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Kirby Hopper

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Stuff You Won't Hear In Church

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Kirby Hopper
@kirbyhopper Apr 13, 2018, 6:35 AM UTC

Save Some Lives - Let Putin Have the Oil

Back to another proxy war with Russia like we had in Vietnam. Remember that one? My classmates are old enough to remember that. I guess Trump figures his base is young enough not to remember so he ca…

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Kirby Hopper
@kirbyhopper Apr 12, 2018, 6:37 AM UTC

We Go To War For Oil, Not Because a Despot Supposedly Gasses His Own People

The war drum is being pounded again. A scapegoat has been found in Syria's Assad. Trump gets to throw his weight around with the aid of the world's mightiest fighting forces. Is it just because he ca…

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Kirby Hopper
@kirbyhopper Apr 11, 2018, 6:59 AM UTC

The European Union Strives to be a Leader in Adopting Blockchain Technology for Governmental Use

Did you know the European Union has a cabinet position called Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society? 22 countries of the EU just signed today an International Blockchain Partnership designed t…

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Kirby Hopper
@kirbyhopper Mar 31, 2018, 2:45 PM UTC

Ancient Jewish Views of Their Lamb Sacrifice Give Us Understanding About the Sacrifice of Christ

Here’s how we picture salvation. If we were to draw a circle around who we think is going to go to heaven we tend to put ourselves within the circle (naturally), because we believe the sacrifice of C…

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Kirby Hopper
@kirbyhopper Mar 31, 2018, 5:59 AM UTC

The Protestant Gospel Will Lag Behind the Mormon Gospel

When I walk home after jogging I like to stop and chat with the Mormon or Jehovah’s Witness missionaries out doing their thing. I try to monopolize the conversation so it doesn’t turn out to be a was…

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Kirby Hopper
@kirbyhopper Mar 28, 2018, 1:33 PM UTC

Did the Lamb Sacrifice Save the Jew?

If I led a group of believers and I told you we were practicing ancient Jewish rituals such as lamb sacrifices you might have one or more of the following reactions: “Why on earth would you be doing…

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Kirby Hopper
@kirbyhopper Mar 23, 2018, 3:06 AM UTC

The New Tom Sawyer

>Though my mind is not for rent, don't put me down as arrogant. Tom Sawyer by Rush

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Kirby Hopper
@kirbyhopper Mar 22, 2018, 2:09 PM UTC

The Freest People: Slaves for Christ

The difference between being a slave for a despot and being a bondservant for Christ is that we still remain free moral agents while being a bondservant for Christ. Jesus doesn't want us to serve him…

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Kirby Hopper
@kirbyhopper Mar 17, 2018, 7:45 PM UTC

Flagging and Banning Steemit Plagiarists and Other Police Actions

There's a Libertarian mindset (aka: Anarcho-Capitalist mindset) at the core of the membership of this social media that we are all going up against when we voice our concerns about such things such a…

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Kirby Hopper
@kirbyhopper Mar 10, 2018, 8:36 PM UTC

Let God Expand Your Heart to Include Non-Christians as Saved

If we understand that faith in Christ was not meant to be our "ticket to heaven" then we can begin expanding our heart to include non-Christians in who we consider to be "saved". For many of us who t…

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