Christians Teach that God Can Do Anything Do You Know What That Really Means? We are all guilty of blurting out trite ditties without giving them much thought believing that these little sayings can end all discussion on a topic. The unfortunate...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
World War II (WWII) Gave Us Good Movies and Bad Propaganda: Knowledge of Ignorance The events in Charlottesville, VA, tragic as they were, have so inflamed and polarized the political process in America that the only creed that appeals to people...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Soul Winning Usually Taught as a Technique: Salesmanship Rather Than Work of the Spirit Soul winning, as it is usually called in evangelical circles, by its very title takes a non-Biblical approach to presenting the Gospel of Christ....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Friendships Reduced to the Basest Sentimentality Becomes Meaningless Friendships are one of the most difficult relationships to define but the easiest to recognize; especially in modern life. Wikipedia defines friendship as, "a relationship of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Kitty Genovese: Picture of Innocence Total Depravity's Poster Child Ms. Kitty Genovese was brutally attacked and killed in 1964, by a psychopath named Winston Moseley (New York Times Retro Report). The original story claimed 38 persons heard her...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beheading of John the Baptist Example of Depravity on many levels A friend asked me to help him prepare a lesson on human corruption as demonstrated by the guests of Herod's who did not condemn him for ordering the beheading of John the Baptist...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Rousseau's Social Contract Direct Pathway to Socialism The father of the French Revolution, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, framed his argument as a social compact (contract in today's language) between government and its citizens. However, he usually...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Scoffers Use Sarcasm and Laughter Elevating Themselves at Other's Expense "Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you" (Pr 9:8). Scoff is an old English word meaning to "to speak derisively; mock; jeer"...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Symbol of America: Home of the Free Talks more about America's Socialism Discernment is the art of detecting logical fallacies as well as the application of doctrinal truths to everyday life. America's claim of being the "Home of the Free - Land...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
False Premise: Some Leaven is Acceptable Question: How much sin is allowed? Continuing our discussions of sin and false premises let us apply what we have learned to our time. Christ told a parable, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
