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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself

Posted on August 24, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Before you accuse me

I borrowed the title of this post from a song written by Bo Diddley and also recorded by Eric Clapton, but it seemed appropriate for my topic. In responding to the cultural climate, unfortunately large segments of the church fall prey to one of two errors. One extreme is to acquiesce to the culture and […]

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