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Category Archives: Current Events
Presumed Guilty: Reformed Evangelical Men and the Assumption of Systemic Abuse
From my perspective, the saddest part of all of this is that the only solution to the problem of human sin, the Biblical Gospel, is being identified as part of the root of the problem of abuse, and the more faithful one is to the Bible, the more likely one is to be perceived as an abuser. In fact, a bizarre redefinition of Christian is occurring in which it is asserted that the more willing you are to reject Biblical solutions to the problem of abuse and embrace Feminist and Marxist solutions the more authentically compassionate and Christian you are. Continue reading
Posted in Church Discipline, Current Events, Feminism, Old School Presbyterian Churches
Tagged Abuse, Aimee, Byrd, Church, Discipline, Evangelical, Feminism, Men, Patriarchy, Reformed, Sexual, Spiritual
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Should Reformed Christians Be Supporting Putin?
Recently I shared a request from ARP NEWS for prayer and donations to help the refugees who are fleeing the war in Ukraine. Earlier I had shared a prayer request asking for prayer for the people of Ukraine and had … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Current Events, Ethics, Europe, War
Tagged Church Planting, Evangelism, Refugees, Russia, Russian Orthodox Church, Ukraine, War
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Don’t Let The Christchurch Mosque Shooter Win
I was sickened to hear about how two Mosques in New Zealand were attacked on Friday by a gunman describing himself as an “Eco-Fascist” and who ultimately murdered around 50 people. I am praying for the people of New Zealand … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Islam, Race & Ethnicity
Tagged Christchurch, Eco-Fascism, Manifesto, Mosque, New Zealand, Shooting
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What Does the Bible Say About the Reasons for Disasters like Hurricanes Harvey and Irma?
Whenever there is a tragedy like the terrible hurricane that struck Houston, the question “Why did this happen?” is inevitably asked. When Christians ask that question they are not simply asking for a scientific explanation of the weather patterns in … Continue reading
A Short Explanation of the Primary Differences Between Christianity and the Various (Marxist) Liberation Theologies Gaining Ground Among Evangelicals
In Christianity the most fundamental division among men is between the saved and the unsaved (or expressed in the eternal sense the elect and the reprobate, the line of Cain and the line of Seth) and while the divisions according … Continue reading
Some Last Minute Thoughts About Overture 2
Part of my preparation for going to the Presbyterian Church in America’s 45th General Assembly in Greensboro includes attempting to read through all 646 pages of the massive 2017 Commissioners Handbook. And as I was doing that, I was extremely … Continue reading
A Thought for the Fourth of July
One of the great purposes of constitutions in Republics and Democracies is to protect the rights of minorities. The U.S. Constitution has done an admirable job of doing that. For over 200 years, in a world filled with ethnic cleansing, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Ethics, History, Homosexual Marriage, Homosexuality, Liberalism, Persecution, Politics and The Civil Magistate, Reflections
Tagged Fourth of July, fundamentalist Christians, minorities, Persecution, Religicide, Religious Cleansing, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Marriage, Sweet Cakes by Melissa, the Constitution
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The Five Reasons for the Collapse of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
The British Historian Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) was no fan of the Christian faith, but his History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is still worthy of being read, particularly because of his insights into the reasons for the collapse … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Politics and The Civil Magistate
Tagged Decadence, Gibbon, Rome, taxes
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Himmler Proposes a Toast
Meanwhile, in a drawing room in Berlin in Late September, 1939… Himmler: “Gentlemen, let us raise our glasses and toast the capture of Warsaw!” Goering: “And let us not forget the brave pilots of the Luftwaffe who…” (A staff officer … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Europe, Islam
Tagged Appeasement, Charlie Hebdo, Eurabia, France, Francois Hollande, Germany, Islam, Islamicization, Je Suis Charlie, Jihad, National Socialism, Nazism, Pegida, Satire
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Building Old School Churches 