Ben Makuh

Altogether Lovely, Holy, and Unfailing

July 31, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an interview with Paul Washer that will make your heart leap for Christ: The person that I most admire is Jesus Christ. He is the only perfect Person. There is simply no comparison. The difference between Him and all other men…

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If You Were a REAL Christian...

July 29, 2013

...You'd take the Bible literally. Right? I know that by adding "Right" there, I'm immediately alienating most theologically conservative and/or fundamentalist Christians right off the bat. I can just hear it now: "Ben's become one of them crazy…

Tags: authoritybiblechristianityconservativefundamentalismliteralismliteraturetruth

Piranha Scissors

July 12, 2013

Next time you don't have any scissors handy, try this trick.

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Bible Savvy (Book Review)

July 9, 2013

DISCLAIMER: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for the purpose of this review. How hard could it be to read a book? How hard could it be to read one book in particular, namely, the Bible? Sometimes it seems crazy to think that we need…

Tags: apologeticsapplicationbiblebible savvycontexthermeneuticsinterpretationjim nicodemnarrative theology

Hyperlapse

April 9, 2013

http://vimeo.com/63653873 If you haven't seen this yet, it's pretty remarkable. A team of folks created a moving timelapse film. It's breathtaking, though!

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How Magnificently have we Repented!

March 28, 2013

I just finished reading The Four Loves by CS Lewis. He never fails to fascinate me. Listen to this and tell me he's not describing you with the precision of a surgeon with a scalpel. No sooner do we believe that God loves us than there is an impulse…

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Citizens - Made Alive

March 6, 2013

Here's a new music video for the super-catchy song "Made Alive" by the Mars Hill band, Citizens. Dig it!

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Jubilee! (free music)

March 6, 2013

If you're as big of a fan of free music as I am, you'll want to know about Page CXVI (a local band from Boulder) and their jubilee during the month of March, in which they're giving away their entire catalog for free! Not only that, but they're…

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You're Never Ready

February 23, 2013

About two months before I got married last summer I remember running into an older lady I knew only at a very shallow level. We exchanged a few pleasantries and when I told her about my upcoming wedding she burst out, "Oh! That's so exciting! Are you…

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The Sacrament of Evangelism (book review)

February 22, 2013

Evangelism. The word, as a general rule, strikes a note of distaste into everyone's hearts. Christians hate doing it and non-Christians hate when Christians do it. So whether we admit it or not, the truth is that most of us Christians figure out…

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