There is so much false information out there about the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution that I thought I would simply print what it actually says and what Constitutional scholars say it meant according to the original intent of the framers of the Constitution. Here is what it actually says…. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” But what was... Read more
One of the absolutely major problems in the way some conservative Christians read the Bible is that they do not understand the progressive nature not only of the salvation historical narrative in the Bible, but also the progressive nature of God’s revelation of himself and his truth throughout the Bible. This is sometimes coupled with a mistaken reading about the nature of covenants in the Bible, as if there was just one covenant throughout all human history which was renewed... Read more
Sometimes I get really frustrated with some Biblical scholars. They can’t see the forest for the over-analyzed particular trees. And one such issue is the issue of slavery. Let’s be clear that slavery as a social practice was part of the world of the OT in the Ancient Near East, and the world of the NT which was the Greco-Roman world. It is quite true that we have plenty of material that talks about slavery in the OT... Read more
This is the only track on the new lp that doesn’t feature Arnel Pineda as lead singer. Instead the drummer, Deen Castronovo sings this one. He also has a good voice. Read more
You think your life involves an uphill climb. Try this one. Below is the Frio river deep in the heart of Texas. I do not do these sorts of climbs any more. Climbing up Mt. Zion or even Mt. Carmel is a piece of cake compared to this climb. But I digress. There are sure a lot of verses in the Scriptures about mountains and climbing them, even though the Holy Land has nothing like the Alps, and the largest... Read more
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