*The opinions expressed here are my own (or those of the guest writer); I do not speak for any other person, group or organization; nor do I imply that the opinions expressed here reflect those of any other person, group or organization unless I say so specifically. Before commenting read the entire post and the “Note to commenters” at its end. If your comment violates the rules stated there it will probably not be posted here.* *First read my first... Read more

*The opinions expressed here are my own (or those of the guest writer); I do not speak for any other person, group or organization; nor do I imply that the opinions expressed here reflect those of any other person, group or organization unless I say so specifically. Before commenting read the entire post and the “Note to commenters” at its end. If your comment violates the rules stated there, it will probably not be posted here.* *First read my first... Read more

*The opinions expressed here are my own (or those of the guest writer); I do not speak for any other person, group or organization; nor do I imply that the opinions expressed here reflect those of any other person, group or organization unless I say so specifically. Before commenting read the entire post and the “Note to commenters” at its end.* *First read my first five posts in this series; they immediately precede this blog post. This essay continues a... Read more

*The opinions expressed here are my own (or those of the guest writer); I do not speak for any other person, group or organization; nor do I imply that the opinions expressed here reflect those of any other person, group or organization unless I say so specifically. Before commenting read the entire post and the “Note to commenters” at its end. If your comment violates any of the rules stated there it will probably not be posted to this blog.*... Read more

*The opinions expressed here are my own (or those of the guest writer); I do not speak for any other person, group or organization; nor do I imply that the opinions expressed here reflect those of any other person, group or organization unless I say so specifically. Before commenting read the entire post and the “Note to commenters” at its end.* *First read my first three posts in this series; they immediately precede this blog post. This essay continues a... Read more

*The opinions expressed here are my own (or those of the guest writer); I do not speak for any other person, group or organization; nor do I imply that the opinions expressed here reflect those of any other person, group or organization unless I say so specifically. Before commenting read the entire post and the “Note to commenters” at its end. If your comment violates the rules stated there it will probably not be posted to this blog.* *First read... Read more

*The opinions expressed here are my own (or those of the guest writer); I do not speak for any other person, group or organization; nor do I imply that the opinions expressed here reflect those of any other person, group or organization unless I say so specifically. Before commenting read the entire post and the “Note to commenters” at its end. If your comment violates the rules stated there it will probably not be posted to this blog.* *First read... Read more

*The opinions expressed here are my own (or those of the guest writer); I do not speak for any other person, group or organization; nor do I imply that the opinions expressed here reflect those of any other person, group or organization unless I say so specifically. Before commenting read the entire post and the “Note to commenters” at its end. If you violate any of the rules stated there your comment will probably not be posted here.*   *Here... Read more

Coming Up Here Next: Why I Am an Evangelical, Arminian Christian Beginning in a couple of days I will post here a 10 part “mini-book” answering why I am an evangelical, Arminian Christian. This will be my response to 1 Peter 3:16. I will spread the parts out in 10 separate posts over approximately two to three weeks. I encourage everyone who reads one part to read all 10 parts; they “hang together” as one explanation. To those who ask... Read more

Whatever Happened to “Missions Sunday?” This continues my series about things American evangelical Christians have lost. Over the years of this blog, one frequent theme has been the loss of major beliefs and practices of evangelical Christianity. Earlier, fairly recently, I talked about forgetfulness of Satan, demons, demonic possession, and the Antichrist. Longer ago I talked about the decline of hymn-singing and the resulting forgetfulness of biblical themes and references that were embedded in hymns. Also the loss of doctrinal... Read more