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January 2015

January 21, 2015

Why the World is Insane

I once thought the object of the devil was to persuade people to choose evil....

January 14, 2015

Only As Far As My Voice Will Carry

Do you pray? Yeah. Me too. I understand. We are told daily prayer is important....

January 07, 2015

The Perfect Blasphemy

The Lord's Prayer calls for the name of God to be "hallowed." Throughout the world...

November 2014

November 25, 2014

The American Holiday

I have come to believe that Thanksgiving Day as the American holiday. I know most...

November 19, 2014

The Morally Indifferent

I suppose the people I am most concerned about in this world are those who...

November 12, 2014

Evangelizing Atheists

Dan Barker was once an evangelical christian who became an atheist years ago. Now instead...

September 2014

September 10, 2014

Legalism is too Easy

"Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the...

September 02, 2014

Spewing Scripture

I have noticed over the years that one of the worst temptations Christians fall into...

August 2014

August 20, 2014

The Moral Compass

Where does your moral compass point? It is a good question you may have never...

August 13, 2014

Confession of a Depressed Pastor

First, let me say this. I take my medicine every day. I sat through a...

July 2014

July 28, 2014

Chicken Soup for a Storm

The book of Genesis tells the story where God appears to Abraham as three strangers...

July 22, 2014

BANNING THE BIBLE

The Holy Bible may be the most banned book in the history of the world....

July 15, 2014

Lopsided Views

Recently I discovered two things. While poking around in one of the buildings of my...

July 09, 2014

WHY WE GET IT WRONG

Human beings often get it wrong because we insist that there is only one way...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

THE COVENANT OF LOVE

The Rule Book is the appeal of many denominations today. It may be the canon...

June 13, 2014

A Christian Life-style Choice No Longer in Vogue.

The Christian in the United States does not do repentance anymore. The Church no longer...

April 2014

April 15, 2014

Taking It All In

TAKING IT ALL IN

March 2014

March 19, 2014

Why sin is rooted in fear.

It may surprise some readers to think that sin is rooted in fear. Did not...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

A Menace

Prayer is a deadly menace to society. Therefore Western Society has opted to regulate its'...

February 05, 2014

Unrighteous Cruelty

C.S. Lewis' demonic instructor Screwtape discusses how the minions of hell kept human history in...

January 2014

January 17, 2014

Returning

I decided to return to this blog and bring it back to function. My Philosophers...

December 2013

December 02, 2013

The Pope and The Enlightenment

Pope Francis has two firsts to his claims. He is the first member of the...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

The Divine Whisper

God is not the name of God. Christian practice has adopted the word god to...

November 12, 2013

The Gift of Healing

I once had a doctor who notified me when his staff was to receive their...

November 04, 2013

Wasting Time

If you ever want to see me at my passive-aggressive rebellious best, make me believe...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

The Angry Christian

The absolute worst example of discipleship is the angry Christian.I am tempted to just leave...

October 08, 2013

Screaming Heresy

There is a true difference between Potestants and Fundamentalists. Control is the objective of all...

October 02, 2013

Clergy Grief

Pastor's grieve. It is the least acknowledged aspect of pastoral ministry. Neither the clergy nor...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

Why Folks Don’t Go to Church

I have finally found the answer to why people do not attend church "like they...

June 2013

June 18, 2013

The Question I am most often asked

It is understandable during the present era for people to change churches and whole denominations...