War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
                                
                                
                                
                        
                                    The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
                                
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                                            Good Christians Make Good Humans: A Q&A with Michael Wittmer on "Becoming Worldly Saints"
                                            
                                    
                                                Can you serve Jesus and still enjoy your life? That’s the question author and professor Michael Wittmer asks in his new book Becoming Worldl...
                                            
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                                            How to Fight the Fallout from the Fall, and Win
                                            
                                    
                                                The current issue of Time (Feb. 23/Mar. 2 , 2015) says my nine-month-old, Simon James, could live to be 142 years old thanks to advances in ...
                                            
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                                            Extracurricular Activity 2.14.15 — Why Becoming a Worldly Saint is a Good Thing
                                            
                                    
                                                Trevin Wax Interviews Michael Wittmer on New Book Becoming Worldly Saints
Trevin Wax: Your title is provocative. Becoming Worldly Saints is ...
                                            
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                                            Did You Know the Sabbath Was Given as a Gift, to Enjoy? — An Excerpt from "Becoming Worldly Saints" by Michael Wittmer
                                            
                                    
                                                
Do you realize the Sabbath is a gift?
On most Sundays it probably doesn’t feel that way: getting ready and off to church is usually far mor...
                                            
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                                            Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth: "The World" -- Excerpt from "Becoming Worldly Saints" by Michael Wittmer
                                            
                                    
                                                You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
--Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
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                                            What it Means to Be Human (Excerpt from Michael Wittmer's "Becoming Worldly Saints)
                                            
                                    
                                                The following is an excerpt from Michael Wittmer's book Becoming Worldly Saints (releasing 2/3/15), which asks us: Can you serve Jesus and s...
                                            
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                                            Does Pleasure Fit in the Plot of Scripture? (Excerpt from Michael Wittmer's "Becoming Worldly Saints")
                                            
                                    
                                                The following is an excerpt from Michael Wittmer's book Becoming Worldly Saints (releasing 2/3/15), which asks us: Can you serve Jesus and s...
                                            
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