It’s been a minute since I updated this blog. Today I’ll give you the links for my most recent Christian-history.org posts and news about things I’m doing.

New Articles on Christian-history.org

A few weeks ago, I posted “I Desire Mercy and Not Sacrifice”. I also made it a book. I tested out Kindle’s new AI audio book maker as well. I liked the AI voice well enough, though I was not able to get it to pronounce everything perfectly, nor always emphasize the right words in sentences. Maybe someone who can get it for free with their audible account can let me know how it sounds. (I published the paperback, too, but then unpublished it because it costs too much in its current form.)

For those of you who write, listening to that AI voice was a great help with editing. Typos stood out, and it was easy to notice sentences that needed to be worded better.

I also wrote “A Primer on Salvation from Sin, Wrath, and Evangelical Theology, Part 1.” I really struggled with whether to use the provocative title, but in the end, I thought it was accurate. So I went with it. It is much shorter than “I Desire Mercy and Not Sacrifice.”

On the other hand, “Can I Lose My Salvation” is longer than the “Mercy” article! It too will become a book. It will be the second in a series of booklets called “Teachings That Must Not Be Lost.” I am working on the draft of “The Tradition About Tradition” (working title) as well. It should be the third in that series followed by a booklet on the Law of Moses for Christians.

News

It definitely appears that my old URL, ancient-faith.com, is lost forever. I have made my peace with that. I also lost all my 2022 and 2023 posts, but the “Wayback Machine” can find them so I can download and repost them.

I am making an attempt to start a theology/discipleship course. I have rented a booth at an indoor flea market locally. I am going to sell my books and a few others there. Mostly, though, I am going to do my best to market the teachings that are in my book Rebuilding the Foundations, and advertise the course. Hopefully, I will get 3 or 4 people to want to take the course and help me develop it. I much prefer the question and answer teaching method or discussion method anyway, so we can develop the course together lesson by lesson as we learn. After that, I’ll publish the course on my web site and on YouTube.

That is the plan anyway. I feel like the best thing I have to offer is an honest approach both to interpreting the Bible and to examining myself as a Christian. The best way to communicate those two things are in person. It is not uncommon for people that I teach in person to comment on how honestly I research and for them to “relax and be real” about where they are in Christ so they can go forward in devotion and submission to him.

For those of you who still follow this blog, stay in touch! Comment and question as much as you would like. I often have great conversations by email (paul@christian-history.org) with readers.