Category Archives: Christianity

A Three Ghost Night has been e-published

Some time last month I got an offer for A Three Ghost Night to appear in the December issue of the ezine Next-Wave. Well, they just published the issue a few days ago, so here’s a direct link to the … Continue reading

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On the stillbirth of my nephew

The broken child upon the bed, The stains from where his mother bled, The crown of tears wreathed round his head, The ache and fear of faith misled; On bended knee with arms outspread With wordless cries my heart has … Continue reading

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Predestination, Free Will, and Obedience

Over the years, I’ve had a lot of people tell me that predestination and free will are mutually exclusive, but I’m not so sure that I buy it. Scripture talks about both predestination and choice and from my understanding of … Continue reading

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Testimonials vs Scriptural Arguments

Testimonials vs Scriptural Arguments Over at Scot McKnight’s blog, there is an article by Stan Gundry. In it, he makes some interesting statements Arguments in which both sides launch aggressive offenses and structure fortress-like defenses can be unnecessarily adversarial. I … Continue reading

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Language and The Inability to Communicate

Recently, in a comment on the article Deepening Spiritual Wonder at the excellent and constantly updated blog, Bittersweet Life, tim wrote (in part): Unfortunately (lamentably, actually) the ability to articulate with power and lucidity is something that belongs to few; … Continue reading

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Sodomy in the Church

Marriage is not about you. This life is not about you. Consider: Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. … Continue reading

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