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Why Prayer and Bible Study Are Not Enough

September 25, 2013 by mattperman

That title sounds pretty bad on the face of it. So don’t hear me diminishing the importance and significance of prayer and Bible study in the slightest. In fact, I originally started one of the chapters in my book this way: “If you do nothing else, other than read your Bible in faith every day, […]

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Halloween On Mission

October 30, 2011 by mattperman

David Mathis.

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The Gospel At Ground Zero

September 9, 2011 by mattperman

Russ Moore’s cover story for Christianity Today. Here’s a great part: The Scriptures command us to be gentle and kind to unbelievers, not because we are not at war, but because we’re not at war with them (2 Tim. 2:26). When we see that we are warring against principalities and powers in the heavenly places, […]

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Hallowing God’s Name in Public Life

July 24, 2011 by mattperman

From the DG blog: What is righteousness? Should churches be involved in social issues? How does one practice law to the glory of God? At an event on June 12 hosted by the Alliance Defense Fund, Pastor John spoke with with a group of law students about these important issues: [Update: I had to remove the video […]

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Does it Matter Where You Live? Part 2

June 23, 2011 by mattperman

Richard Florida again, in Who’s Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life: Finding a place that makes us happy has a powerful effect on our “activation.” Such places encourage people to do more than they otherwise would, such as engage in more creative activities, […]

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Does it Matter Where You Live?

June 22, 2011 by mattperman

Yes. The ability to work from anywhere can make it seem that it doesn’t matter where you live, since you can connect with anyone and work with anyone wherever you are through technology. But this would actually be a mistaken inference because of what Richard Florida calls “the clustering force.” Here’s what he says in […]

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Why Facebook — And Your Church — Might be Making You Sad

January 27, 2011 by mattperman

Good thoughts from Russ Moore. We need to remember that the Christian life is “sorrowful yet always rejoicing” (2 Corinthians 6:10). Not either/or, both-and.

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Intellectuals and Society

February 22, 2010 by mattperman

Very, very, very fascinating. Here’s the description of Thomas Sowell’s latest book Intellectuals and Society, from the front flap: This is a study of how intellectuals as a class affect modern societies by shaping the climate of opinion in which official policies develop. The thesis of Intellectuals and Society is that the influence of intellectuals […]

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Should We Change Calendars?

January 4, 2010 by mattperman

The Wall Street Journal recently had an enjoyable article on different alternatives to the Gregorian calendar that have been put forth to try and solve some of the idiosyncrasies of our current system. (I personally find some of the idiosyncrasies of our calendar to be a good thing — it provides variety.)

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Freakonomics on Buying a Home

November 13, 2009 by mattperman

I made note of these two interesting points when I read the original Freakonomics a few years ago, to remember whenever buying and selling a home. They are from pages 7-9 and 71-76. 1. On Incentives Incentives not aligned between seller and real estate agent—if the agent sells your house for $10,000 less, they lose […]

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