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Don’t Use Any Stick To Beat A Dog

Some people say, “I’ll use any stick to beat a dog,” but they better not mean it. A stick of dynamite, for example, would harm the one doing the beating as well as the dog.Most Evangelical Christian school history text books or homeschool materials  are written from a very . . . . Continue Reading »

Another Third Rail

Well, that faith/works discussion seemed to steer away from rancor and defenestration and held nothing but honest discussion. So ... why not touch on other Catholic/Protestant cans o’ worms? After all this is an evanglical blog hosted on a Catholic site. If this is not a place to discuss the . . . . Continue Reading »

What They Teach at Harvard

“I don’t know what they teach these kids at Harvard,” said retired New York deputy fire chief, Jim Riches . That, according to the Crimson , in response to the arrest of a young man who graduated from Harvard’s law school last spring—Brian Schroeder, who has been accused . . . . Continue Reading »

Comment Notification

There’s a box to check at the bottom of the commenting box to indicate that you want to receive notifications by email whenever anyone comments on a post. I’ve been checking that box when I leave comments. I haven’t received one notification from this site. I even checked my spam . . . . Continue Reading »

Bestiality Denigrates Human Exceptionalism

A man has been given three years in jail for having sex with a horse. I feel somewhat sorry for the defendant in this case, who is clearly disturbed. But I do think it is a sufficiently important issue of human exceptionalism that sex with animals should be punished as a crime.  First, it is . . . . Continue Reading »

Six Flags Over Jesus

I am from Texas. I love Texas. I get Texas.I lived half my life in Texas, grew up in Texas churches, ministered in 3 of them, accepted the gospel of Willow Creek (which is from Chicago but is Texas-sized) in one of them, and know full well what Jesus meant when he said a prophet is not accepted in . . . . Continue Reading »

Everything? Really?

Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” (Matthew 4:17)Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will . . . . Continue Reading »

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