It all started when my wife had a family obligation in another city. Our family of two was suddenly cut by 50%. It is already a law that certain age groups are not be left home alone. I think there were a couple movies made about that. Well, there...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
And you thought I was all alone on this? That maybe I’m out on this limb? I mean, about women in ministry? Only a few kooks on the fringe who had bad parenting experiences and hated women all their lives? Think again. There is a mounting...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Should women teach men in the church? Should women lead men in the church? Paul the apostle seemed to say, “No way!” And in this article, it is his teaching upon which we must center. For, if indeed this apostle was opposed to women,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I’m a Man and happy about it. “Proud” is not a politically acceptable word in the church, so I will stay with “happy.” Or satisfied. Content. Fulfilled. In other words, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
That's what we called it. The Restoration Movement.It all started in the mid 1800's, somehow connected to the Cane Ridge Revival and a bunch of other things that were being birthed in the church of those days. The idea was, hey, we are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This one has become a lot like, Where did Cain get his wife? Not all that critical a matter, and if that notion is all you get out of this blog, it is huge. Christians spend a lot of time on not-so-critical issues. On the other hand, the integrity...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Rome has her traditions. And the Protestant world has hers too. Some of them are borrowed from Rome, but some we came up with all by ourselves, out of perceived necessity, that logical bugaboo that shadows every man and every congregation... the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Okay men, where are you? Over the years I've had some pretty direct words to address to women who usurp men's leadership roles in the church. So did the apostle Paul. I still am grieved when I must sit in a meeting and listen to the Word of God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Monday on the blog site is "controversy" day. Today my controversy is with me. I learned early on that there are some things and even some people that must be "exposed". That there are doctrines that must be defended at all costs. And practices....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Three times in the last weeks I've been informed that the church is filled with phoneys. Fakes. Hypocrites. Sadly enough, all three persons are in some way related to me. Phoney-watchers have some blind spots. They never seem to see the phoneys in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
