A warning The poet Charles Bukowski once said “The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence”. I was reading a little in the book of Luke tonight and came across a passage that stood out to me and it reminded meContinue reading “A Warning”
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Old Time Religion
A while back I wrote a blog post about a Rev. Hatfield . I described his character pretty well. So, I recommend you read or reread that one first before reading this one. It will give you more context on who he was. Today I remembered another encounter I had with him that I wantContinue reading “Old Time Religion”
Shifting sands
I tried to look up how many christian denominations there are. The best estimate that I could find puts it at about forty five thousand. It is a best estimate because more groups are coming into existence practically every day. A few groups die out every year so, the number is constantly in flux. IContinue reading “Shifting sands”
Gospel
When I walked down the aisle of the Baptist Church many years ago to “accept Jesus”, I had high hopes. I thought I was about to enter into my soul’s salvation. I expected to be taught great and wondrous things. I expected to have a personal relationship with The Almighty. After all, that was whatContinue reading “Gospel”
Covenant
A covenant is an agreement between two or more parties. It is essentially a contract. Covenants bind the parties to fulfill certain terms. They can be positive, such as when they say something like “if you will do this then I will do that”. Or negative such as when they say ‘if you do thisContinue reading “Covenant”
The Battle
Someone once said “be kind for every one you meet is fighting a hard battle” I am fighting a hard battle. I suspect if you admit it you are too. There are people fighting addiction every where you look. For some it is an addiction to drugs. To others it is an addiction to powerContinue reading “The Battle”
Christianity from a Jesus Words only perspective 