Oh my meaty, swollen bellySmacking my bellyIt is a gut most swelly Smack to the left and rightSmacking my bellyIt’s outta sight Smack it up and downSmacking my bellyBrings me such renown Oh what a sightSmacking my bellyGives me such delight Smack it at night and daySmacking my bellyI smack it without delay Such sweet…

  In the Garden Man had fallen from graceIt doomed the human race Man was lostIn hopelessness and painSin and death would now reign Because of divine loveThere formed a planTo save wretched man A Savior was neededA spotless LambThe great I AM God the Son would comeTo set mankind freeFrom his estate lowly God…

In my estimation, Sir Anthony Hopkins is the greatest actor of his generation! And one of the top 5 best actors of all time. I recall watching him as an 8 year old child in 1984, he starred opposite Mel Gibson in The Bounty as William Bligh. He played captain of the Royal Navy ship…

  Christ was born in a manger One frosty night Only straw for a bedWhat a plight The heavenly hosts proclaimedGloria in excelsis Deo In His cribChrist’s face did glow The animals kept watchAs the holy infant slept How could this beHis secret Joseph and Mary kept This eternal Son dreamedOf what He’d do one…

After being thought up by Karl Marx in the 19th century, communism came to the forefront in the early part of the 20th century in Russia. Lenin led a so-called workers revolution (the noble proletariat) who was going to centralize the economy and abolish capitalism in favor of socialism, abolish private property, and replace the…

In grievous sin man was lostTo redeem him what would it cost? God became manIt was all according to His plan The God Man cameTo cast out demons and heal the lame But the real reason Christ came was loveHe had mercy on us from above The virgin Mary would bear Jesus the LordHe would…

  We are born lost in sin you seeTotally wickedWe are mired in depravity Our heart is desperately wickedThat is the truthSin is our bed God chose us to redeemFrom the foundation of the worldWhat a marvelous dream Not elected based on anything in usIt was simply God’s good pleasureFor His purpose Christ died at…

The Apocrypha (απόκρυφα means “hidden”) is a set of books written between approximately 400 B.C. and the time of Christ. These books are Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach (also known as Ecclesiasticus), and Baruch.  The Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant churches all have Bibles with varying lengths. These different canons…

Here is a quick summary of the way that the Church Fathers interpreted that verse “Thou are Peter and upon this rock….” (Matthew 16:18) Archbishop Kenrick, who was one of America’s extraordinary bishops, was opposed to the doctrine of papal infallibilty and at the First Vatican Council in 1869 he voted against it. He wanted…

Contrary to what Roman Catholics and Orthodox apologists assert, the doctrines of grace (the 5 points of Calvinism — TULIP) did not originate in the 16th century! They were believed by the Early Church.  They may not have used the exact terminology which later writers would employ, but it’s clear from the quotes below that…