Tag Archives: Protestant Reformation

Are We Truly in the End Times?
Part #3: The Late, Great Planet Earth?

By | 20 Mar 2024
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Now that we’ve explored the challenges involved when interpreting prophesy, explored some commonly-bandied-about end-times terminology, and examined the significant historical events surrounding some of them, we’ll now tackle the prevalent mythos surrounding this complex topic. As the title of this article indicates, it involves the pervasive false beliefs arising from Hal Lindsey’s book. The Great Awakenings of the… Read More »

Where are We Going? And Why are We
in This Hand-basket? — The Historical Perspective

By | 27 Dec 2022
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Some of you may have recognized the title of this article as a motto from a humorous bumper sticker. Truth be told, that is precisely where I got it! Why did I chose this title instead of something more pedestrian — or even more importantly — original? Because a broad spectrum of Americans — including Christ-followers — are… Read More »

What is Church?

By | 28 Aug 2016
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Many identifying themselves as Christians on social media hotly debate the topic of “what is “church,” specifically what a church’s goals should be, what should it look and feel like to its congregation, and what sorts of activities and music should take place there. In some cases, the question being asked is “Why do we need it?” or… Read More »

Calvinism vs. Arminianism

By | 7 Jul 2014
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Historically, one of the most destructive and divisive controversies within Protestantism has been between the followers of reformer John Calvin, a French theologian who lived from 1509-1564, and the adherents of Jacobus Arminius, a Dutch theologian who lived from 1560-1609. The name-calling and propagandizing against one another by these two groups has been damaging our unity of the… Read More »

Is Roman Catholicism a Cult?

By | 20 Nov 2013
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Anti-Catholic? Some people, after reading some of my blog articles, might get the impression I am anti-Catholic. Others might go so far as to accuse me of being divisive, promoting schism within the Body of Christ by calling out the Catholic Church on their issues, saying we Protestants need to play nicey-nice with them in the name of… Read More »