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The Quest for Comfort: The Story of the Heidelberg Catechism
from Guy Waters Feb 24, 2012 Category: Book Reviews
Since my son is now only a year or two from entering elementary school, I look forward to sharing with him the historical treasures of the Reformed faith. In a culture that pants after the new and that wearies of the old, the church ought to be one place that prizes her own history. We prize history not because we are arcane antiquarians but because we are called to run our race "surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses." God has something to teach both our children and us from the halls of history.
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From Billy Graham To Sarah Palin
from Guy Waters Oct 10, 2011 Category: Book Reviews
Near the close of the 1976 U.S. Presidential campaign, Newsweek magazine famously declared 1976 the “Year of the Evangelical.” In subsequent years, Jerry Falwell’s “Moral Majority,” Pat Robertson’s “Christian Coalition,” and James Dobson’s “Focus on the Family” assumed leading roles on the stage of American political life. Each strongly identified with the Republican party and conservative public policy.
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Christians Get Depressed Too
from Guy Waters May 18, 2011 Category: Book Reviews
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 1 out of every 10 adult Americans currently suffers from depression. Depression is not confined to the United States. The World Health Organization describes depression as “common” in the world today, affecting an estimated 121 million persons. If we were to consider those who have not been clinically diagnosed with depression, but who suffer periodically from mild forms of depression, these figures would undoubtedly swell.
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