Tax the Poor: The Rich Are Paying Far More Than Their Fair Share
With April 15, tax day in the USA, having just recently passed, it is appropriate to reflect on the mantra that the rich are not paying their “fair share” of taxes, but are ripping off the poor, who allegedly are overwhelmed by the burdens the federal government is imposing on them to give to the […]
Relationship, pt. 13
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six Part Seven Part Eight Part Nine Part Ten Part Eleven Part Twelve In a church, all parties must reconcile based upon the truth. Mediation might be necessary. It is required in a church because unity is required in a church. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians […]
Things Are Much Worse Now: The Growth of the Nones
From what I’ve read and heard, almost every generation of older people think things are worse now than before. It’s almost a rite of passage into old age to complain about what young people are doing now, comparing it to the way things were done. This expectation of each succeeding generation of old people is […]
Preparation for the Lord’s Supper, part 6 of 6, from Wilhelmus a Brakel’s The Christian’s Reasonable Service
Reflection Upon the Lord’s Supper After having been to the Lord’s Supper, you must not conduct yourself as if you have left behind a heavy burden about which you had been so concerned, and you are now quite satisfied because you hope that you have neither eaten nor drunk judgment to yourself—and thus return to […]
Faith, Epistemology, Worldview, Preservation of Scripture, and Apostasy: They Are Related Closely and How They Are Related
In the late nineteenth century, so-called bible or theological scholars began conforming their views of origins and Genesis to Darwin. This was the influence of modernism, which changed the basis of epistemology from know by faith to know by human reasoning. One could say that this was the time of the bifurcation of science and […]
One Christianity and Alternative Forms of Christianity: What Has Happened?
Two term Democrat mayor of South Bend, IN, and presidential hopeful, Pete Buttigieg, made the news this last week talking about “faith,” calling his own same-sex marriage “conservative” and something that “moves me closer to God.” Furthermore, he called Mike Pence, “cheerleader of the porn star presidency,” and continuing, said: I’m reluctant to comment on […]
Kent Brandenburg and Frank Turk Debate on the Preservation of Scripture — Part Four
Introduction to the Debate Part One Part Two Part Three by Kent Brandenburg Answer to Q3 We need to get this settled immediately, even though it’s the actual affirmation of this debate, what I have written everywhere, and in the first question I asked—I believe that every Word of God is preserved in the languages […]
Bethel Baptist & Word of Truth Sermons on YouTube: Help Increase the Number of People Watching
As you likely know if you like solid Biblical preaching, Bethel Baptist has a goodly number of fantastic sermons available on the web. Bethel also has a YouTube channel where one can watch as well as listen to a great deal of solid teaching and preaching of God’s Word. However, many of the messages on […]
Adult Children pt. 2
Part One Proverbs 22:6 says: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. “When he is old” in this verse means, when he is an adult, which could be when he is outside the home. The Hebrew word first appears to refer […]
Adult Children, pt. 1
I lived with my parents. After around a thirty-eight year break, my parents now live with me as of August 2018. I had to make a decision for them to live with my wife and I and our two daughters, and they agreed. They knew it was best. My mom could probably make it on […]