In my sixth decade, Cold War spy novels captured me, and I believe I know why. As a child, I was about all things related to war and the military. I say all things, but really my interests were limited to the American . . . Continue reading →
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There is an idea floating around that all the teachings of the original version of the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646/1647) are basically included in or assumed by the revised American version of 1788/1789 and that agreeing with/preferring the original is more or . . . Continue reading →
Pluralization and polarization are two defining features of Western culture. Pluralization refers to the coexistence of diverse viewpoints, practices, and beliefs among people with various backgrounds, customs, and ethnicities. Polarization manifests itself today in the “us versus them” attitude that sharply divides . . . Continue reading →
Isaiah’s apocalypse poem does more than tell us who will be saved in the Last Days. It offers perspective on the question of the millennium: when will the Kingdom of God come and how will it appear? As the nations continue to . . . Continue reading →
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The reputation of the world’s oldest Bible Society and one of the leading international polling organizations has been tarnished in the fallout from a survey that was said to rewrite understanding of Christianity in Britain — and has now been junked for . . . Continue reading →
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Short Prayers: Christian Perspectives from the Past Notable Christians from the past have not always emphasized long prayers. Some of them highlighted the benefit of short prayers. For example, when he was discussing Jesus’s teaching on prayer, Augustine (d. AD 430) emphasized . . . Continue reading →
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It is thus also evident that the abuse of the lot in games, entertainment, and gambling is a dreadful abuse of the providence of God. There are games which are played solely with one’s skill or strength, and there are games played . . . Continue reading →
Therefore St. John rejects a false and feigned faith; he demands a genuine faith which will openly confess before the world the two things it has learned, namely, that Christ is the Son of God and of Mary and that He became . . . Continue reading →
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The stronger the Christian, the longer his prayers. This concept seems to be an unspoken assumption in modern Christianity. It may be because of the notion that more is better. If prayer is a good thing, long prayers must be better than . . . Continue reading →
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Besides such necessary concerns of the church, there are countless temporal matters that need reform. There is discord among princes and political estates. Usury and avarice have burst in like a deluge and have taken on the color of legality. Wantonness, lewdness, . . . Continue reading →
We also see the turn to chance in the growth of gambling in the North America. Once the preserve of Atlantic City and Las Vegas, now casinos are seemingly everywhere. Our governments advertise gambling as a way of raising revenues. Against the . . . Continue reading →