Archive for July, 2010
Finally, I agree with Westboro Baptist Church – WBC vs Justin Bieber
This is just plain awesome… They’ve picked on Lady Gaga, Barack Obama, American soldiers and, most fervently, on gay men and women, but protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church have now a new target in the person of pop idol Justin Bieber. The WBC, led by Reverend Fred Phelps is trying to argue that, though […]
In: False Prophets · Tagged with: Justin Bieber, westboro baptist church
Sequence for 2nd Corinthians
Beyond me – at this point – but I would encourage you to join the conversation. All the major commentaries on 2 Corinthians suggest a sequence of events in Paul’s interactions with that church. If you can see an aspect in which a published sequence is more convincing than mine, please explain it in the […]
In: Corinthians · Tagged with: apostle paul, Richard Fellows
Prayer Requests – Jim and Kate
When I first started this blog, I added a page for prayer requests. It has 132 comments in 2 years…. I believe that prayer changes things, even if it is nothing more than a connection that is made…. But, this evening and tomorrow morning or whenever, I want you to do me a favor. There […]
In: Devotional · Tagged with: prayer
A Report from Palestine – There is Still Hope
There are few things that Mitchell and I agree on – we both love God, love the Scriptures…. and that one of us is generally wrong on politics all the time. And we both believe that the truth should be objective. One of his friends shared a first hand account of the peace process in […]
In: Religion and Politics · Tagged with: israel, palestine
Chesterton, The Beginning of Morality
Morality did not begin by one man saying to another, “I will not hit you if you do not hit me”‘; there is no trace of such a transaction. There is a trace of both men having said, “We must not hit each other in the holy place.” They gained their morality by guarding their […]
In: Quotes · Tagged with: G.K. Chesterton, morality, religion
Phyllis Schlafly – All welfare goes to unmarried moms
“Unmarried women, 70% of unmarried women, voted for Obama, and this is because when you kick your husband out, you’ve got to have big brother government to be your provider. Yes I said that. It’s true, too. All welfare goes to unmarried moms,” Schlafly told TPM. “They are trying to line up their constituency for […]
In: Gender Issues, Religion and Politics · Tagged with: Phyllis Schlafly, welfare
Proverbs 15.1, Nayara Goncalves and the Robbery which didn’t take place
A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare. (Pro 15:1 NLT) Something hopeful for a Saturday… It was one of the most gentle, remorseful and respectful attempted robberies ever. A soft-spoken young woman working in a Florida cellphone store talked an apologetic, nervous bandit out of emptying her cash drawer by announcing she wanted […]
In: Religious News · Tagged with: Nayara Goncalves
