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Archive for October, 2016

Partying With Patrick Henry

A few weeks ago, my American literature class read “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” a sermon by the renowned Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards. The piece is one which is considered an “Anchor Text” in the new Common Core-aligned textbook selected from the list of state-approved texts last year. Published by Pearson, the company […]

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When Desperate (or Perhaps Before That) Ask God for Help

Sometimes, I forget the obvious. Throughout my life, I have had many experiences which have shown me by my own experience that God lives, that He loves me as my Heavenly Father, and that He hears and answers my prayers. But sometimes, it is easy to slip into the idea that I have to make […]

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