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      • What is my mission?
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Sales
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      • Writing
    • An Open Letter to
      • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
      • …Christian Singles
      • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
      • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
      • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
      • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
    • You Should Know
      • T. Desmond Alexander
      • Herman Bavinck
      • Calvin’s Institutes
      • Abraham Kuyper
      • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
      • Flannery O’Connor
      • John Owen
      • Geerhardus Vos
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Jordan Ballor, born in Los Angeles, is a scholar at the Acton Institute. His favorite movie is Elf, he has a dog named Juno, his favorite smell is coffee, his first job was at at a golf club as a caddy, and when not engaged in academic rigor he enjoys watching and playing sports.

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Get Your Hands Dirty: Essays on Christian Social Thought (and Action)
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Sorry been MIA (I got the Rona). Here’s a gem fr Sorry been MIA (I got the Rona). Here’s a gem from Julie Canlis
5 Actions for Those In Our Distressed Nation: 1. T 5 Actions for Those In Our Distressed Nation:
1. The will of God is ultimate; appeal to heaven
2. Government is NOT our friend
3. “Separation of church and state” is weak; reject it
4. Corporations are NOT your friends
5. Anti-American (and anti-Christian) forces take advantage of our decency 
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If you know you know... Who knows? If you know you know... Who knows?
“People have this weird and irrational tendency “People have this weird and irrational tendency to begin a new year with the assumption that all things will truly be new... We often think ‘my commitment to the straight and narrow is strong’ but our heart tells a far different and darker story” - Chad Bird interview link in bio @chadlbird @1517org
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      • What is the Gospel?
      • What is Sin?
      • Why did God create me?
      • How can I change?
      • What are God’s thoughts of me?
      • What is my mission?
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Sales
      • Slavery
      • Writing
    • An Open Letter to
      • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
      • …Christian Singles
      • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
      • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
      • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
      • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
    • You Should Know
      • T. Desmond Alexander
      • Herman Bavinck
      • Calvin’s Institutes
      • Abraham Kuyper
      • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
      • Flannery O’Connor
      • John Owen
      • Geerhardus Vos
  • What is the Gospel?
  • Interviews
    • Jordan Ballor
    • Matthew Barrett
    • Craig Bartholomew
    • G.K. Beale
    • Joel Beeke
    • Chad Bird
    • Michael Bird
    • Michael Bird
    • Hans Boersma
    • John Bolt
    • Eduard Borysov
    • Chris Bruno
    • R. Scott Clark
    • Sean Cole
    • Jordan Cooper
    • Robert Covolo
    • Jack Deere
    • James DeJong
    • James Eglinton
    • J.V. Fesko
    • John Frame
    • J.D. Greear
    • Danny Hyde
    • Matthew Kaemingk
    • Nelson Kloosterman
    • Gerald McDermott
    • Richard Mouw
    • Richard Mouw
    • Jeffrey Niehaus
    • Danny Olinger
    • Ken M. Penner
    • Leopoldo Sánchez
    • Rick Schaeffer
    • Tom Schreiner
    • Sam Storms
    • Theocast | Jon Moffitt | Justin Purdue
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    • Jordan Cooper
    • Robert Covolo
    • Jack Deere
    • James Eglinton
    • J.V. Fesko
    • J.D. Greear
    • Danny Hyde
    • Matthew Kaemingk
    • Nelson Kloosterman
    • Richard Mouw
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      • What is the Gospel?
      • What is Sin?
      • Why did God create me?
      • How can I change?
      • What are God’s thoughts of me?
      • What is my mission?
    • A Christian View of
      • Being a Physician
      • Sales
      • Slavery
      • Writing
    • An Open Letter to
      • …Christians Who Don’t Read the Bible
      • …Christian Singles
      • …Christians Struggling with Anxiety
      • …American Christians: 5 Actions for those in Our Distressed Nation
      • …those Asking “Why do Hard Things Happen?”
      • …the “Dones” (and “Nones”)
    • You Should Know
      • T. Desmond Alexander
      • Herman Bavinck
      • Calvin’s Institutes
      • Abraham Kuyper
      • Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism
      • Flannery O’Connor
      • John Owen
      • Geerhardus Vos
  • What is the Gospel?
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    • Matthew Barrett
    • Craig Bartholomew
    • G.K. Beale
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    • Hans Boersma
    • John Bolt
    • Eduard Borysov
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    • James Eglinton
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    • Matthew Kaemingk
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