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07 May
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CHOOSING BETWEEN TRUMP AND CRUZ: CHARACTER DOES COUNT

By James Wilson (Author Note: After I wrote but before I could publish Senator Ted Cruz suspended his presidential campaign; I believe this still needs to be published.) The dilemma for Christian voters – any values voter – usually resembles, ...

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03 May
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TRUE BELIEVERS CANNOT BE CONFUSED WITH MERE FACTS

By James Wilson There are currently two resolutions before the UN Security Council. One condemns Israel for building settlements in East Jerusalem; the other demands Israel return to her pre-1967 borders. They are as absurd as they are wicked. Israel ...

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27 Apr
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A WELL ARMED LAMB

By James Wilson Benjamin Franklin once explained the difference between democracy and liberty. “Democracy,” he said, “is two wolves and a lamb voting on what’s for lunch. Liberty,” he added, “is a well armed lamb.” Franklin’s wisdom regarding the potential ...

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21 Apr
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SACRIFICING OUR SACRED COWS

By James Wilson Our God is a very talkative Deity, mostly full of words describing His love and plans. There are times He says things we don’t want – but deeply need – to hear. Last summer when the Supreme ...

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17 Apr
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HOLY SPIRIT — THE WHOLE OF IT

By James Wilson I will never forget the night of worship and prayer at a Hollywood church that climaxed a statewide prayer effort known as the I-5 Project. Hundreds of Christians stationed themselves on freeway overpasses along the Interstate 5 ...

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06 Apr
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ENGAGING THE WHOLE OF SCRIPTURE

By James Wilson Acts 10 records the remarkable story of the Apostle Peter napping on a flat roof. He sees a vision/dream in which the Holy Spirit lowers a sheet with animals on it. Although they are legally forbidden the ...

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30 Mar
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THE FOURTH GREAT AWAKENING — WHAT HAVE WE GOT TO LOSE?

By James Wilson I will never forget the most controversial Easter sermon I ever preached. My son completed his potty training the day before and I was struck by his stark combination of joy and terror as he realized he ...

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25 Mar
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THE IDOLATRY OF NOT BEING WRONG

By James Wilson Actress Ingrid Bergman was best known for her role in the Humphrey Bogart classic Casablanca. Only slightly less well known is her performance as missionary Gladys Aylward in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness. Aylward, whose true ...

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20 Mar
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MOVIES HONORING GOD FROM OUTSIDE THE BOX

By James Wilson I love to write about a resurgent entertainment industry honoring God with a veritable tsunami of films – nine this Spring 2016 – that explicitly acknowledge redemption of His people with faithfulness to His own Word. But ...

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17 Mar
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LOOKING THE GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH

  By James Wilson   The run-up to Obamacare passing Congress is the best con-artistry I have witnessed.  Insurance companies projected ruin for themselves by preventing arbitrary fee hikes and denials of coverage.  They cried crocodile tears over prohibitions of ...

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