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Mark Hudson has been pastor of Medical Lake Community Church, a nondenominational house of worship, since 2001. Before that he served as a missionary in Germany, where he spent a decade planting churches.

He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford Graduate School and a Doctor of Ministry from Master's International School of Divinity. Hudson has focused his academic studies on theolgoy and religion in society.


In his spare time he enjoys reading and hunting.

 

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A two-tiered health system?

| Jul 11, 2012

After the Supreme Court’s decision last week to uphold the Affordable Care Act, I am not convinced that the state of health care will actually improve as promised. I am not talking about insuring the previously uninsurable, or keeping a child on their parent’s plan until 26.
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How can we help the poor?

| Jun 18, 2012

After God delivered his people from Egypt, he prepared them to enter the Promised Land. In all his instructions, God told them, “For there will never cease to be poor in the land.
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The intent of the Founding Fathers and the dangers of socialism, part 5

| Jun 14, 2012

Monopolies are unhealthy for a capitalistic, free-market system. They stifle competition.
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Why is there an unequal distribution of wealth?

| Jun 11, 2012

The power is given to someone to confiscate the wealth of every American, wealth in savings, investments and retirement funds.
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The intent of the Founding Fathers and the dangers of socialism, part 4

| Jun 8, 2012

Early on a piecemeal transformation, rooted in socialism, began in order to establish a utopian society. The English playwright and poet Oscar Wilde lauded a societal utopia
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The role of congregational singing

| Jun 4, 2012

There's power in song. Singing has been exercised throughout human history to express joy and sadness, to remember cultural history and to adore a deity.
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The intent of the Founding Fathers and the dangers of socialism, part 3

| May 31, 2012

The planned economy is imperative in socialism. It is by the method of planning the economy that the socialist attempts to actualize his ideals. One way he can achieve his goals is to dissolve private enterprise and organize a planned economy centralized in the state.
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The intent of the Founding Fathers and the dangers of socialism, part 2

| May 24, 2012

The Founding Fathers were well read in the areas of economics, political separation of powers, and the rule of law with an in-depth knowledge of history. Understanding their background may be why W.C. Skousen in "The Five Thousand Year Leap" commented,
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The intent of the Founding Fathers and the dangers of socialism, part 1

| May 20, 2012

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary,” wrote James Madison in 1788. It would be disingenuous to assert that all the founding fathers agreed on the extent of the federal government, but they all agreed that government was necessary.
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Do we need the rich?

| May 14, 2012

In the midst of an emotional-charged presidential election year, each political party has a strategy to secure the presidential victory.
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