Archive for September, 2012
Resources to Reach Those Caught Up in Error
I’ve dealt – to some extent – with what I perceive to be doctrinal errors of those within Seventh-day Adventism. It would be impossible to cover all of the sacred cows of this group and many others have taken the time to catalog these errors, in either book form or their websites.
As I’ve stated on numerous occasions, debating does little to nothing to convert a person. It is God the Father who draws a person and if He does not draw them, they will not come to Him. Granted, presenting truth is a good way to start, but that of course is no guarantee that the truth will be embraced. All one has to do is read through the Gospels and the book of Acts to learn of the many times that multitudes of people heard the truth from Jesus (or Paul, etc.), and simply rejected that truth out of hand.
Atheist Pastors? Yes, They Exist…
A friend of mine, who does a good bit of research on the ‘Net regarding a variety of issues, sent me a link to a group known as “The Clergy Project” (Thanks, Marie!). A fairly innocuous name for a group that “is a confidential online community for active and former clergy who do not hold supernatural beliefs.” [1; emphasis added] Not surprisingly, “The Clergy Project” provides words of welcome from atheists like Richard Dawkins and many others.
The Convenient Reason for Violence Against U.S. Embassies
I’m amazed and appalled. It is becoming clear from numerous reports that the Obama Administration knew of the possibility of attacks that did occur against U.S. sovereignty in foreign countries. The Obama Administration is claiming that they had no definitive Intel so they could not act. That is asinine and the only people who are buying that are the lefties who swoon whenever Mr. Obama appears or says “boo.”
The truth of the matter is that when you hear something – even if it’s not clearly definable – about what “might” happen in a part of the world where radical Islamists live, you take the potential threat seriously and you do what you can to prepare for it.
Continue Reading September 15, 2012 at 8:37 AM Leave a comment
You Can Sense the Pundit’s Frustration by Newt Gingrich
The recent (and ongoing) attacks on American embassies in Libya and elsewhere occurred on September 11th. As Newt states, even though the attacks were blamed on some ridiculous film (that allegedly incensed Muslims because it called out their prophet – Muhammad – as a pedophile and more), the truth of the matter is that if it had not been the film, anything would have worked to be used as an excuse to riot, causing mayhem, death, and destruction.
Look, I’m NOT in favor of people deliberately going out of their way to verbally assault Islam. Presenting facts is one thing (though Muslims get easily bent out of shape when the facts are presented since they don’t believe many of the facts about Muhammad or the history of Islam), but to do something that intentionally puts Muslims on the defensive is not a good idea. It’s bad form. As authentic Christians, it is our job to present the gospel to them. As difficult as that might be at times, we are not exempt from that responsibility. We might become angered as was Jonah, but that also does not excuse our unwillingness to evangelize all people, including Muslims.
Continue Reading September 14, 2012 at 5:51 PM Leave a comment
What Does the Lord Have for America?
I wish I knew what God’s plan for America was, but I truly don’t know. I know how I’ve been praying, but the Lord is at the helm and His purposes – not mine – will prevail.
I have been praying that this country experiences a change in leadership. I do not believe that what we have had for the past nearly four years has been good at all. Obviously, there are many who disagree with me and they’re certainly entitled to their opinion. But the larger question is what does God think? What has His plan been?
Why Are So Many “Ministries” So HUGE?
I’m troubled. It seems that there are way too many ministries out there that are simply huge, powerful corporate structures. I’ve touched on this before and in some detail in my latest book Behind Enemy Lines. It is really bothersome to me that there seems to be an overabundance of institutions that appear to be in it for the money.
Now, one could argue that God has blessed them and has blessed them mightily. That certainly could be true and it could account for a small percentage of them. However, there is a much larger issue here. Can God literally be blessing all of these individual ministries? On the surface, it might seem to be the case, but if we take the time to dig – and I mean actually dig – we might come to another conclusion.
Mr. Obama is Likened to Jesus by DNC
In another episode of “strange but true,” it appears that while the Democrats at the current Democratic National Convention have eliminated the word “God” from their platform [1], they apparently have no problem representing Mr. Obama as similar to Jesus.
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