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" Six-hundred-page biographies of German theologians aren't known to fly off the shelves. "
Eric Metaxas
German
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Off
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" Wilberforce, because of his faith, stood up for African slaves. Bonhoeffer, because of his faith, stood up for Jews. That's Christianity to me. "
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" Ultrasound is instrumental in the fight against abortion precisely because it allows women to make an informed choice by shedding light in a place which, for most of its history, has been shrouded in secrecy. "
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" I'm willing to give Pat Robertson a pass when he says things he shouldn't. That's because for every wacky, regrettable thing he says, he does a hundred thousand non-wacky good things that you'll never hear about on television. "
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" Miracles are supposed to point us to Him, but we can get to God without miracles. It is God himself we should long for rather than for the miracles that point to him. To get caught up in wanting miracles is a bit like thinking the destination of a road trip is the highway you're supposed to take. "
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" If you accept my thesis that the universe and this earth are the most outrageous miracles by an infinite margin, then you will understand that simply for us to exist requires a miracle. "
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" The greatest miracle of all time, without any close seconds, is the universe. It is the miracle of all miracles, one that ineluctably points with the combined brightness of every star to something - or Someone - beyond itself. "
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" God gave men and women work to do in the Garden before the Fall. "
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" Young men, more than anything, need good role models in their lives. "
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" Part of my life's thesis is that we live in a culture that has bought into the patently silly idea that there is a divide between the secular world and the faith world. "
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" As Christians, we sin with anger because we lack faith in God's ability to provide for or protect us. "
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" Many in our increasingly secular culture want to chase Christians out of the public square altogether. "
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" The truth is many singles deeply desire and pray for marriage. "
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" When you have a biblical idea of men's strength, you know that God only gives us anything good to be used for his purposes and mainly to serve others. "
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" Perhaps the best thing about biographies is that they enable us to slip the strictures of time and provide a bracing corrective to our tendency to see everything in the dark glass of our own era, with all its blind spots, motes, beams, and distortions. "
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" One of my favorite things about America is our breathtaking collection of national and state parks, many of which boast wonders the Psalmist would envy. "
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" I think most people have no idea about what religious freedom means. "
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" The power of forgiveness transcends personal relationships. "
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" For proof that our culture has gone to the dogs, look no further than the bizarrely parental ways many Americans talk about our furry friends. "
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" Religious liberty is misunderstood. It simply means that the Founders said that everyone in America should have the freedom to practice and exercise their religion. Not to believe it but to exercise our beliefs - to act on our beliefs. It's not about believing privately in your head, privately in that building, or simply about freedom of worship. "
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" There's already a world of evidence that life on Earth is unique and intelligently crafted. "
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" Sometimes you have to hold your nose and vote for the person who is going to do the least damage or who is maybe going to pull you back from the brink. "
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" Christians who enjoy and support art and culture, who make it a priority in their lives, and who reach out to those in the arts instead of reflexively pushing them away, can help bring the culture toward a renewed appreciation of goodness, truth, and beauty. And that is good for everyone. "
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" As an undergrad, I was the editor of the Yale humor magazine, and since then, I've published humor in the 'New York Times' and 'Atlantic,' among other places. "
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" When Trump says America first, it doesn't mean cheering for America only. It means if you want to care for your neighbors, you have to make sure that you are yourself, first, healthy. "
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" In some sense, there is no such thing as writing for children. "
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