Sneaky Spammers, and What to do About Them

I don’t know why, but an article I wrote back in October about Christopher Columbus has been getting a lot of views lately.  It seemed relevant to me back on Columbus Day, but for some reason it has become very popular just in the last couple of weeks.  The other day I got a comment [...]

Jesus, Friend of Sinners

John chapter 4 tells the story of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well. It just so happens I’ve written on this passage before. This post describes everything “weird” about the conversation Jesus had with her, namely that a religious leader, or any Jewish man for that matter, would not have been talking to [...]

Freedom of Choice Act

I wrote last summer that Barack Obama would be the most liberal president on abortion to ever serve in the White House (Barack Obama on Abortion).  He said during his campaign that the first thing he would do in office is sign the Freedom of Choice Act.  There is a campaign in the works that makes a [...]

When All Else Fails…

“When all else fails, pray.”  Have you ever heard that?  Maybe you’ve said that.  If we pray before everything else fails, maybe it won’t fail.

“He Cannot Save Himself”

“He saved others; he cannot save himself.”  This is one of the statements made to mock Jesus during the crucifixion.  Matthew 27  accounts the events leading up the crucifixion.  Jesus is delivered to Pilate, the crowd chooses Barabbas the murderer, the crown of thorns is placed on his head, and Simon the Cyrene is compelled [...]

On the Subject of Theology

Theology – theo meaning having to do with religion, ology meaning the study of something. Theologians are those that study religion.  We need not all be theologians, but a Christian should at least know what we believe, and hopefully why we believe it.  In this we are lacking.
In his Collapse of Evangelicalism, Michael Spencer says [...]

The Collapse of Evangelicalism

The InternetMonk recently posted some very thought provoking essays on his expectations of Evangelical churches in the 21st century and what happens after that.  It’s a three part series, and I’ve linked them in order.  Perhaps not the world, but the American Bible belt would become a very different place.  On the one hand I [...]

Church History: The Protestant Reformation

Martin Luther was a Roman Catholic Monk.  That is the first fact to get straight before going any farther.  He worked hard studying the scripture – and at working hard – in order to be the best young monk he could possibly be.  By nailing his 95 theses to the door of the church at Wittenberg [...]

Thank You to All Who Have Prayed For Us

All we can do is say “Thank You” to any and all who have been praying for us. Regular fans and readers will recall being asked to pray for Teresa and our unborn child some weeks back. In 2002 and 2004 we had early term miscarriages, and were uncertain about this pregnancy from the very [...]

On the Lighter Side (2)

A young man inherited everything in his grandfather’s library, but did not share his grandfather’s love of books.  His friend dropped by as he was boxing up loads of old books for the garbage.  “Some of this stuff could be worth something.  You should check up on the stuff you’re throwing out” his friend warned.  [...]