By His Stripes We’re Healed #6: Divine Euthanasia?
There is a term I learned from a former pastor who used it whenever he was discussing phrases or statements …
Previous articles
A Requiem for George: A Tragic Cautionary Tale of Addiction — Part 2
In my previous post, we discussed what addictions are, how they start, how they are perpetuated, and what all addicts …
A Requiem for George: A Tragic Cautionary Tale of Addiction — Part 1
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 …
Calvinism vs. Arminianism
Historically, one of the most destructive and divisive controversies within Protestantism has been between the followers of reformer John Calvin, …
They Speak With Other Tongues #7: The Rest of the Gifts
Back in the fourth article in this series, I presented the 9 gifts of the Spirit as listed in 1 Corinthians 12. …
Alcohol & Christianity
Awhile back, I tackled the topic of marijuana. In this post, as the title indicates, we’ll discuss alcohol. What triggered …
The Prison of Perfectionism
Very recently, I discovered one of the most remarkable and talented musical artists I’ve ever run across, a delightfully vivacious …
Ask & You Shall Receive #12 — The Beauty of Worship
In a previous article entitled Know Your Weapons, I mentioned that God has used animals to teach me things on …
The Warrior Ethos
We’ve all heard sermons referring to the Body of Christ as “the Army of the Lord.” Many of us have …
Marijuana & Christianity
Now that marijuana has been legalized for recreational use in Colorado as well as for medical use in numerous other …
Ask & You Shall Receive #11 — The Whole Armor of God
I cannot even begin to count the number of sermons, books, and other teachings I’ve encountered on this topic over …
Ask & You Shall Receive #10 — Thanksgiving in Prayer
One of the concepts that is linked to prayer in the NT on more than one occasion is the giving …
Virgin Birth?
Merry Christmas! As we navigate the hoopla inherent to the season when we celebrate Jesus’ incarnation as God-in-Sandals, the Pew …
The Jewish “Blood Libel”
What the Heck is a “Blood Libel?” The so-called “blood libel” is a theological fiction perpetrated by both Roman Catholic …
Is Roman Catholicism a Cult?
Anti-Catholic? Some people, after reading some of my blog articles, might get the impression that I am anti-Catholic. Others might …
Ask & You Shall Receive #9 — Unpacking the Lord’s Prayer
Show me any inter-denominational meeting of church folk and somewhere along the line, one of the leaders will have the …
Ask & You Shall Receive #8 — Talking to Mountains?
When I taught on prayer awhile back and stated that there are models taught in the Bible on how to …
Christian No-Nos
I’m taking a second break away from my Ask & You Shall Receive series to write something that God has …
Milestones
Today I celebrated my 60th birthday along with my brother-from-another-mother/brother-in-Christ, Pete Parise and his wife Deb, as well as my …
Ask & You Shall Receive #7 — Praying in Faith, Part 3
The Four Ps Almost 40 years ago, right after I first got saved, I read a book entitled The Purpose …
