Authentic Ministry 15/Second Corinthians: Sermon Video Introduction: Remember that the point of this epistle is for Paul to defend the authenticity of his ministry. There are three groups involved ...
Abandoning the Sons of Belial
Which?
“When God is ‘removed’ from His predestinating throne, men do not merely breathe a sigh of relief. Rather, they quickly notice that the throne is vacant and begin scheming about how to occupy it . . . The only alternative to a predestinating state is a predestinating God . . . And because we do not want Him, we get them.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 161-162
NQN . . . You Should Know the Drill
So this is NQNQ coming up, meaning No Quarter November Quinquennial, which in its turn means that this is our fifth year of doing this. In dogged pursuit of fiery excellence—fiery but mostly peaceful—we are reprising Saul Alinsky’s sixth rule—”A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” And why wouldn’t they enjoy it? We are …
Incoming!
Content Cluster Muster [10-27-22]
Submission from a Reader: Exactly So: Not Today: A Song I Really Like for Some Reason: Oh: Of Course the Absurdity is the Central Point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceAqQdFReGY Jokes I Like to Tell: What is the difference between a Harley-Davidson and a Hoover vacuum cleaner?With a Hoover, the dirtbag is on the inside. Envy is a Destroyer: …
Go Figure
“Predestinarian Calvinists we’re the fathers of civil liberty, and advocates of free will paved the way for various forms of statism.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 160
252: (Ethnic) Vainglory and Malice
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252: (Ethnic) Vainglory and Malice
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Make Definitions Great Again
Introduction In order for us to navigate the next nine miles of bad road gracefully, one of the things we are going to have to do is learn how to work with stipulated definitions. There is a big difference between a word or phrase used in a specific way by someone who is careful to …
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Parish the Thought
“Life in the church involves Word and sacraments, while life in the parish involves auto mechanics, farming, retail shops, and schools, along with all the other stuff men and women do.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 152