This morning I woke up early thinking about theological perspectives I’ve shared which may possibly be revised. I also reflected upon the effects other Christians have had on me. It became apparent again how important it is to have checks, counter-checks, and more counter-checks¹ from multiple sources. The perspectives of many Christians flooded through my [...]
Now I understand why translating the greek verb kenow as “emptied himself” can give the wrong impression of what’s said in Philippians 2:7! The New American Standard Bible (along with other modern translations) mistranslates Philippians 2:7. So does the New International Version by translating kenow as “made himself nothing.” The King James translators gave the [...]
Who knows what they’re doing? It depends on who you ask. If you ask an unsaved person, even if he is labeled (by mankind; not God) as an expert in the field of human behavior, he may say like George K. Simon, Jr., Ph.D. does, Character disturbed people (e.g., covert-aggressive manipulators) are aware of what [...]
This excellent book was out of print, but thankfully Footstool Publications has made it available again! God willing, this is one of those rare books that actually can change your life! At the time of this post, it was $8 from the publisher. Others were selling used copies on amazon.com between $23.95 — $108.01. This [...]
Curtis I. Crenshaw, revisor of Thomas Boston’s “The Crook in the Lot” (newly titled “How to Profit from Our Afflictions”), states at the end of his article Spiritual War and Liberalism, Mark it down that one never “objectively” comes to morality, but what the heart already loves the will embraces and then (and only then) [...]
It could have been as long ago as 1997 when I first read the thought provoking article on how books affect children that I’m sharing in this post. I did a search online today to try to find out where I first found it so that I could provide the name of the author who [...]
It’s a Happy Halloween for me today. I got a sweet treat to digest that won’t harm my teeth or fill me with empty calories. I’m tickled pink to discover that Christine Lahti and Matt Damon are Finnish Americans. I’m a Finn-American too — one well capable of making Finnish Pulla, basking in a traditional [...]
For decades, I was an Arminian. Afterward, I became a Calvinist. Also for decades, I went from church to church to see how they differed. Doctrines of salvation were not discussed in detail. Eschatology was either more interesting or a safer topic to bring up. I was thankful when the internet became available for me [...]
The problem I have with reading Oswald Chambers is that he is too weak on doctrine to avoid being occasionally confusing. He was strong on exhortation upon specific areas of the Bible, but because he insufficiently makes comparisons of scripture with scripture, he can at times distort the big picture. As God says in 1 [...]
I’ve been using Vicco toothpaste for some time now and I’m absolutely in love with this stuff! I must be or else my last order for this would have been less than nineteen 200 gram tubes (i.e., 8.378 pounds) for my household (of 3)! Read more about it at Vicco’s website. I stumbled upon while [...]
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