You are about to attend a school unlike any other; it’s an education unlike any public or private school and it really deserves another word to describe it. It is Accelerated Christian Education. You walk into a room to find a series of carrels (I’m used to the word cubicle) that are designed so that […]
Category: Bible
The S-word.
Concerning Virginity by Ambrose (21,477 words) Of Holy Virginity (18,933 words), Of The Good of Marriage (13,792 words), Of the Good of Widowhood (11,942 words) and On Marriage and Concupiscence (40,252 words) by Augustine On Virginity (24,741 words) by Gregory of Nyssa Letter to a Young Widow (6,741 words) By John Chrysostom To His Wife […]
Of True and False Preachers and Teachers
Few things strike a bigger blow to the idea that women should be preachers than a woman who has been exposed as a false preacher. When a man is exposed as a false preacher, he’s just a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Jesus and Paul both told us that they would arise from among us and […]
Somebody Goofed
Long story short, I did a good deed and was punished by being given a Chick Tract. “Hey thanks! I’ll look into it.” I said as I gave the guy a friendly wave. It was called ‘Somebody Goofed’ and I flipped it over to see what the back cover had written on it. BBBC I […]
Origin
It occurs to me that I never really talked about where my blog’s identity: “Be Persuaded” came from. It hails from an unlikely Bible verse: Hebrews 13:17, which says: “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do […]
Who’s In Charge … ?
So apparently some questions has been raised about the nature of authority over spiritual bloggers. Apparently, each and everyone of us are household names, with thousands of followers who hang on our every word. Well, not me and the rest of the vast majority of the blogosphere who maintain tiny specks of blogs that hardly […]
Vulnerable
I’ve had to learn to never really speak my mind in Christianity. I’m not supposed to have an opinion or thought of my own that differs from my superiors or their preferred and accepted interpretation, it seems. So I tend to speak my mind a little too much online. I don’t like it when it […]
That Poor Dog
There’s nothing like a heartfelt, charming sermon illustration to drive home a Christian point. Jesus knew this when he spoke in parables, talking about farming to farmers and fishing to fishermen; so many pastors have followed his example by talking about things we can all relate to: A pastor once told his congregation, “I learned […]
Covering Conscience
My friends at the Head Covering Movement recently put out a video talking about how wearing a head covering is a lot like wearing a one-piece bathing suit – you have a clear conscience when you’re wearing something modest; as opposed to the immodest two pieces and not wearing a head covering – not being […]
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 […]
Be Persuaded 