What symbol did Paul use to address a primarily (if not entirely) Gentile church? How did he chastise them to change? What symbol did he use to represent their pride and arrogance? 1It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much…
Sin is not a very popular concept these days. At the bottom of it all, it requires an acknowledgement that you are or are doing wrong in the sight of God. People, you may have noticed, don’t usually like to admit they are wrong. No, these days, it is much…
Isn’t Palm Sunday in the Bible? Shouldn’t Christians observe it? Did the early Christians observer it? There is a problem with Palm Sunday. It is based upon a lie. It is based upon a false holiday that is not found in the pages of your Bible! Mardis Gras, Ash Wednesday,…
Earlier this week, I wrote about how some skeptics try to put God into a box and about how even some professing Christians put God into another type of box. In each case, they are trying to put God into a box of their own choosing. When they do that,…
It is during times of the year such as this that my mind wanders to the phrase “What would Jesus do?” Yet, it is merely a slogan for most. Like a magical charm, people will wear “WWJD” on bracelets, but they never seem to make the transition to actually doing…
You know, while a couple of COG related blogs have picked up the story about the Pasadena Symphony moving into Ambassador Auditorium, I have to admit to having my focus on something else of late. I don’t know, and I could be wrong, but wasn’t materialism supposed to be the…
Yesterday, we examined how skeptics try to put God into a box. They try to set up the conditions for “testing” whether God exists or not, often without a clue as to whether or not any of the conditions are a reflection of reality. Too often, as well, they completely…
Today, I flipped on the radio just long enough to catch the tail end of Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah. Apparently, he is among those who believe in church eras, and he is going through the Book of Revelation. Regardless, I was shocked. He gave a rather brutal assessment…
All around the mulberry bush, the monkey chased the weasel. That’s the way the monkey goes. Pop! goes the weasel! ~ Children’s song You ever had a jack-in-the-box? You wind it up, and it plays music. At the end of the song, out pops “Jack”. Or, in the case of…
I was reading an article about political involvement of Christians. No, it wasn’t a commentary about the “Religious Right”, but rather it was a slam against the politics of the “Religious Left”. Frankly, it wasn’t all that interesting of an article, but there were a couple of comments that really…