Books and Dealing with People
I got home from preaching in Utah and was welcomed by my copy of God’s Word Preserved by Dr. Michael D. Sproul. It is sort of ironic that I was coming from Utah, because in his book, Dr. Sproul compares me to a Mormon. Here’s how he does it: “In the last chapter of the […]
The Unlearned and Ignorant Men
Did I ever tell you that my dad’s life verse was Matthew 17:15? OK, it says, “Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.” I’m joking, so stop smirking. And because I’m joking that means that I am […]
An Apology for Anger
I’d like to apologize for my anger. Well, I mean that in the way of an apology for anger, a defense of Scriptural anger. A few years ago, William Bennett, former Secretary of Education and National Drug Czar, authored his book, The Death of Outrage. He wrote it mainly in response to the Clinton shenannigans. […]
Note to Readers
Dear Readers, You are important to a blog. I’m sorry I was gone and didn’t write or post or touch a computer for five days. I will be writing again soon. I don’t have any excuse except for a sudden change in the gravitational force of the earth, followed by my shipwreck and marooning on […]
The Gospel of Judas
We had a family night and after the playground, we ventured to Borders to use some of our Discover card payback. To the left of the entrance upon walking inside was the huge display of best-selling books. Not that the DaVinci Code needs hype, but the paperback version is out about the time the motion […]
Oh My, Mr. Hafley
I just received my DVDs from the COC debate. I not only got the whole debate. I’m thankful that we can receive them free from the COC. I also got the three sessions that Mr. Hafley and his assistant spent debriefing his crowd in Texas about the debate. I have watched about 20 minutes of […]
Revisionist History on the Perfect Preservation of Scripture
Recently, Mike Sproul, pastor of the Tri-City Baptist Church in Tempe, AZ, wrote a book entitled: God’s Word Preserved: A Defense of Historic Separatist Definitions and Beliefs. On the church website is this synopsis: “Definitions are important in any discussion. Dr. Sproul wishes to restate the historical Separatist beliefs concerning God’s communication of His Word […]
How Faithful Is Faithful to Church
What constitutes “faithful to church?” What says Scripture? Hebrews 10:25 clearly states: “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” This verse says that we should never miss. Never? Never. Let’s look at the verse […]
Happy Funeral
We had a wonderful homegoing celebration for Carlos Lalisan today. About 150 attended. Quite a few former Bethel members attended and it was good to see them all. Special music was fantastic: Bethel Christian Academy school choir, my son on the trombone, Renee Prophet solo, church choir sings Psalm 23 from our psalter, and Zion’s […]
Tax Break for Rich
A few days a year are Planet Taxes for me. My world is perforated IRS forms torn out of an exciting page turner. I really don’t want to say much more about that for fear that agents scan blogs for future audit targets. Actually, I’m not afraid of an audit; I’ve been audited. It’s an […]