Baptism of the Spirit
A lot has been made of the “Baptism of the Holy Spirit.” I’m going to explain exactly what that means.
The God that I Choose
In the world today there is a wide range of though concerning deity and morality. Most people recognize the concept of being “spiritual” though I’d be willing to be that few people would be able to define what spiritual means. The actuality is that the term has no real meaning at all. Are we to infer that because someone recognizes that they have a spirit that they’ve made some great and wondrous discovery? No.
The Universal Struggle for Equality
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition (II Thessalonians 2:3).”
The Time Has Come
“The time has come,” the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing wax—
Of cabbages—and kings—
And why the sea is boiling hot—
And whether pigs have wings.”
Why I Cry Wolf…
From time to time I wonder whether or not the words that I write, or the things that I say have any effect at all. Oh, from time to time I do notice that people are irritated by my insistence on righteousness, or my disgust with sin. But, that’s not the kind of response that I am interested in.
The Last Straw
The United States has had presidents that were heroes as well as some that were anti-heroes. Some have been excellent leaders others were mediocre at best. Like all other men there were none that were perfect but all seemed aware of the oath of office and to uphold the constitution they took at their inauguration.
You shall be delivered up…
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door [set the will to repent and believe], I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me (Revelation of John 3:20).”
Nine Miles of Muddy Road
On the costal prairie of south Texas in the 1920’2 and 30’s a crude sign was set up at a turn off from a main highway onto an unpaved country lane. It read, “choose your ruts well you may be in them for a long while.” Due to the frequent rains and soft soil of that part of the country there would be two or three sets of ruts cut after a rain. Of course every one wanted the latest pair that fit the width between his wheels so that the car would not “high center” on the road and stall.
Reflections on the Republicans 6/9/09
Last night I sat listening to the Republican House-Senate fund raising dinner in Washington DC on c-span. There were rousing speeches; applause that punctuated the words of the speakers was somewhat encouraging; but, it seemed forced. It was not spontaneous.
What’s Missing
The people of this nation are crying out. They are struggling for change. They are struggling for recognition. They are struggling for a sense of belonging. All of these things come from the intrinsic knowledge that there is something missing in this nation; some basic factor that we all feel was once part of the fabric of this nation and which now is missing.
Comparative Religious Studies: Montheism
Monotheism encompasses a small number of religions, but a large population of followers. The idea of monotheism is the concept of a singular, monolithic, omni God. Of all views of religion, the concept of a monotheistic solution comes closest to a realistic description of what a God would, or should be.