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Douglas Groothuis
Nov 14, 20249 min read
On Self-Promotion
On Self-Promotion and Influence as a Christian Writer and Teacher Douglas Groothuis, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Cornerstone University...
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Douglas Groothuis
Mar 1, 20233 min read
A Cheat Sheet on Conservatives and Liberals on Values and Issues
The following is not meant as a nuanced treatment of the subject. Notice the title "Cheat Sheet." I originally wrote it for a friend who...
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Douglas Groothuis
Sep 30, 20224 min read
What Is Critical Race Theory?
Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D., taken from Fire in the Streets (Salem Books, 2022). The documentation is included in the book and Kindle...
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Douglas Groothuis
Apr 20, 20225 min read
How to be an American Dissident
When everything is moving at once, nothing appears to be moving, as onboard ship. When everyone is moving towards depravity, no one seems...
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Douglas Groothuis
Oct 8, 20215 min read
Reflections on the Film The Birds
British director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) was the great master of suspense films. His 1963 classic, The Birds, is haunting and...
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Douglas Groothuis
Sep 16, 20212 min read
Vietnam and Afghanistan: A Reminder and Jeremiad
Some compare the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban to the fall of South Vietnam to the Communist North Vietnamese in 1975. There is one...
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Douglas Groothuis
Sep 9, 20212 min read
“Titanic” and Christian Faith
Believe it or not, I had never seen “Titanic” (1997), one of the most well-known films of all time–until yesterday and tonight. It’s...
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Douglas Groothuis
Apr 8, 20213 min read
Give Profits a Chance
As I was driving on Santa Fe in Littleton, I passed a light rail station and read this on an RTD car, “Caring for people, not profits.”...
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Douglas Groothuis
Feb 11, 20212 min read
The Reality Czar Speaks
I have appointed myself as Reality Czar. Remember, reality stands independent of your whims, wishes, loves, hates, and apathy. Here are...
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Douglas Groothuis
Jan 21, 20212 min read
Presidential Prayer
Rev. Dr. Silvester Beaman gave the homily and closing prayer at Joseph Biden’s presidential inauguration on January 20, 20121. He closed...
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Douglas Groothuis
Oct 22, 20202 min read
Please Don’t Say or Think This: “Let’s Take Back America”
While watching a political documentary I shall not name, one Christian said that if enough evangelicals would register and vote, we could...
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Douglas Groothuis
Sep 21, 20203 min read
Your Jesus, My Jesus?
Shock, anger, sadness, and fear came over me as I watched a clip of a group of protesters curse “your Jesus” in unison with the F-word....
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Douglas Groothuis
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Law, Love, and Justice
A politician recently said that racism will only be solved through conversion Christ. Since the problem starts within, in the heart, the...
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Douglas Groothuis
Jun 1, 20201 min read
Free Speech and Rightful Protest
America has more opportunities and avenues for free speech and political action than anywhere else in the world, despite all our problems...
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Douglas Groothuis
May 7, 20201 min read
In Defense of Fear
Too often we hear that we should not be affected by fear, especially in the pandemic. No, fear–of the right kind–is good. “Fear of the...
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Douglas Groothuis
Mar 20, 20203 min read
Crisis, Virus, and Ideology
With social media, anyone can post anything about anything. You are your own editor, publisher, and promoter. Everyone is an expert or...
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Douglas Groothuis
Feb 26, 20203 min read
Presence
You and I need media to communicate with one another. Speech is one medium to bring thought into oral expression. Writing is another...
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Douglas Groothuis
Feb 19, 20201 min read
A Revolution
Here is a revolutionary activity: listen to people who experience suffering beyond your reach. Do not try to put their experience in your...
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Douglas Groothuis
Feb 13, 20201 min read
Coming Soon! The Groothuis App
No more need for the living Groothuis, who can be irascible and curmudgeonly. After all, he can only be in once place at one time. We...
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Douglas Groothuis
Jan 29, 20203 min read
Texts, Graphics, and Culture: On the Decline of Reading and Civilization
Inscripturation is part of being human, or at least it has been for a long time. We inscribe words on bark, papyri, codices, human skin...
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