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  <title>Natural Law</title>
  <description>Thomas' view of &quot;law&quot; from Eternal Law to Human law is examined and evaluated</description>
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  <title>The Secret Message of Jesus, by Brian McLaren</title>
  <description>Brian McLaren's, &quot;The Secret Message of Jesus&quot; is an attempt to make the gospel of Jesus Christ, the gospel of liberal theology.</description>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Brian McLaren's, &quot;The Secret Message of Jesus&quot; is an attempt to make the gospel of Jesus Christ, the gospel of liberal theology.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Higher Education</title>
  <description>Statistics tell us that we lose 50% of our young people when they attend college. Although the figure can be disputed, (many feel this is way too conservative a number) the rate is unacceptable. The problem is that our young folks are not prepared for the deluge of postmodern and scientific naturalism they will be bombarded with.</description>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Statistics tell us that we lose 50% of our young people when they attend college. Although the figure can be disputed, (many feel this is way too conservative a number) the rate is unacceptable. The problem is that our young folks are not prepared ...</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>The Argument For Truth</title>
  <description>Is truth real? If it is, is it absolute or relative? Just what is truth?</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:24:36 CST</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Is truth real? If it is, is it absolute or relative? Just what is truth?</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>A Balanced View on Predestination</title>
  <description>Arminians and Calvinists have argued over predestination for centuries. Do either have a complete view? Ray argues for a different view on predestination than either side proposes</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:21:24 CST</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Arminians and Calvinists have argued over predestination for centuries. Do either have a complete view? Ray argues for a different view on predestination than either side proposes</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>What is Culture?</title>
  <description>Culture is complex, but it is made accessible in this insightful article. Ray explains, if we were fish, culture would be the water we swim in. Culture is the clothing, the flesh and blood of the dominant worldview.</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2004 21:02:30 CST</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Culture is complex, but it is made accessible in this insightful article. Ray explains, if we were fish, culture would be the water we swim in. Culture is the clothing, the flesh and blood of the dominant worldview.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Augustine and Aquinas</title>
  <description>Both Augustine and Aquinas offer us answers to make an impact on today's culture.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2002 15:49:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Both Augustine and Aquinas offer us answers to make an impact on today's culture.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>The Ethics of Peter Singer</title>
  <description>Peter Singer was the former &quot;Chair&quot; of the Center for Human Values at Princeton University. What made Singer so controversial is his ethics. Singer is noted for his ideas of personhood and when to terminate life.</description>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Peter Singer was the former &quot;Chair&quot; of the Center for Human Values at Princeton University. What made Singer so controversial is his ethics. Singer is noted for his ideas of personhood and when to terminate life.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Is The Gospel Exclusive?</title>
  <description>Is the gospel exclusive? Is Jesus the only way to God? These and other questions are asked and answered in this paper.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2002 17:16:43 CST</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Is the gospel exclusive? Is Jesus the only way to God? These and other questions are asked and answered in this paper.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Israel, The Church, and the Kingdom of God</title>
  <description>What is the true identity of the church? Who are the people of God. What is the purpose of this &quot;age?&quot; Is there any real purpose to watching the news of modern day Israel? These and other questions are answered in this article.</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2002 09:20:19 CDT</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>What is the true identity of the church? Who are the people of God. What is the purpose of this &quot;age?&quot; Is there any real purpose to watching the news of modern day Israel? These and other questions are answered in this article.</itunes:subtitle>
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