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Naked and Not Ashamed

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March 20, 2014

“…and they were naked and not ashamed…” Gen. 2:25

The Discovery channel will air a new low of moral depravity this weekend in the form of a new “reality” show that pits a naked man and naked woman against the elements in a survival marathon of 21 days where they survived like natives off the land in the brutal climate of Madagascar. Called “Naked and Afraid”, the show pairs Jeff Zausch and Eva Rupert like native savages, living like primitive people in caves and living off the land, exposed to the elements- all while being “buck” naked. View full article »

Eschatological Sensationalism

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March 13, 2014

“Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.” Matthew 24:28

Every year the church I grew up in would have a traveling evangelist come and hold a week long evangelistic crusade. It could be counted on that one of the most powerful sermons of the week would be on the subject of the rapture and the Great Tribulation. I remember one especially zealous evangelist who delineated for an hour or so all the recent developments in the Middle East that combined as proof positive that the Lord would undoubtedly return that year and rapture His church. I remember him even pointing out that that year the news had reported that there was an exceptionally good recruitment of baby buzzards in the flocks of buzzards around the middle east. View full article »

Protestant Popes and Celebrity Christianity

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March 1, 2014

The Erosion of Middle American Local church autonomy

As I write, I look out my window on a landscape sleeping under the domination of winter. A blanket of white has settled over the Wyoming Mountains leaving one to wonder if spring will ever return. Elk and deer paw through crusted snow to find the remnants of summer browse and eek out a meager existence tottering on the brink of starvation. In a similar way, it seems a blanket of cold has settled over the American Church. View full article »