A Bone of Contention

What do you do when the Bible contradicts your deeply held spiritual belief about what the Bible teaches? You could examine the Scriptures’ original languages, historical and cultural setting, verify historical accounts, and come to the conclusion that one of the two is incorrect and if it’s not the Bible, then it can only be […]

History’s Lessons

“Can anyone name something big that happened in the 1920s?” My history teacher asked one day in class. I wasn’t very well versed in the 1920s yet, I had only heard bits and pieces – so I answered in the form of a question: “The suffragette movement won the right for women to vote?” “Women […]

Expectations

Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James (the younger) and Joseph, the mother of Zebedee’s sons, Salome, Joanna the wife of Chuza, Susanna, and many other women were recorded to have followed Jesus as he went from village to village to preach – it’s said they had supported him of their own means and provided […]

The 800 lb Gorilla in the Room Must Be Invisible

The Conservative Resurgence/Takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention churches was primarily achieved through establishing one particular valid interpretation of Scripture backed up by the authority of the inerrant, infallible Scriptures. It became a test to divide the orthodox from the heretical school of thoughts, ultimately causing some to leave the denomination altogether. The United Methodist […]

Roman Regulations

The world you live in is Rome’s, their laws, their power. You cannot defeat them in the streets. There is another way. So many times I talk with Christians about things like household codes, there’s this disconnection with the power and influence of Rome and what’s taught applied to us here and now. We’re missing […]

Unquestioning

I usually say what I mean. I usually assume everyone else does, too. For one, it’s just easier: “I would like the red one, please.” is a pretty simple statement. The one you want is red, you don’t want the green or blue one. But for those who say things they don’t mean, “I would […]