This is a 4 part series exposing televangelist Robert Tilton, done by Door Magazine and the Trinity Foundation. There were many televangelists, but I think none were as slick or as outright greedy as Tilton! This series is well worth watching. Now Tilton tries to con people out of their money online! At the peak…

In a recent NBC/Wall St Journal poll, 60% of Americans want to replace every single member of Congress including their own representative. That is the highest ever figure received in that poll. And according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll the approval rating for Congress is at an all time low of just 5% with…

Why is there so much divorce in the Church? Divorce is so prevalent among Christians it has reached an epidemic level. Scripture is clear that one may divorce for only two possible cases: infidelity (adultery) and in the case where a believer is married to a non-believer and the non-believer wants a divorce. That is…

According to this article, more than 50% of Americans believe prayer and Bible study alone can cure mental illness! This is really worse than I thought things were. Feeling very depressed after reading this article! It’s shocking, but at the same time understandable. So few Christians are raised in a way that educates them about…

Here is a professor at a local seminary who is director of their biblical counseling institute. He questions the commonly held view of mental illness as an organic disease and views it as a spiritual matter. His view is that the mind is not part of the body. He says,”Can someone get mentally ill? No.…

“One Winter’s Evening” Footsteps crunchIn new fallen snow Frozen architectureLeft behind Cold airStings my lungs Feeling aliveI exhale frosty vapors Evening comesStreetlights aglow Casting shadowsOf yellow and gray Silence comesTime seems to slow I admireSnowflakes hung in space Wondrous designSpeaks to a Creator Hills coveredIn blankets of snow Pure whiteReminds me of grace Mind wandersBach’s…

The hermeneutic I like to follow is this: Let Scripture exegete Scripture where possible. Follow the principle of contextual realism. You accept what the text is saying as real (as opposed to allegorical, symbolic, metaphorical) unless the context or genre clearly either indicates you should not. Believe that God’s expressed purpose and Will is evident…

chilly winds envelope mei walk slowlythrough the park trees paint the skyorange, red, yellow and greenstark vivid hues my steps are measuredi think of harvestnature’s bounty revealed wafting through the airi smell burnt leavesan intoxicating fragrance childhood memories stream pastjumping on piles of leavesmoist and crunchy  – Zachary Uram (c) 2012

I smack my bellyI don’t why why I love to smack itI can’t tell a lie I smack it all overIt resonates with glee Oh what joy I getFrom smacking my belly I will smack it in the dayI will smack it at night I will never stop smacking itWhat a delight So rotund and…

Thanks to a recent story in The Independent online my blog got a bunch of pageviews. Woot! Check out the stats: By the way, I agree with journalist Guy Adams. NBC’s coverage of the Olympics has been amateurish, inept and downright irritating. He didn’t deserve to have his Twitter account suspended. Instead of broadcasting events…