Mel’s Not Mad At Oksana
Mel’s not mad at Oksana. Mel’s mad at himself. He’s mad at the situation he’s put himself in. He left his wife of 23 years for a younger, more exiting woman. He did this despite the fact that he knew better.
The Trinity in the Old Testament
by Henry Morris, Ph.D. | Jul. 12, 2010
“Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.” (Isaiah 48:16)
Who Answers the Hard Questions
I was recently informed that Anne Rice has claimed to have turned her life around and dedicated herself to Jesus. First let me say that this should tell you how much attention I pay to popular culture. Second, let me say that the source of this information was a self-avowed atheist who was quick to point out that he was sure that her conversion announcement was nothing more than a publicity stunt for her latest series of books. The first question I asked him was whether or not Ms. Rice had repented of the income from her previous works. His immediate answer was as expected; no, she has not. In fact his exact words were “I guess she repented of the wages of sin, except for those wages.”
Progress or Retrogress?
Filed under: Current Events, Eschatology, Organized Religion
Mankind is innately and consummately religious. Those who are not taught religion begin at a very early age to develop their own. Those who are taught a religion reach a point in life where that religion taught to them does not fit their personal preferences, or lifestyle. Rather than conform to the religion they modify it to conform to their individual desire.
The Creation Covenant is Breaking
Filed under: Current Events, Eschatology, Organized Religion
Over the last few months there has been a topic of thought dominant in my mind that was a mystery until just today. Over the next few weeks I will continue to refine the thoughts in my head on this subject as I compare them to what I know about scripture. As these thoughts become more lucid, I will write more on this topic.
The Power of God That Moves the Universe
“Straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
Tradition Versus Transparency
Filed under: Current Events, Life, Organized Religion
There is a difference between the traditions of the church, and the meaning of the church. Layers and layers of practice have been built up in all areas of the exercising of the mandates set out in scripture; baptism, evangelism, exhortation, ministry. Years, decades, centuries have been spent arguing over the minutiae of the proper means of baptism. This, among many other issues, has caused rifts within the body of believers.
Nationalist Socialism
Filed under: Current Events, Life, Organized Religion
Many words are thrown about without an understanding of their meaning and purpose. It is language that binds us, but it is language that divides us. The words that are in my head and which get expressed upon these pages may very well have different definitions in the eyes of the reader. This is why such great care is taken to each word used. This is why such detail is attended to with footnotes and references.
Nothing New Under the Sun
In 1997 a television series spawned off of a major motion picture. The series “Stargate SG-1” is still rerunning successfully today on the Sci-Fi channel. In the original movie, “Stargate” a team of archaeologists discover an ages old, giant metal ring of alien origin. The artifact is secreted away in a government facility (Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs) and for the next fifty years scientists try to discover it’s secrets. Along comes our hero, Dr. Daniel Jackson, a crack Egyptologist and hieroglyphics expert. Dr. Jackson is recruited by the government to examine the object in an attempt to discern it’s true purpose. Of course, as the story goes on, he does crack the mystery which initiates a grand adventure to other planets through the use of this great metal ring which has been termed the “Stargate.”
More Popular Than Ever
One of the most popular “religions” is Buddhism. The primary reason for it’s modern surge in popularity is it’s ability to provide absolution from guilt without the need for adherence to any particular structure of reconciliation. All you have to do is rack up more “good” deeds than “bad” deeds and you’ve got your shot at Nirvana. The problem(or the advantage depending on how you look at it) with this is that neither good nor bad are defined. Good is what’s advantageous to you, without being harmful to others. Bad is what’s bad for you and is harmful to others.
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