There's no question Christians and Christianity face many challengers these days. But how do you answer them? What do you say when people ask, “Where does the Bible come from?” Or, “How do you know that God exists?” Or, “Isn’t Christ just a myth?” It is important not only to know what you believe, but …
The 700 Club on GAFCON and Orthodox Anglicanism in North America
The 700 Club had a nice piece (video here) on the emergence of African-allied Orthodox Anglicanism in North America, including interviews with Bishops Robert Duncan and Martyn Minns.
The Importance of a Firm Foundation in Offshore Oil
The current controversy over expanding offshore oil exploration and production includes an important consideration: during Katrina and the other hurricanes that hit the Gulf coast during the middle of the decade, there were no oil spills. One important reason for this was that none of the platform foundations failed. (Right: one of those pile foundations …
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I knew CNOOC. You’re No CNOOC.
Remarks like this (coming from U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), member of the House Appropriations Committee,) are why I don't even believe that our government can do socialism properly, at least not today: We (the government) should own the refineries. Then we can control how much gets out into the market. I've done business with …
When We Let the State Take Over God’s Role…
...we get problems like this: The Rev. Jack Hibbs, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, said: “These judges crossed over from the realm of judicial or legislative powers into the church. They stepped inside of our churches, inside of our pulpits, inside of our Bible and redefined marriage for us.” The sooner we start …
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The Economy: Between Marx and Milton
The Royal Bank of Scotland has issued a global stock and credit crash alert: The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks. "A very nasty period is soon to be upon …
Moses Maimonides on Prophecy
From his Guide to the Perplexed (II, XXXII): THERE are as many different opinions concerning Prophecy as concerning the Eternity or Non-Eternity of the Universe. For we have shown that those who assume the existence of God as proved may be divided into three classes, according to the view they take of the question, whether …
After Pentecost and Trinity, Ordinary Time is the Best
I know it's a little late, but it's good to stop and think about the time of year we're in (well, those of us who follow a liturgical calendar...)Â The multiplication of same creates a little confusion, but from the beginning of Advent until at least Pentecost we have a busy agenda: Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, …
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Ireland: Those Ungrateful Celts
The Irish, in Celtic style, have pulled a good one on the EU with their rejection of the Lisbon treaty. After many years of generous subsidies, the Euromasters expected the Irish to return the favour. But for those of us who follow unruly Celts on this side of the Atlantic, the results were predictable. The …
Charles Bennison: the 1970’s Were Different
Episcopal Bishop Charles Bennison, on trial in his own church, comes up with a novel defence of his brother's affair with a fifteen year old girl: On the last day of a very unusual trial, Episcopal Bishop Charles E. Bennison Jr. continued to defend himself against charges that he concealed his brother's sexual abuse of …
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