Is Renewing Your Mind as Easy as Riding a Bicycle?

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“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Rom 12:2). Mind renewal is an essential component of spiritual growth. The principle is easy to understand, but is it easy to put into practice? Scientists talk about “neuroplasticity” to describe the brain’s amazing ability to alter its structure to adapt to changes within the body or
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Peter Boghossian on the Empty Philosophy of the University 

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Many of my friends are sending their kids off to college and university. For the most part, those students are leaving unprepared. I don’t mean they’re unprepared to continue studying subjects like business, biology, history, or physics. I mean, they’re unprepared for the worldview challenges to come. In general, churches do not intellectually prepare parishioners
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George Meisinger sobre la creencia como persuasión

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Mientras escribo y reescribo mis capítulos para nuestro próximo libro sobre la teología sistemática, Doctrine for Disciples [Doctrina para discípulos], la estoy empezando a comparar con otros libros de teología. Al hacer eso, he descubierto un excelente capítulo sobre la salvación por George Meisinger llamado, “La salvación solo por la fe” en “The Fundamentals for
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Ano Ang Pwedeng Mawala Sa Mga Ligtas Nang Mananampalataya? Ang Kanilang Ministeryo

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Madalas mo itong makita. Isang sikat na pastor ang nagkaroon ng dramatikong pagkahulog at nawala ang kaniyang ministeryo. Tila madalas itong maganap taon-taon. Ngunit hindi lamang ito totoo sa mga sikat na pastor. Ang mga lokal na ministro ay madalas ring mahulog sa imoralidad. Mayroong may matagalan ng kalaguyo. Mayroon namang naakusahan ng pagnanakaw. Mayroong
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C. S. Lewis on Fame with God

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There is more to Christian living than escaping “hell” and being born again. As amazing as the free gift of everlasting life is, that is merely the first step. Jesus has much more in store for you. Such as? How about fame? Now, I’m not talking about worldly fame—the way movie stars, sports figures, and
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A vida cristã geralmente está cheia de pés sujos

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Vamos admitir – a vida cristã e o serviço cristão nem sempre são emocionantes. Ambos são geralmente meramente comuns. E ainda assim, a fidelidade na banalidade pode agradar a Deus. Pense em Ruth. O Livro de Rute se passa durante o período dos Juízes, quando grandes e importantes eventos estavam acontecendo na vida de Israel.
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Is It Likely That a Born-Again Person Would Rape, Pillage, and Murder?

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“What if?” questions are handy for testing the consistency of a plan or theory. Philosophers love hypothetical scenarios. For example, the trolley problem helps test the consistency of your moral intuitions (see here). And the brain-in-a-vat problem tests theories about what you can and cannot know (see here). If a hypothetical reveals a self-contradiction within
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¿Jesús afirmó ser Dios?

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¿Por qué deberías creer que Jesús puede darte la vida eterna? ¿Quién tiene ese tipo de poder y autoridad? En su ensayo, “¿Qué debemos hacer con Jesucristo?” C.S. Lewis señaló algunas de las cosas curiosas que dijo Jesús y que hicieron a la gente preguntarse acerca de Su verdadera identidad. Por ejemplo, Lewis parafrasea lo
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