ethics 04: Self-Control and Bodily Impulses

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One aspect of  Integrity and self-control is subduing bodily impulses. What bodily impulses? The obvious ones are eating and sex, but there...
Friday, July 16, 2021

Reconstructing Christian Sexual Ethics 03.4: Christian Sex Education

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We all worry about teens running around having unrestricted sex. The impulse toward sex is strong, or we wouldn't be having this conve...
Thursday, July 15, 2021

Reconstructing Christian Sexual Ethics 03.3: Homosexuality

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So in this Christian, scriptural virtue-based ethical framework, what do we do with the verses about homosexuality? First, we need to be cle...
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