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	<title>Institute for Christian Culture &#187; &#187; Christian Family</title>
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	<description>Laying the Foundation for the Next Reformation</description>
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		<title>&#8220;Throw Your Inner Child Down A Well&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Or, How Not to Die Friendless and Alone Because Nobody Can Stand Getting Close to You  
OK, two quick admissions; the first being that I blatantly filed the serial numbers off the title of a book I never read for the title of this chapter. Therefore for those chuckling at the sheer outrageousness of ...

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		<title>Studies on the Nature of Biblical Authority</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[High Ground Electronic Newsletter
Copyright © January 2008
Highlands Reformed Church and The Institute for Christian Culture
Director&#8217;s Cut: 2
Church Ministry. 2
Internet and Writing Ministries. 2
Teaching Opportunities. 3
This Edition. 3
Dealing with Authority. 5
Rebellion as a &#8220;Natural&#8221; Act 5
The Definition of Authority. 5
The Implications of &#8220;Submission&#8221;. 6
Who Has Authority?. 10
Limitations of Authority. 12
When Authority is Wrong- the Right of ...

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		<title>Biblical Patriarchy and the Doctrine of Federal Representation</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/biblical-patriarchy-and-the-doctrine-of-federal-representation/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/biblical-patriarchy-and-the-doctrine-of-federal-representation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From a Biblical perspective, all human culture, in one way or the other, represents the effects of the underlying rebellion of sinful men against the rule of a sovereign God. Pagan cultures seek to de-throne God by worshipping and serving false gods (Rms 1:20ff) incurring His righteous wrath on all their institutions (Rms 1:26ff). Cultures ...

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		<title>The Proverbs 31 Woman and the Entrepreneurial Spirit</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/the-proverbs-31-woman-and-the-entrepreneurial-spirit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently a friend asked me a most provocative question: &#8220;How many kids do you actually LIKE?&#8221; Now, generally speaking, I actually like MOST children-after all, I have six of my own and there is something &#8220;magical&#8221; about watching &#8220;little people&#8221; grow, mature, and develop their own personalities, gifts and unique interests. So, my quick answer ...

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		<title>Alternative Education and the Future</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/alternative-education-and-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 05:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[  Slightly revised from   a lecture originally delivered at Chalcedon Presbyterian Church, Atlanta 
20   November, 1998
  Rev. Brian M. Abshire, Ph.D.
The Deplorable Condition of State Subsidized Education
  We   are now living with the fruit of 150 years of State supported education; a   situation that ...

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		<title>Your Children and the Public Worship of God</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/your-children-and-the-public-worship-of-god/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/your-children-and-the-public-worship-of-god/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 05:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Come, you   children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD&#8221; 
  PSALM   34:11 
Being the brand new pastor of the most prestigious church in town, I   was trying hard to watch my P&#8217;s &#38;Q&#8217;s. I had made my mind up BEFORE taking  ...

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		<title>Should You Send Your Kids to College?</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/should-you-send-your-kids-to-college/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/should-you-send-your-kids-to-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 05:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As I was finishing up this edition&#8217;s humor column for the &#8220;Director&#8217;s Cut,&#8221; a   discussion popped up on one of the Internet mailing lists I subscribe to that   addressed seriously, some of the issues I had just been poking fun at; advanced   education for Christians. The discussion list focuses ...

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		<title>&#8220;Right From Wrong&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/right-from-wrong/</link>
		<comments>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/right-from-wrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 05:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rev. Brian M. Abshire, Ph.D.
Recently, a friend highly recommended Josh McDowell&#8217;s book &#8220;Right from Wrong - What you need to know to help youth make right choices.&#8221; To be   honest, I haven&#8217;t read anything from McDowell since the seventies when I first   discovered his &#8220;Evidence that Demands a Verdict.&#8221; As ...

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		<title>Raising Covenant Kids-Part Two</title>
		<link>http://christian-civilization.org/articles/raising-covenant-kids-part-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 05:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev Brian Abshire</dc:creator>
		
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