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Is it God’s Will that Innocent Children Die?
© Moshechaim | Dreamstime.com – Orthodox Jew Blow The Shofar Photo I am sure that many have heard of the exceedingly sad story of a family of Orthodox Jews whose seven children were killed in a house...
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Pilgrimage to the holy land, day two
Please note: I do not have a computer with me so these articles are dictated. As a result there are typos and misspellings. Please ignore them and read for the meaning! It was the acacia tree that...
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Friday Morning Musings: What Constitutes Salvation for This Man?
Photo: (c) Richard Perry, The New York Times This man, Michael Megginson, is seriously mentally ill. He’s been in an out of mental hospitals since he was six years old. Although, according to his...
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Mystery Worship: Mind Control Warning–Visitors Beware
By The Voice of Hassocks (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsI am reaching a point where I think Gutenberg did not do the world a favor. And for the second time in these months in the...
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Mystery Worship: Fear and Tribulation Bring in Money and People at...
“JPF-TelMegiddo” by Joe Freeman courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. It is here that the final battle of Armageddon is expected to take place. “Wow–Joel Osteen and The Summit in Houston have nothing on...
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Appeal to Scripture as the Ultimate Authority Leads to Schism
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church I sat in a giant, rich Baptist church on Sunday, and heard the pastor say, “Just trust me on this one,” as he pronounced with authority the demise...
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Sexuality and The Duggar Scandal
Is there anyone who has not heard the sad and scandalous news about Josh Duggar of 19 Children and Counting fame? This 27 year old spokesman for the Family Research Council has now resigned from his...
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Duggar Family: Sexual Abuse Counseling Nightmare
Duggar Family. Photo from TMZ About a year ago, I wrote of the resignation of the cult leader, Bill Gothard, whose theology and practices have greatly influenced the now-destroyed Duggar family....
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The Village Church “Apology”
© Iqoncept | Dreamstime.com Quick recap: The Village Church, led by the evangelical superstar Matt Chandler, put the wife of an admitted pedophile under church discipline when she arranged for the...
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Mystery Worship That Fed My Parched Soul
Worship Image from St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Denton Note: I have been doing “Mystery Worships” for the past year. I write these up for the Denton Record-Chronicle as their weekly religion column....
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Unity: The Conservative’s Worst Nightmare or Our Best Hope?
© Wetnose1 | Dreamstime.com – Kids Holding Hands Photo The Problem with Unity This past Sunday, while sitting in the Sunday morning session at the Unity Spiritual Center of Denton, I had a powerful...
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Who Owns the Title to Orthodoxy?
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons. Orthodoxy–authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice. Many claim it for themselves. But I ask: who really gets to own this word? Timothy...
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The Year of Fifty Different Churches: Time to “Ask the Thoughtful Pastor”
A Year in Summary In the last year, I attended worship services in more than 50 different places. They ranged from a Spanish Roman Catholic service in Costa Rica, to a New York City Reform Jewish...
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Ask the Thoughtful Pastor: Mean Christians and Lost Hope
Dear Thoughtful Pastor, I consider myself a Christian and I am totally confused with some who seem to feel God commanded them to take on the world if the world does not see Christian values the way...
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Ask the Thoughtful Pastor: Prayer and Lost Children
Dear Thoughtful Pastor: Do you believe in prayer? Does prayer work? If I pray for a friend with a disease and she dies anyway, did I just not pray hard enough? ~Disappointed Dear Disappointed: Three...
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Ask the Thoughtful Pastor: The Bible, the Whole Bible and Nothing But the Bible?
Dear Thoughtful Pastor: Because one objects to certain aspects of Scripture, how does or can one believe the whole word of God?’’ ~Non-objectionable Dear Thoughtful Pastor: The Bible has been accepted...
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Ask Thoughtful Pastor: “Does God Like Women?” How About a Tampon Drive?
Did you know that SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) funds cannot be used to purchase feminine hygiene products? Can you imagine what it would be like to be a girl or woman living in...
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Ask the Thoughtful Pastor: Abortion Pain and the Choice Between Heaven and Hell
Dear Thoughtful Pastor: I am interested in your thoughts–or your take on God’s thoughts–about abortion. Many years ago I made the miserable and unhappy choice to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, and...
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Ask the Thoughtful Pastor: “Deliberately Diluting God’s Word” and First Class...
Dear Thoughtful Pastor: We have several examples of the power of prayer and the direct influence it can have on our lives and the lives of those around us. Yet you, in a previous column, would...
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Russia, the Middle East, and Religious Political Rhetoric
Are you as confused as I am about the situation in the Middle East and the recent Russian involvement? Knowing some history about the Russian involvement there, which goes back deep into the Middle...
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