Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Sneering, Honesty, and Homosexuality

Posted on 02/26/2014 by Paul Pavao

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 →

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Know YE Not?

Posted on 02/09/2014 by Paul Pavao

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 →

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A Word in Season

Posted on 02/08/2014 by Paul Pavao

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 →

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The Grand Results of Living by the Spirit

Posted on 02/07/2014 by Paul Pavao

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 →

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The Old, Rugged Cross

Posted on 02/03/2014 by Paul Pavao

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 →

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Why?

Posted on 01/12/2014 by Paul Pavao

There have been four times in my life when I have felt born again. The first time was in 1982 when I first received the Lord Jesus. The second time was in 1985 when I read Charles Finney’s Lectures on … Continue reading →

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Fall in Love with Jesus!

Posted on 01/09/2014 by Paul Pavao

31 years ago, I attended a revival in a little Florida town called Niceville. Yeah, Niceville. The preacher was Danny Duvall, fresh out of college and fired up for Jesus. He not only preached, but he gathered up the young … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Pain

Posted on 12/31/2013 by Paul Pavao

I’ve heard a lot of arguments against spanking children over the last 20 years. I only want to address one aspect of the argument. Those who are opposed to spanking seem to me to be opposed to physical pain. Emotional … Continue reading →

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Delays and My Health

Posted on 12/14/2013 by Paul Pavao

I spent the entire day yesterday at Vanderbilt Cancer Center getting the first part of my 2-year post-transplant checkup. It took the whole day, and everything was wonderful: My eyes have not had any Graft-vs-Host (attacks from my immune system) … Continue reading →

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David the Prophet

Posted on 11/07/2013 by Paul Pavao

Yesterday I discussed Melchizedek and the incredible revelation that is in Psalm 110. Psalm 110 was written by King David. Today I want to talk about why David was such a great prophet. David Believed God We know from the … Continue reading →

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