Dogma Fights
Which dogma "Lives Loudly" within you? Regardless of who you are or what you believe, you should know that we all have a "dogma" that determines how we live our lives. (A "dogma" is more commonly referred to as a worldview, and everyone has one.) Atheists like Karl...
Science Says?
“Survey Says?” This two word question was at the heart of the popular 1976 game show, “Family Feud.” When the answer to the survey question was announced by the host, it told the audience and the contestants whether or not the contestant’s answers matched the...
An Ode to Silence: An Evaluation of the Be Still DVD
(Originally printed in the Spring/Summer 2006 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 12) Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving. . . (Col. 4:2 NASB). Many thanks and credit go to Kim Treweek for the painstaking work of...
The Enneagram – The Draw of Mysticism
Mysticism has become a growth industry within the confessing church in recent years. The reading and studying of the Word of God in its historical/grammatical context has long been known to be the way to understand the things of God and the gospel, but it is...
We Just Don’t Get the Role of Religion
The executive editor for the New York Times said in an interview just after the election in 2016 the following: I think the New York-based and Washington based too probably, media powerhouses don't quite get religion. We have a fabulous religion writer, but she's all...
They Deceive the Hearts of the Naïve
The apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans was precipitated, as were most of his epistles, by divisions, in-fighting, false teachers, and bad doctrine within the church, deceiving the flock. As he was closing the epistle, he gave a summary warning: I appeal to you,...
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