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Miscellaneous Ramblings

Category Archives: Christian Theology

On School Shootings & Other Massacres

25 Feb 2018

An interesting quote came up during an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles awhile back. The quote was from Mao Zedong’s …

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Divine Prosperity: Heresy or What? #3 — The Children of Israel

7 Nov 2017

In the first 2 installments in this series, we have explored the origins of poverty, several biblical patriarchs and their …

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Never Surrender!

27 Jun 2017

I do not know the name of the author of the following article, but from his words, he is both …

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The Fundamentalists Strike Back

24 Jun 2017

Today, an article entitled “Christian, You Are Upset About The Wrong Things” was brought to my attention on Facebook by …

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They Speak With Other Tongues #8 — Slain in the Spirit?

3 Jun 2017

Along with tongues and divine healing, the charismatic phenomenon of being “slain in the Spirit” completes the triad of the …

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The Four “D’s” of the Devil

19 Dec 2016

Several years ago when my wife and I lived in Tucson, a couple we knew from our connect group at …

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Trump’s So-Called “Sexgate Scandal”

10 Oct 2016

I would like to clarify my stance on the whole Trump-sex-talk debacle. I have posted several memes on Facebook pointing …

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What is “Church?” #1

28 Aug 2016

One of the topics hotly debated among believers in social media is what is “church,” specifically what a church’s goals …

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Ask & You Shall Receive #13 —The Blood of Jesus

5 Jun 2016

In my opening article in this series, I addressed in passing the essential truth that none of us is worthy to …

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Holy War?

4 Jun 2016

The other night I viewed a 2-part, 4-hour documentary on the History Channel covering the 1st through 3rd crusades of …

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Divine Prosperity: Heresy or What? #2 — The Book of Proverbs

24 Apr 2016

In the first article of this series, we examined God’s original intentions for mankind concerning wealth as well as the …

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Divine Prosperity: Heresy or What? #1 — Eden & The Hebrew Patriarchs

9 Apr 2016

One of the most controversial doctrines that has been taught over the last 30 years or so is that of …

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Of Blind Men & Elephants

13 Feb 2016

A recent trend I’ve seen which greatly disturbs me — even angers me, at times — is a tendency for …

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Filled With The Trolly Spirit

2 Sep 2015

One of the major negative phenomena which has occurred since the inception of the Worldwide Web is that of the …

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By His Stripes We’re Healed #6: Divine Euthanasia?

24 Apr 2015

There is a term I learned from a former pastor who used it whenever he was discussing phrases or statements …

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A Requiem for George: A Tragic Cautionary Tale of Addiction — Part 2

6 Mar 2015

In my previous post, we discussed what addictions are, how they start, how they are perpetuated, and what all addicts …

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A Requiem for George: A Tragic Cautionary Tale of Addiction — Part 1

5 Mar 2015

My step-brother George passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. He was born just short of being exactly 3-years-to-the-day older …

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Calvinism vs. Arminianism

7 Jul 2014

Historically, one of the most destructive and divisive controversies within Protestantism has been between the followers of reformer John Calvin, …

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They Speak With Other Tongues #7: The Rest of the Gifts

4 Jul 2014

Back in the fourth article in this series, I presented the 9 gifts of the Spirit as listed in 1 Corinthians 12. …

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Alcohol & Christianity

28 May 2014

Awhile back, I tackled the topic of marijuana. In this post, as the title indicates, we’ll discuss alcohol. What triggered …

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