Signs and wonders are not salvation.

As I read this again, the words that strike me are unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe. We have to look at the context: Jesus had preached with great authority in Jerusalem and now was back in Galilee: to give an US example he had… Read More

The weekly admin and links post.

Before we get into the admin, can everyone pray for SSM and her family: they are mourning at present. I have added Amos and Gromar, Return of Queens and Return of Kings to the linkage, making a new category -- the dark enlightenment. I will… Read More

Opposition, countercultural, opposition.

I have come to the conclusion that trying to live a normal and godly life is not normal in our society, and that the progressive elite who control the memes of mass media are actively contemptuous of men and women who live what used to be called "a… Read More

Theology vs snark.

I am thinking this morning about two posts that will wind people up. One is the missionaries from the Victorian era are still influencing the post colonial world. and the second is probably the least read post of the week, but the one that made me think the most and was the second most difficult to write -- not the most Read More

Missionaries set the seed for democracy.

This is a brilliant example of proper social sciences research. Those Victorian missionaries them done good.
Woodberry's historical and statistical work has finally captured glowing attention. A summation of his 14 years of research—published…
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Is the spirit saying?

I am going to thank Will up front for pointing me to this, for I want to discuss logic and lack thereof: perhaps why I no longer am Charismatic or Pentecosstal in theology, and women in the church. The article he linked to is about black women… Read More

Why matriarchy will not work.

I have read some wrong theology over the years, but this is about as bad as it can get: theology from a male submissive. (Link quite NSFW).
To suggest Paul was an advocate of slavery, patriarchy, or the Jewish dietary code can only be made…
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