JackHammer
Very soon, myself and two online amigos will launch a teamblog by the name of JackHammer. I’ll let you know the details as soon as they become available. Why aren’t they ready now? Well, of course, they are being held under tight security in Brussels, Belgium, so stop asking ridiculous questions. Yes, I will continue […]
Blog Topic in Newspaper Article
Tom Lochner wrote about this subject of my previous blog here. He was very fair and perhaps couldn’t have written it better for us if I had written it myself. I thought we had a very good 30-60 minute conversation with him seeing things much more my way at the end, but you never know […]
Intolerance of Belief
My internet service was down for a little while yesterday, but when I got back on, I had received three emails concerning a “peace march” and “hate speech” in our town of El Sobrante (location of our church building). Let me fill you in some details. Over a month ago, toward the end of our […]
Conversation Boggles
Yes, I can at times get myself into trouble with things that I say. I probably can even do that enough to keep myself busy and, without trying, actually authenticate what James wrote in 3:2 of his epistle: “If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man.” I’m not a perfect […]
Strange Symptoms
My son had a game this morning in his summer basketball league. It was the first game of the morning and we were there fifteen minutes early. Neither coach showed up on time, and my son’s coach didn’t show up at all. And that isn’t even what this blog is about. The not-showing-up isn’t strange, […]
Negotiate This
On September 30, 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich, Germany after having agreed to the so-called Munich Pact the day before with Adolf Hitler. He arrived home a hero, as most of the nation believed that he had singlehandedly averted a European war with his deft diplomacy; in fact, Chamberlain got off […]
“Body of Christ” Defined
One verse in the New Testament defines the “body of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:27, “Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.” Paul says that the church at Corinth is the body of Christ. He says, “Ye,” not “we.” Paul was a believer, so by excluding himself, he surely defined the body […]
Thoughts about What We Want and What We Deserve
A man visited our church a few times and then I saw him a few other places, and I would ask him the standard: “How ya doin’?” He answered, “Better than I deserve.” The normal reply: “Good!” He remembered that no man is good, although I believe that a justified person can do good (proof […]
A Critique
A CRITIQUE OF THE EVANGELICAL CENTER FOR FAITH BASED REASONING ARTICLE ON THE NEW THEORY OF INTELLIGENT FALLING by Dr. Kent McBrandenburg A few people have asked me what I thought about the article from the Evangelical Center for Faith Based Reasoning. Of course, they asked because my thoughts are in great demand on these […]
Mercy
You’ve probably noticed how that so many Biblical phrases and concepts have become cultural colloquialisms. Ecclesiastes 10:20 originates “a little birdy told me.” Unfortunately, this commonality of Biblical phraseology has profaned God’s name in most instances. And then we have the attributes of God that pop up in everyday vocabulary: grace, goodness, holy, and mercy. […]