Mark Horne

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  Mar 16, 2022

  Stop resenting corporations for not being your slaves

  Corporations do evil things all the time, but they are not guilty for operating by the profit motive.

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  Dec 27, 2021

  Solomon versus Build Back Better

  If people don’t believe that God exists and that He keeps his promises, then they will be forced to rely on gargantuan contrivances like “build back better” no matter their obvious failures and contradictions.

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  Dec 6, 2021

  Want to defeat evil? Put down the swords and pick up the tools

  The Bible universally advocates a culture of work and production over a culture of violence.

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  Nov 17, 2021

  Solomon on how to deal with oppressive elites

  Your responsibility is learning to do well with what little power you already have.

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  Oct 29, 2021

  Paul shows that wisdom, not outrage, is the smart response to persecution

  Speaking the truth is important, but when people are not listening, we need to re-evaluate out strategy and tactics.

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  Oct 13, 2021

  Christians, anger will not accomplish our political goals

  Proverbs teaches that anger is addictive and irrational. It may be appropriate at times, but those times are never as common as we like to think (especially when we are angry).

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  Aug 27, 2021

  Afghanistan catastrophe came from ignoring the wisdom of Solomon about war

  This is how arrogance and wrong decisions breed incompetence.

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  Aug 20, 2021

  Are Christians allowed to desire wealth?

  What can you hope to achieve in life? What can you expect to get if you do the right thing? And what should you expect? In light of what I’ve written earlier on “daily bread” in the Bible, it might help us deal with economic hard times if we considered some more of what Scripture says about the desire for wealth.

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  Aug 9, 2021

  Should Christians only work and pray for "daily bread"?

  Jesus taught his disciples to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11) or “Give us each day our daily bread” (Luke 11:3). This raises questions, like: Does God want us to perpetually live hand to mouth? Are we to simply wait for Him to give us our sustenance?

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  Jul 19, 2021

  Solomon on 'micro-aggression' and cancel culture

  Before “microaggressions,” people knew about inappropriate and/or insensitive and/or insulting comments. Those comments were frowned upon. They still are. But why the new term, “microaggressions”? What purpose does it serve? There doesn’t seem to be any need for the new term except to justify reprisals. After all, if these micro-comments are real acts of aggression then they deserve a response against the perpetrators.