I am on a trip, so let me put down some quick trivia for you. How did Dr. Watson meet Sherlock Holmes? In what city, town or village? How was Dr. Watson wounded? In what war? What knowledge did Sherlock Holmes tell Dr. Watson that he would … [Continue reading]
Confession in song – Michael W. Smith
Yesterday I wrote about Keith Green, his humility, and his willingness to admit his sin. As the decades passed, new singers arose. But, they arose out of a context in which the Jesus People had basically disappeared, and the Charismatic Movement had … [Continue reading]
Prophetic voice and confession – Keith Green
One of the things that has impressed me as I have been remembering Keith Green in a couple of the lasts posts, was the remarkable humility that the man had. You can see it in a song like, "Create In Me a Clean Heart." The lyrics are: Create in me … [Continue reading]
To Obey is better than Sacrifice – Keith Green and works
Thinking of Easter Song and the bells got me thinking about Keith Green and the songs that he sang, in general. Keith Green's theology came out of the old Pentecostal Holiness tradition. Many forget that the early Jesus People movement was not simply … [Continue reading]
Odd coincidences and EMTALA
For a couple of days, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act has been under discussion. Sometimes odd coincidences happen that help illustrate some of the points that one is trying to make. The story below illustrates precisely the … [Continue reading]
The bells ringing — Annie Herring
Yesterday I commented on the ringing of Orthodox bells. But, that put me in mind of an old Jesus People song. The lyrics were written by Annie Herring of Second Chapter of Acts, but they were popularized by Keith Green. How many of you remember them, … [Continue reading]
Bells on the censer, Orthodox and the Jewish Temple
Every Sunday when an Orthodox believer goes to the Divine Liturgy, he/she hears plenty of bells. In many Orthodox parishes, one can hear the ringing of multiple bells as the worship begins. Though this was not done in the Antiochian parishes in which … [Continue reading]
Why there are multiple steps in medicine
The video above makes one ache. A woman wanting a child is given an chemotherapy/abortifacent drug by mistake because her first and last name are almost identical to the first and last name of a nearly 60 year old woman who does need to receive the … [Continue reading]
Snow stress syndrome?
As you probably know, people in the Deep South are unaccustomed to snow. After we emigrated to the United States, I grew up in the North, so I learned how to drive in snow, dress for snow, make snowmen, wax sled runners, etc. But, I was not aware of … [Continue reading]
The bottom line of the healthcare debate
One of the problems with the current arguments in the healthcare debate is that they do not deal with a reality that was present before a current Federal Law, a reality to which the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church (and the Pope) say we must not … [Continue reading]
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