Christmas Movie I am reposting what is arguably the most important and controversial series of articles ever. This is at the level of “who would win in a fight, Tony Stark or JARVIS?” but probably doesn’t quite rise to the “free will or predestination” conflict, it is something that I am finally going to settle…Continue reading Christmas Movies Defined Definitively
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Examining the Temptation of Pornography Part III
In the research I have done over the last decade in my own battles and in preparation to speak, teach, and counsel on this topic, other tidbits have come up that have been impressive to me. I feel like I can certainly speak with confidence when I say that the money makers in the pornography…Continue reading Examining the Temptation of Pornography Part III
Examining the Temptation of Pornography – Part II
A man decides that one of their goals in life is to have a very nice watch. For them, whatever brand, is a measure of success… a $5000 watch. But they can only set aside $100 per month. 50 months… a little over 4 years. That’s a long time to wait for a goal. Now…Continue reading Examining the Temptation of Pornography – Part II
Examining the Temptation of Pornography Part I
The Thief comes to steal, kill and destroy; I have come that you might have life and have it abundantly.” Jesus Christ. For years I have talked to mostly men, and a few women, about issues connected to the temptations particular to pornography. Since the incidents of women engaging in pornography is apparently on the…Continue reading Examining the Temptation of Pornography Part I
Osiris and Horus
In this series of articles, I am responding to the claim that the story of Jesus is merely a recapitulation from a different ancient myth. All that I am doing in these is giving a report on the traits and narrative of these myths with very little comment. I leave it to the reader to…Continue reading Osiris and Horus
Christ and ancient myths
Christianity and other Ancient Religions Some of you may have been wondering why I recently posted the account of the story of Krishna, Horus, a reference for great information on the history of the Roman Mithras cult, and then the walk through of the Odyssey and the Gospel of Mark. In this series of articles,…Continue reading Christ and ancient myths
Wrestling with prayer – Part V – the final chapter
more consideration of a world in which my prayers always worked as I wanted… starting with the scariest one… The effect of my responsibility I cannot imagine the level of responsibility I would feel if my prayers automatically moved God to my desires like He were my butler. Can you see it? Every kid who…Continue reading Wrestling with prayer – Part V – the final chapter
Wrestling with prayer – Part IV
OK, so can prayer change things? After looking at a few biblical passages with some brothers in Christ, I think the answer is that apparently it can… I freely admit that this is based on that fact that I trust the Holy Bible to be accurate, and that might be another article at some point,…Continue reading Wrestling with prayer – Part IV
Wrestling with Prayer – Part I
In 2011, I was asked to write up an article on my thoughts about prayer. A friend of mine was struggling with prayer as a concept and wondered how I dealt with my own thoughts about it. I had been asked to do this before… and within a year or two of being directly asked, I…Continue reading Wrestling with Prayer – Part I
Wrestling with Prayer – Part III
Ok, so I said that we found more examples of prayer directly changing things than we expected. Here are a handful of them that are the MOST clear: There is a lot to this story, but the basic concept is that Abraham prayed and God healed people of judgment He had placed on them (Ge…Continue reading Wrestling with Prayer – Part III
Wrestling with prayer – Part II
This is the next part in the series. Feel free to jump back and check out part I. …So, as I typically do when I face really challenging things, I fell on my community to get started. In addition to my wife and other friends, I asked the men I meet with each week to…Continue reading Wrestling with prayer – Part II
New Big Bang Research – Part I
“It takes essentially nothing to create a universe.” Alan Guth Years ago, I read in a physics textbook a confession by a popular physicists (sadly, I cannot find the book or remember the author’s name) from the 1950’s. He remembered that the secular physicists of the time were very concerned as it was becoming more…Continue reading New Big Bang Research – Part I
Social Justice – Part I
It is always my goal to reveal what is going on beneath the surface. Over the last few years, there have been a string of court cases and trials that have revealed the divide in the Western World in regard to Justice. Many Americans see the divide, sure enough, but they do not know what…Continue reading Social Justice – Part I
A Christian Response to Halloween (my opinion) re-released
Psalms 118:24 “This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” I remember as a kid wandering around the neighborhood with other kids, all of us dressed in costumes, and going house to house greeting neighbors I rarely saw at other times… usually parents would come along –…Continue reading A Christian Response to Halloween (my opinion) re-released
How and When to Switch churches – part 1
As with pretty much everything that grows from the gospel of Jesus Christ, this is a freedom which is meant to be enjoyed, not abused. ******************** Once a group of sailors discovered a man who had been trapped on a desert island for several years. They found him sitting on the beach in front of…Continue reading How and When to Switch churches – part 1
Sabbatical (2017) Report
A little over 2 years ago, I took a sabbatical. A sabbatical is a special sort of time away that people in ministry or other all-enveloping roles and jobs will take periodically to get a chance to rest and recharge. “Sabbatical” is taken from the Hebrew word “Shabbot” – where we get the word “Sabbath”.…Continue reading Sabbatical (2017) Report
Future Secession? Part 1
I have a new thought about the future division in the US. My thoughts on this topic were crystalized with the report that the Colorado Secretary of State (Jena Griswold) is forbidding her staff from traveling for job reasons to the state of Alabama because of the new abortion laws. As a citizen of Texas,…Continue reading Future Secession? Part 1
What to do with Santa?
We “do” Santa Claus at our house. You might be surprised… That means we have a special gift near the fireplace that is “from Santa” … and that the gifts in the stockings are from Santa too. Somewhere around age 7-10, depending on the child, we let them in on the “secret” … Being a…Continue reading What to do with Santa?
General Questions and Thoughts about Christmas & Santa
Ok, someone asked about my thoughts about the celebration of Christmas, especially for Christians. I assume this is in response to my thoughts about Halloween… and I will refer you to the history of Halloween article to offer some of the overall history of Christmas as well. I think it is tough to understand the…Continue reading General Questions and Thoughts about Christmas & Santa
Response to Men Prefer Debt-Free Virgins Part 3 (and most important part)
Examining the article recently published about Men preferring Debt free virgins without tattoos – To summarize: in an article that makes the claims she makes, I see no research and no scripture that defends the actual claims.! This is purely an opinion piece. It doesn’t represent anyone at all except herself (and the original writer perhaps).…Continue reading Response to Men Prefer Debt-Free Virgins Part 3 (and most important part)