Not only have we had 2000 years of waiting for the promise of Jesus and the Prophets to be fulfilled, that someday all things would come to an end, but we have had 2000 years of those who mock, and 2000 years of those who teach false doctrine. The false prophet Harold Camping (see […]
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The Garden of Eden, and After
Where do we start an examination of “truth,” well, at the beginning would be a good place, so let’s go back to Genesis and the Garden of Eden. The common story of the “beginning” seems to always start and finish with the disobedience of eating the forbidden fruit. That is all well and good, but […]
How often have you heard someone say, Awhat in the world are you waiting for?@ Deep down in the substrata of this little question rest the essence of nearly all the problems that plague the Church and the world. This phrase is really a test of our allegiance. Is there an emotional, psychological, […]
I am not a doctor, philosopher, or psychologist, but I have discovered a few things about honesty that I would like to share with you. Honesty, as a Christian spiritual virtue is nearly non-existent today. Hear me out and I think you will agree. Honesty has several different facets. When we […]
By Christian J. Pinto http://www.adullamfilms.com/ “For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.” (Luke 12:2) Perhaps more dangerous than yoga, psychology, or any of the new age doctrines that have crept into modern churches, is the ongoing love affair that some believers […]
Christians on both side of the aisle debate the goodness of a God who would permit the kind of death and suffering we see in the aftermath of Japan’s 9.0 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. All over the world the main topic of discussion is the Japan tragedy, and now we learn […]
In a time, not so long ago, a man of character would be referred to as a man of his word. It might be said of him, “His word is his bond”. This was the era, now gone, when it was a compliment to call some one God-fearing. Now is the era of the likeable […]
What Color is Your Truth? Part 2 Buy truth, and do not sell it; and as a bonus get wisdom, instruction, and understanding. Proverbs 23:23 Why does truth even matter? We throw the word around as if it is important, but rarely even consider the futility of the search. Yet, […]
We can all become blinded to certain things for a multitude of reasons, and so I have been blinded on this thing of Freemasonry. I know that many are swept off their feet by every conspiracy theory that comes down the pike, but I am not. I know for a fact that our nation is […]
Brian McLaren takes issue with the critics of Rob Bell. But, Brian recognizes that Rob is pushing the envelope with his not so disguised stand for universalism that he makes in his new book, Love Wins. Why else would Brian be “anticipating the baptism in hot water (or worse) that Rob Bell was about […]