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Warning to the Guilt-Ridden: Don’t Read This Verse! — Deuteronomy 28:47-48
11/5/2009

The Bible is filled with curses, and my temptation is to avoid reading them. Oh, I know they’re necessary. Given the evil in this world, God would be unfit if he had only nice things to say. But curses still make me feel guilty, and that can’t be good.

I know fine, churchgoing people who feel guilty pretty much all the time. They may put on a good face. But they’re aware of God’s rules and his disfavor towar...

Where I Found Holy Ground
11/1/2009

I’m told America is seeing a resurgence of worship in traditional settings. Fed up with techno churches that remind us of movie theaters, some are rediscovering sunlit cathedrals or candlelit chapels. This is no surprise. We all need a place of rest from the sights and sounds of the world. We need to connect with God. We’re searching, as it were, for holy ground.

It seems that in the Bible, finding holy ground was easie...