On Beatitudes Pride and Wolves: The Beatitudes are found in Matthew chapter five, the Sermon on the Mount. What do they have to do with pride and wolves you ask? You can read teachings on the Sermon on the Mount from people like Martyn Lloyd-Jones, A. W. Pink, John MacArthur and others. Monergism has some good … [Read more...]
Praying in Circles
Praying in Circles. Should we pray in circles? Tim Challies warns against it, and for good reason. It's unbiblical! Excerpt: Praying in circles is fast becoming a thing in some Evangelical churches. People have been taught to draw circles around the things they want, or even to walk in circles around the things … [Read more...]
Christians and Courage that Matters
What is courage? According to the dictionaries courage, or bravery, is the ability to something which frightens one. It is the mental and moral willingness to act on one's beliefs despite danger, difficulty or disapproval. It's important to note individuals who act bravely or exhibit courage aren't necessarily moral … [Read more...]
The Baha’i Faith
Jesus has already returned, at least according to social media post authored by a proponent of the Baha'i faith. If Jesus did indeed return, did the world even notice? This was a question I sometimes asked of Full Preterists who assured me that Jesus returned in 70 AD - who even noticed? According to the social … [Read more...]
Shopping for a Church
Soon after I left the New Age I went Shopping for a church. This was in Melbourne, Australia. Unlike the US, there weren't a lot of options available - at least, not that I could find at the time. My first inclination was to attend church at St. Joseph's up the hill from my house. It wasn't the smartest move I ever … [Read more...]
A Good Person
I'm a good person. And so are you. You just have to find the love inside and set it free. Huffington Post featured a column by Christine Horner. It took the form of a letter to Pope Francis to end the religious ritual that devalues human life. I didn't know the pope read Huff Post. He seems to have a busy schedule. … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Social Justice Statements
A Tale of Two Social Justice Statements - the ongoing Spiritual Warfare. Attacks on God's Word are as old as God's spoken and written Word. In all likelihood whenever "fundamentalists" recall the Serpent's original deception in the Garden of Eden, more enlightened, progressive Christians, will shake their heads in … [Read more...]
Conversations With God?
Can one really have conversations with God? I mean other than praying to Him. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against … [Read more...]
Welcome to a New Gospel
Welcome to a new gospel - welcome to the Social Justice gospel! It's difficult for someone like me to find new ways of expressing what I've stated many times before. Despite lack of qualification, something as important as the nature of the gospel needs to be continuously defended because it is being constantly … [Read more...]
On the Silence of the Church
On the Silence of the Church The following is an article by former New Ager Warren B Smith author of False Christ Coming: Does Anybody Care? The Eerie Silence of a Silent Church Why is there almost no call for spiritual discernment within the Church? . . . Why are there so few warnings about a counterfeit “new … [Read more...]
