One of the earliest Christian writings outside of Scripture is The Didache ton Apostolon, the Teachings of the Twelve Apostles. It is worth reading for the wealth of information about how the Early Christians actually looked at life. It can be a very important corrective to so many of the ideas that we have nowadays. […]
Archives for August 2016
Response to “Why Most Pastors Aren’t Answering Your Phone Calls”
On one of my favorite blogs, Internetmonk, there was recently an article responding to another article on Christianity Today called, “Why Most Pastors Aren’t Answering Your Phone Calls.” You can find the response by Internetmonk here. The original article was a not-well-done justification by a pastor on why pastors do not immediately return telephone calls. […]
Continuing debate over scientific research
“The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness.” – Daniel Sarewitz, […]
Praying without ceasing
As a young Christian, I was taught early Saint Paul’s dictum that we are to pray without ceasing. And, just like most young Christians, I ended up wondering how on Earth I was supposed to do that? It seemed that I could not both pray and concentrate on speaking, on my classes, etc. As a […]
The tongue and politics
“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. … Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that […]
On labeling, chemical names, and false health warnings
The meme above is one of several that I have seen lately, and it points out how misinformed, and sometimes even deliberately misleading, some of the advocates of “healthy living” are. Frankly, most of the time they are simply incredibly misled and misinformed. They make the mistake of seeing the chemical name of some compound […]
Are these the prototypes for the Ents of Tolkien?
A Leshy is a woodland spirit from Slavic legends which protects animals and forests. It is a tall creature which can change its size, has hair and a beard made out of living grass and vines, and it has a tail, hooves, and horns. It’s skin is pale and its eyes are green. It is […]
The life of the flesh is in the blood
In Leviticus it says that, “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.” Vampires are the antithesis of this statement. A vampire would agree that the […]
Werewolves, vampires, things that go bump in the night, and fighting our passions
The trend in much fantasy writing today (especially in steampunk) is to show werewolves and vampires who are not controlled by their passions, but rather control their passions and—particularly in steampunk—manage to behave as civilized ladies and gentlemen. And, yet, their passions are always drawing, pulling, fighting them. The bloodlust is always below the surface. […]
