I tried to think of some sort of theological extrapolation to legitimize posting this but I couldn’t figure one out. I’ll just say that this has happened to me several times, and I know what this bear is going through. READING, Vt. – A 120-pound Vermont black bear is back in the woods after getting [...]
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Getting the Bear’s Head Free
Posted in current events, tagged bear, milk can, vermont on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Do God and Guns Mix?
Posted in current events on June 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It is my personal opinion that the great danger of mixing politics and religion is this, that we will begin to identify our religion with our political affiliation. The danger is two-fold. Either we will so identify our religion with our political position that we will cease to be Christian, or (and this may be worse) continuing [...]
How Far Does Forgiveness Go?
Posted in current events, Uncategorized, tagged child murderer, david pinckney, forgiveness, raymond guay, the gospel on March 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
How do you know who does and doesn’t deserve forgiveness? How far do you take forgiveness? If someone committed the most heinous crime imaginable, do you allow him back into society? Do you welcome him into your community? How about your own home? In 1973 Raymond Guay kidnapped and murdered a twelve year old boy. [...]
Collapse of the Evangelical Empire
Posted in church, current events, tagged culture wars, evangelicalism on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t agre with all of this man’s predictions. Personally, I think it’s a little doom and gloom, focused on the statistics of American Christianity and not the faithfulness of God to the preaching of the Gospel. That being said, the future of evangelicalism given the tide of the current culture wars is certainly precarious, [...]
Now I’ve Heard Everything…
Posted in current events, tagged Bill Clinton, Calvinist, reformed theology on February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You really have to see this to believe it! Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.” What happens is you call a Clinton a Calvinist? Don’t get me wrong, I love and respect Bill Clinton. I just don’t think he knows what he’s talking about here when he calls himself [...]
Being Pro-Life Under a Pro-Choice President
Posted in current events, pro-life on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Watching the news leading up to today’s inauguration, I have a growing sense of the integrity and competence of President Barack Obama. I am, however, disturbed by anyone in a position of influence that does not recognize the right of protection that we should afford to unborn children. How do we live in that tension? [...]
