http://eternalperspectives.com . . . glimpses of God out of the corner of my mind's eye Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:29:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Absence extinguishes small passions and increases great ones, as a wind will blow out a candle, and blow in a fire." - Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680 The dry times in the lives of Christians are enlightening and revealing. Those who, like a candle, have but a casual and comfortable ... http://eternalperspectives.com/2008/06/13/thoughts-worth-thinking/ I recently received a rather terse, condescending, and snide comment at my page at Theologica that came in response to what - I must confess, even as I repent in sackcloth and ashes - was my own terse, condescending, and snide comment to this same individual's blog post. I had ... http://eternalperspectives.com/2008/06/11/heavy-stones-and-weighty-sand/ At Theologica, Michael Patton's theological discussion community and superb waste of time, Rom 7.14-25 has been tossed around as a proof-text for contradictory arguments. Some say the passage proves that Christians do and will struggle with sin during our time on earth; others say that it proves that Christians ... http://eternalperspectives.com/2008/06/10/rom-714-25-might-as-well-face-it-youre-addicted-to-sin/