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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Sneering, Honesty, and Homosexuality
Is homosexuality inherited or acquired? This New Scientist article is among the most honest I’ve seen. WARNING: 1.) This blog post is not suitable for children. 2.) I’d love to say I outlined this and stayed on topic, but this … Continue reading
Spiritual Things
I get an email every day from Austin-Sparks.net. Today I was convicted of forgetting some of the importance of spiritual things. There are many things to which the name of the Lord is being affixed which are being constructed, and … Continue reading
The Sinner’s Prayer & the Gospel
The “Sinner’s Prayer” has come up a lot for me lately. On Sunday, I was in a “Life Group,” which the other, more long-term members do not hesitate to call Sunday school. We’re going through a book on prayer, and … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelicals, Gospel, Modern Doctrines
Tagged atonement, baptism, Gospel, John 3:5, resurrection, Romans 10:9-10, sinner's prayer, water baptism
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Know YE Not?
Today in the shower I got to singing that old charismatic chorus, “Know ye not, know ye not, ye are the temple?” I like singing the song, but most people have no idea what the temple is in 1 Cor. … Continue reading
A Word in Season
The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of a disciple so that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. (Is. 50:4) How man times have I heard, have I given, have … Continue reading
Posted in Holiness, Miscellaneous
Tagged advice, counseling, fainthearted, one size fits all sripture, unruly, weak, word in season
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The Grand Results of Living by the Spirit
What benefits I would reap if I could just reject evolution and accept (the evangelical version of) salvation by faith alone! I know how things work in a business. It doesn’t matter what you are getting paid today or what … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelicals, Miscellaneous, Unity
Tagged gabrielle songe, heresy, the system, Unity, walk by the spirit
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Ken Ham vs. Bill Nye Debate
Part I Assessment of the Debate Okay, I’m going to join half the blogging world and comment on the Ham-Nye debate. I think I’ll keep my review of the debate short, but boy, do I have some follow-up! I took … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution, Evolution and Creation
Tagged Bill Nye, creationism, Evolution, Ham vs Nye, Ham-Nye debate, Ken Ham
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Evolution Evidences
I think most of my readers know I believe in evolution. I don’t care if you do. My interest is not to convince you that evolution happened. My interest is to convince you to do one of two things: Limit … Continue reading
The Old, Rugged Cross
I am going to post two VERY unrelated posts today. Here’s the first. I have a lot of sources of fellowship, but at the moment the main one is a house church I am part of. This last week we … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged atonement, Galatians 6:14, hymns, oh sacred head now wounded, old rugged cross
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