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James Foster sent me this article written by a man named Warren Smith (not to be confused with my friend Dr. Warren Smith who teaches Patristics at Duke Divinity School), who was a previous devotee of Williamson’s ‘Course in Miracles’ sponsored and supported by Oprah. This summary is quite revealing, and what it reveals is…

Certainly one of the most controversial issues in theological study of the NT is whether or not there are texts in the NT which speak of the fact that genuine Christians are capable of committing apostasy. There are numerous texts one could examine on this issue (e.g. 1 John 5; the Pastoral Epistles discussion about…

Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, “How old was your husband?” “98,” she replied. “Two years older than me.” “So you’re 96,” the undertaker commented. She responded, “Hardly worth going home, is it? Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old woman: “And what do you think is the…

Picture me trying to take my 91 year old dad and 81 year old mom to the movies. There’s Dad with his cane, and mom with the macular degeneration. And Me. And for sure, there are very few movies that they care to see any more, as they don’t like: 1) bad language; 2) nudity;…

I was driving and I saw a billboard that said: “Need help?? callJesus.” 1-800-005-3787 Out of curiosity I called. A Mexican showed up with a tow truck.

ASH WEDNESDAY—MORTALITY AND IMMORALITY Text: Lk. 18.9-14 The term Lent comes from the English word Lenten which in turn comes from the English word lengthen, referring to the season of the lengthening of the days. Ash Wednesday is the first day in the Lenten season, and has traditionally been a day of repentance, of remorse…

My son sent me the following press release from NASA———————- NASA AND THE BEATLES CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES BY BEAMING SONG ‘ACROSS THE UNIVERSE’ INTO DEEP SPACE WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, NASA will beam a song — TheBeatles’ “Across the Universe” — directly into deep space at 7 p.m.EST on Feb. 4. The transmission…

Meet Mr. Bear. He may look fine in this top picture, but he just lost several years off his life. I mean, he had to be lowered in a net back down to the ground, because as you can see if you scroll down, he got himself stuck up in the crevices of a bridge,…

Take a look at the cover of this book. Look closely. We have the old italic font, so beloved of Bible printers of the KJV. ‘There Will be Blood’ does everything in its power to convey to you that this is a story of Biblical proportions, revealing deep truths about humanity and reality. If ‘Atonement’…

Movies about psychopathic killers ‘with rules and principles’ are not the usual fare of Oscar nominations, at least not for best picture, but ‘No Country for Old Men’ is an exception to most rules for sure. This movie has been hailed as an instant classic, as near perfect, as a nearly perfect adaptation of a…
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