Adult Children, pt. 4
Part One, Part Two, Part Three Some parents, after having poured heart and soul into children for eighteen to twenty-two years, especially now see them falter as adults. They are told by many, if not most, close to all, that nothing can be done about it. They should negotiate a surrender where maybe they can split […]
Late (post AD 70) dates for the Gospels: The Evidence Examined
College students at secular universities are frequently informed that the accounts of Jesus Christ in the Gospels are late compositions that are a result of a significant period of evolutionary development. This is the standard anti-supernaturalist attempt to explain away the portrait of Christ as the Divine Son of God. The synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, […]
Adult Children, pt. 3
Part One, Part Two Even those with a casual knowledge of scripture very often know Romans 1. Beginning in verse 18 to the end of that chapter, the content follows that men sin as a lifestyle, not because they lack in knowledge, but because of rebellion against that knowledge of God. They know God, but […]
On Father and Son from Jordan Peterson in His 12 Rules for Life
I’m stepping on my Monday post with this, so I implore you read that one, and the one I posted Saturday night both. Don’t miss those to get to this one. This Thursday night, my wife and I will be going with two others to see and hear Jordan Peterson in San Francisco. It is […]
What Is “Freedom in Christ”?
I’m for freedom. I’m a capitalist. I believe in a democratic republic, a free country. I preach salvation by grace through faith alone and not by works. There is no greater freedom than that in Christ. If I wasn’t writing this in a coffee shop, I might jump and down right now with freedom. I […]
Two Bad Reactions When the Truth Hits Target: Shoot the Messenger or Doctor Shopping
When someone hears something from someone, let’s say right from scripture, perhaps an exposition of a passage, so this is from God, His Word, the right response is to listen, acquiesce, humble one’s self and obey. So that’s what people do, right? Nope. Read through the gospels and see what people do with Jesus. He […]
Christian Mutual Funds With Great Rate of Return
Eventide, the family of mutual funds with Christian values that I have reviewed on my website and written about at What is Truth previously (here and here) has, I am pleased to report, won awards for having some of the highest rates of return within their mutual fund categories. Investor’s Business Daily named the Eventide Gilead […]
One of the Two Primary Distortions of the Gospel in the New Testament, and The Most Prominent Today
Gospel means “good news,” good news that we can be saved, that God wants to save us. We need to be saved, but we also can be saved. We don’t deserve it, but God in His nature saves, wants to save us, and we can be saved. Nothing is more important to anything and everything […]
Major Message in Scripture: Suffering for Evil Doing Isn’t Actually Suffering
In this postmodern age, people don’t want to suffer at all and they “succeed” by avoiding any and all suffering. This includes suffering for evil doing. The feel entitled not to suffer for evil doing. You could see how postmodern that is. There can’t be evil doing in a post modern world, except for bringing […]
The Ancient Text of the New Testament, part one
In 1975, Jakob Van Bruggen (Wikipedia link), longtime professor of New Testament at the Theological College of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, gave a lecture on the text of the New Testament in Broederwig, Kampen at the anniversary of the College. The transcript of the lecture was translated into English and was published into a […]