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More Power
You may already know that California has a power problem. The new governor, Arnold Somethingorother, replaced Grey-out Davis in a recall election over this issue. Many trace it back to former governor, now Oakland mayor, Jerry Brown, who said “if we don’t build it, they won’t come.” They came. Brown and gray pretty much explains […]
Where Did the Mess Begin?
One week of camp counseling jr. boys featured the all time record for consecutive drinks spilled. I had a boy in my cabin who tumbled his beverage every meal time. I contemplated nailing his cup to the table and providing a straw. We so anticpated the next flood of kool-aid or milk that at the […]
Permission or Ability…to Speak Freely
Dangerous, mass-murdering terrorists will operate freely on the internet, but the ordinary Chinese citizen cannot do so. So says Google. This does give a new perspective on the freedom of speech issue. The executive branch of the U.S. government, in order to fulfill its obligation to protect the American people, wants to pick out the […]
Container for Truth
“Here’s your radioactive material.” You look down and the tupperware is bubbling. “I brought you back your trumpet.” You raise your eyes in time to take the paper sack from his hand. With a grimace you pull out the dent-ridden instrument. I’m guessing that you get the picture now. Keeping things intact and undamaged requires […]
The Job of Keeping
If something important risks being spoiled, it must be preserved. Satan wants truth corrupted. The means by which he most often accomplishes this is by introducing some error into the truth. The gospel as truth is the power of God into salvation (Rom. 1:16; 1 Tim. 2:4). We are sanctified by the truth (John 17:17). […]
Means of Protection
Think about this scenario and a question. Someone drives his car up over the curb into your yard to hit one of your children. Will that affect your relationship with the driver? Will this tend towards closeness with him? Cutting off associations with people is the God-ordained means to protect you, your family, your present […]
Loophole Theology
“He hit me.”“No, I didn’t.”“He did too.”“I did not.”“Alright, that’s enough. Did you hit him?”“Um, no.”“Um, no?”“Um, no.”“What’s um no?”“He did too hit me.”“I didn’t hit him.”“So why is he saying that?”“What?”“Don’t ask me what. You know what I’m talking about. Did you hit him?”“Um, no.”“He did too.”“I didn’t hit him.”“Don’t say that again. Tell […]
AN EARLY FUNDAMENTALIST of science
You can start laughing right now. I wanted to get you warmed up for my statement: You have a computer because of the Bible. Al Gore wants to take credit for the internet, but I think Moses has more to do with it. Why? Let me give you the clifs notes version. The state church, […]
The Tomato Truck
California is a big, long state with lots of stuff in it—mountains, ocean, lakes, rivers, hills, snow, desert, forests, cows, sheep, elk, bear, and farmland. If you drive down the middle of the state, you travel through the San Joaquin valley where a tremendous amount of produce is farmed. In that area, you will see […]
Priesthood: Privilege or Responsibility
People often defend skewed Bible interpretation or worldly behavior with “the priesthood of the believer.” I’ve challenged people’s beliefs and instead of opening their Bible to counter, they claimed priesthood like someone in court pleading the fifth amendment. I have not noticed many thorough or at least precise explanations of the priesthood of the believer. […]
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