Laughter is Good Medicine: What Would Jesus Buy?

December 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Are you feeling stressed or grumpy by the upcoming holidays?  Take a break and watch “What Would Jesus Buy?”, an interesting take on how we celebrate Christmas in America. It’s a documentary

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News & Links: Saturday December 8, 2012

December 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Why Churches Are Dying from The Christian Left offers a quick explanation of how a successful church can quickly devolve into hateful behaviors that run off members – http://www.thechristianleftblog.org/1/post/2012/11/why-churches-are-dying.html Interesting thoughts on the ‘War on Christmas’ from a pastor

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Quoting Quiverfull: Patriarchy is a Bad Word?

December 8, 2012 By 4 Comments
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QUOTING QUIVERFULL is a regular feature of NLQ – we present the actual words of noted Quiverfull leaders and ask our readers: What do you think? Agree? Disagree? This is the place to state your opinion. Please, let’s keep it respectful – but at the same time, we encourage readers

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The Incredible Helplessness of Men: Lust Edition, Epilogue

December 7, 2012 By 10 Comments
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by Sierra   Following up my last post about the John Edwards and Rielle Hunter affair, have a look at some of the comments on the article I cited. Gross. Her skin is pasty, not attractive, especially when paired with a white bathing suit.

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Quoting Quiverfull: Matriarchy?

December 7, 2012 By 3 Comments
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QUOTING QUIVERFULL is a regular feature of NLQ – we present the actual words of noted Quiverfull leaders and ask our readers: What do you think? Agree? Disagree? This is the place to state your opinion. Please, let’s keep it respectful – but at the same time, we encourage readers

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