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2022-07-13T15:10:11-06:00

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3 Ways To Get Things Wrong

Last updated on: July 13, 2022 at 3:10 pm By C. Don Jones

It is no surprise to anyone who reads the Bible to hear people get things wrong. There are a few minor ways to get life wrong. But I can think of 3 ways to really mess things up. If you want to commit massive amounts of evil, you can not do any better than to use these interpretation mistakes. We should be aware of them when talking about faith and scripture with anyone. Justify Your Ways Using the Bible to... Read more

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2022-07-11T10:35:11-06:00

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Faking Community

Last updated on: July 11, 2022 at 10:35 am By C. Don Jones

A new HBO series The Anarchists is really about faking community. Briefly stated; the series is about a group of anarcho-capitalists, followers of conspiracy theorists and the ideologies of Ayn Rand and Murray Rothbard. I won’t spoil the ending. I will let CNN do that. Inherent contradictions and lack of trust in one’s neighbors make communities unsustainable. John Galt’s utopia is literary nowhere. The sad fact is many Christians want to believe the phony freedom of exchange line. Shaking my head... Read more

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2022-07-07T11:06:02-06:00

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Are Your Children Hearing Of A Hateful God?

Last updated on: July 7, 2022 at 11:06 am By C. Don Jones

Children are naturally spiritual. When small children awaken in the morning, they want to know where they are. They look around themselves. There are also physical needs to be fulfilled. My oldest would reach up and ask for juice. Both children listened at the sounds coming from outside. We lived in a rural community. They identified the animals that made the sounds. Animals, plants, houses, electronics, beds, toys, and food filled their days. They also knew Sunday meant church and... Read more

2022-07-03T16:34:31-06:00

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Liberty of Conscience

Last updated on: July 3, 2022 at 4:34 pm By C. Don Jones

“It is neither right nor safe to go against conscience” -Martin Luther. Does your conscience ever bother you? Of course, it does. If it does not then, you are not human. I do not know if anything like conscience is observed among the other primates. But I would not be surprised if it is. It appears that it is needed for the sake of community. And so recognizing the freedom of another person to have concerns about their actions is... Read more

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2022-06-30T14:01:37-06:00

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A Death Cult

Last updated on: June 30, 2022 at 2:01 pm By C. Don Jones

Fascism is a death cult. It does not matter what form or name it takes. It seeks absolute order and promises once achieved, if ever, every true citizen will have peace and prosperity. The other, those who seek to harm, the true citizen must be neutralized. Death is the ultimate goal. Authoritarianism cannot give life. It cannot live in peace either. There is always an enemy to be fought and destroyed. Dictatorship is the most efficient way of accomplishing it.... Read more

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2022-06-27T10:52:02-06:00

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4 Pillars of The Illusion

Last updated on: June 27, 2022 at 10:52 am By C. Don Jones

How did we ever get to this point? What pillars did we build? The churches tried everything the looked successful only to never succeed. We built an illusion. All we needed was the right formula. The church would succeed if we did it right. The pandemic pierced the illusion. Now people are searching for it. Like chasing mirages in the desert, we know the relief is just ahead. And then we find only dry sand. This gloom and doom piece... Read more

2022-06-25T17:23:42-06:00

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What Conservative Evangelicals Lost 6/24/2022

Last updated on: June 25, 2022 at 5:23 pm By C. Don Jones

The evangelicals/fundamentalists lost by winning. They won a Supreme Court that overturned their great target Roe v. Wade. It is gone and done. The ruling in 1973 will never return again. In states where the GOP is practically run by fundamentalists, the legislatures already agreed to bans of abortion or are about to do so. But the victory is not a culture of life. I truly wish it was. The gun culture and the desire to destroy other people gives... Read more

2022-06-20T09:46:21-06:00

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3 New Attitudes After Authoritarianism

Last updated on: June 20, 2022 at 9:46 am By C. Don Jones

Violence is authoritarian. And authoritarianism is violence. This is demonstrated throughout history. Church can be a violent place. Media pay attention to attacks on worshippers. Yet, death threats against clergy are on the rise. Unfortunately, it is not discussed enough. But lay members know about it and tell some curious stories. My Annual Conference recently spoke up about the threats African-American clergy in our conference experience. Another Annual Conference brought security guards into the conference because of death threats against... Read more

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2022-06-16T11:08:16-06:00

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The January 6th Prayer Warriors

Last updated on: June 16, 2022 at 11:08 am By C. Don Jones

I am not comfortable with the term “prayer warrior.” Never have been. Recalling Frank Perretti’s thriller This Present Darkness, I see the pitfall in believing greater numbers of people praying causes victory. The term is deceptive. It implies prayer empowers God. Therefore, more prayer equals more power. The book was a real change in the understanding of prayer as motivating God to use divine power. An idea that is still problematic. I realized how force is the deceptive influence when the... Read more

Redemptive Violence Myth

2022-06-13T10:30:24-06:00

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Avoiding Bible Abuse

Last updated on: June 13, 2022 at 10:30 am By C. Don Jones

Para-Church organizations regularly abuse the Bible. It is easy to do when one has an agenda. If the program is about “winning souls for Jesus,” then the whole of Scripture becomes nothing but proof-texts for evangelism. We all know how pre-millennial dispensational sensationalism changes the entire Bible to teach about the “Rapture” and “The Great Tribulation.” Bible abuse is all too common among people who claim a high regard for it. Why is that? Abuse And Agenda First, there is... Read more

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