Month: March 2022
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Outrageous Western anti-Putin and anti-Russia hatred
There seems to be no limit to the West’s hatred for Russian President Vladimir Putin! This Christian psychologist, Dr. James Dobson, is taking a cue from CBN founder Pat Robertson who years ago called for the death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez in 2005. Dobson, in a recent monthly newsletter to his ministry supporters, has…
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Problems in Roman Catholic Theology
As a Reformed Protestant, it should be no surprise that I have numerous problems with Roman Catholic theology. We actually agree on some things, such as the Real Presence of Christ in communion. Roman Catholics describe this process as transubstantiation whereas I prefer to keep it a mystery and eschew the outdated Aristotelian categories of…
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Atrocities in Ukraine
I just read this press announcement by the Russian Foreign Ministry! It seems the Zelenskyy nationalist government of Ukraine is using banned weapons to attack the 2 breakaway regions of DPR and LPR! They’ve killed over 13,000 civilians in these regions and destroyed numerous homes and buildings in the past 8 years. The “Zelenskyy is…
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Faith in Action
This poem was inspired by my dearest sister Vi! Thanks! My thoughts are troubled and disjointedBut this too was appointed I need not fearFor God is near As close as my very heartHe promised to not ever depart So amidst the mental chaos, I am calmGod’s Word is a soothing balm Everything will be ok…
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Men left behind
Men have fallen way behind women for college/university attendance and graduation rates. This has been a 40-year trend. Men are abandoning higher education in such numbers that they now trail female college students by record levels. At the close of the 2020-21 academic year, women made up 59.5% of college students, an all-time high, and…
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A St. Patrick’s Day Poem
On this day so full of mirthI think of Christianity in Ireland’s birth Brave Patrick forged the wayPreaching the Gospel to the pagans, a bold new foray The Celtic cross stands strongWith shamrock in bloom we sing this song Modernism and secularism – Satan’s wileIs attacking the faith in the Emerald Isle But God’s Word…
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1980s Medley
Here are 3 songs I was listening to this morning through Alexa on our Echo Dot smart speaker. First Song The first song is “Don’t You Forget About Me” by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was released on February 20, 1985. The song was featured in the movie “The Breakfast Club.” It became…
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Justification: by works or by faith?
Justification by faith alone (Sola Fide) is the sine qua non (the essential thing without which it cannot be) of the Protestant Reformation. It is this doctrine upon which the Reformation stands or falls. However, there is sharp disagreement with the Roman Catholic church on this topic. What does the Bible say? Who is more…
