Monthly Archives: February 2006

If I found out that Socrates had not lived faithfully to his own teaching, would it have an affect on how I viewed his teaching? I don’t think so. True teaching is true teaching and false teaching is false teaching … Continue reading →

I’m going to try to tie my last three posts together in an attempt to show you all where I am right now. (In this post, they’re not in the order I posted them, the school paper makes it out … Continue reading →

Interesting. A friend and I have discussed a few times about some of the heresies that we see today – most of them are coming out of Arminian churches. Mormons (Elena made the point that Joseph Smith began life as … Continue reading →

In the “Allegory of the Cave”, we see an example of people seeing “through the glass dimly.” Plato describes a group of people in a cave since their childhood, chained so that they cannot move their heads. I could not … Continue reading →

Very few people care about defending the doctrine of God against those who teach heresy. Adn those that point out the heresy are not welcome. I’ve never believed that a person can lose his or her salvation – there are … Continue reading →

I had thought (my bad) that Elena had a passing knowledge of the religion of the adherants that she was defending. Elena said (in her post on Discernment), “…a Christian is faced with lots of opinions and situations that may … Continue reading →

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ and … Continue reading →

This t-shirt is part of their message: “ARE YOU BRIGHT ENOUGH TO BE A TARGET?” How bright does your light shine? Are you the “City on a Hill? (read these lyrics, they say something important – given the last week, … Continue reading →

There are a lot of parallels… These people came to my church. The latest flap around the “girl blogs” erupted. 1 John 4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from … Continue reading →

2 Timothy 4:1-2: “In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in … Continue reading →

I commented on a blog today and received a reply about missionaries. The lesson that the following family learned before going to the “mission field” was (my words) “share the love, but not the Gospel”. What a difference from Jesus’ … Continue reading →

Can we really just visit a blog and share only part of our lives? Especially the part that is supposed to permeate every fiber of our beings? “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers… For what partnership has righteousness with … Continue reading →

My daughter and I went to “youth night” at church and we worshipped together in “her” setting. The speaker was a little nutty, but good. At one point he broke people into four basic groups (we all fit into all … Continue reading →

This is response to a question on another blog about how to decide who is Christian and who is not: Once upon a time there was a man that lived on a planet called “Kolob”, not so very far away. … Continue reading →

This is in response to a commenter on Elena’s blog that my list of bullet points was incorrect and that I had been “misled” Here are the points and my sources: Mormon doctrine denies the eternal nature of God (the … Continue reading →

I was going to stay quiet but I just couldn’t resist. Marla Swoffer posted on being discerning about those who choose to call themselves Christians (namely Mormons). A commenter on Marla blog commented: “I really cannot believe someone who would … Continue reading →

2/15/2006 I’ve been struggling/wrestling with this issue, give the stuff at my church plus a few of the blogs I read on a regular basis. It’s going to take me a while to get through this. I welcome input and … Continue reading →

I took these last night, just to see what my new digital camera could do at sunset.

I’ve done some pretty extensive studies on divorce and remarriage – at my age, there are not that many widowed guys and most (MOST) of the never married men are never married for a reason. Knowing where I stand on … Continue reading →

Well…I do like writing…but at the rate I’m moving I’d get a PhD about the time I die. You Should Get a PhD in Liberal Arts (like political science, literature, or philosophy) You’re a great thinker and a true philosopher. … Continue reading →