Part 1: On Prophets and Prophecy At the end of “A Decree to Rebuild,” I noted that prophecy is subject to validation by the church as a whole and that I take part in this obligation. There is some confusion on what prophesy is. Put simply, prophecy is the direct …
Here are some photos of the textures and colors found in the Mariscal Artisanal Market in Old Town, Quito, Ecuador. As usual, click on the photo for a larger version. And here is a teaser for the Galapagos (photo taken from a boat navigating through the Los Tuneles, Isabela Island, …
Over on Twitter, some are disheartened that we have walked away from the Olympics: But the New Testament instructs us to flee evil: to have nothing to do with it. It is worth considering why the Christian athletes—our Brothers and Sisters—are not stepping away from the Olympics. As Christians we …
While I sort through my photos from my recent trip, which is eating into my normal writing time, here is an uncoordinated smattering of a dozen of my previously unpublished photos from 2021. (NOTE: click on the photos for a larger version)
Gunner Q has posted a fantastic article: “An Olympic-Sized Victory Lap For Christ.” Please read it. I just want to highlight one thing (emphasis added): Amen! My response to the Olympics is not to fight back but to walk away. I have previously written about this topic in “Fighting Evil …
Since my kids were very young, I would make a tradition of watching the Olympics. This generally involved unplugging a TV and moving it to the kitchen where it would be on for most of the day for two weeks. It has always been a major time commitment, but I’ve …
I just got back from a family vacation to Ecuador and the Galapagos. It was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of trip. We took around 18,000 photos using seven different cameras (excluding phones!), and I’ve been in the process of sorting through them all. While I do that, here are a small …
On July 7, 2024, Catacomb Resident said: On July 13, 2024 a gunman attempted to assassinate Donald Trump. A couple days later Ed Hurst posted this (emphasis added): Meanwhile, one of my favorite bloggers wrote this: I wrote about my thoughts back in April of 2023 in “Fighting Evil or …
I only occasionally write about my personal interests, and even when I do it is usually made applicable to something more profound (or pretentiously profound). But since I have nothing else to write about while the blog is on auto-pilot, I thought I’d talk about this. Recently, over a course of …
This is the follow up to “A Decree to Rebuild.” In case it wasn’t clear enough at the time, I found Ed Hurst’s viewpoint to be quite interesting. I disagreed on parts of it, but was surprised to find that I largely agreed with his eschatological conclusions. My response was …