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Further Explanation; The Magic of Words

Yesterday, I wrote a post about the importance of Christians living out their calling and mentioned just how impactful it can be.  I also brought up the anchor for this kind of life: faith.  Or more correctly: God.  He is the reason that all this works.  Without Him all of this craziness that we call life would spin out of control.  He is the anchor of the galaxies and the weighty calm in our spinning minds.  The life that we have received was given by the Son.  And that should shape and mould all of our thoughts and actions.  When we live our lives like we have just been saved from hellfire and rest in the peace of God's grace, we act like very different people.

As I was pushing around the idea of starting this new blog, I listened to the most recent CrossPolitic podcast episode in which they rehashed a topic that was brought up in one of the other podcasts on CrossPolitic Studios (I believe it was the Theology PugCast.).  They mentioned the importance of Christians being involved in the media.  Specifically the power and the "enchantment" of words and language.  Media is a spell being cast with the magic of words and the power of grammar, and if Christians are allowing the media to be run by the world, we shouldn't be surprised that there is a multitude of corrupt websites out there.  This is another reason why I wanted to create a blog with the express purpose of producing Christ-centered content.

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