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Is Progressive Christianity Christian? – 2

In his 1923 book Christianity & Liberalism, J. Gresham Machen asserts that liberalism is another religion unto itself, far removed from the biblical Christianity from which it came. We think he makes some good points. In Chapter Two of his book, he takes the liberalism (of his day) to task concerning their public hostility toward […]

Is Mary the Mother of the Church and Our Mediatrix?

This is the third of a number of reasons why I could never be a Catholic (click here for articles 1 and 2). Mariology issues cannot be adequately covered in one article. I plan to address this further in the future. Part 3 of this series will focus on the problems with the Catholic Church’s […]

Spiritual Politics

Our culture has long been wrestling over the idea of separation of church and state, but few seem to recognize the existence of what Carl Teichrib terms “Spiritual Politics” in chapter 12 of his book, Game of Gods. Spiritual Politics is often on public display in the daily news cycle today but is done in […]

Santeria, Animal Sacrifice, and the Constitution – Part 2

The Grave Robbers of Palo Mayombe In Part I of this article we discussed Santería, an Afro-Caribbean religion rooted in the Yoruba people of West Africa. Santería, like many African diaspora religions practiced around the world like Haitian Voodoo, Brazilian Candomblé, Umbanda, and Quimbanda are similar in the worship of the Ifá African deities known […]

The Art of Deception: Selling the Narrative

The 2002 musical film, Chicago, set in the 1920s, demonstrates the ease with which the public can be deceived – especially if you know how to manipulate the press into selling your narrative. The basic story line is that of a married woman, Roxie Hart (played by Renée Zellweger), who is having an affair with […]

Santeria, Animal Sacrifice, and the Constitution – Part 1

It was common in Brazil, where I lived as a child, to see animal sacrifices in our neighborhood crossroads. As much as we tried not to look, we inadvertently found ourselves staring in fear and disgust at the splattered blood, melted candles, libation, and cigar offerings set before us. Practitioners of the Afro-Brazilian Yoruba religions […]

Concerning Signs & Wonders…

For the record, I personally believe that God can, has, and does heal people according to His discretion, and I don’t know any born-again followers of Jesus who would say that God can’t, doesn’t, or won’t heal whomever He chooses to heal. From my interaction with Cessationists, they don’t categorically discount the possibility that God […]

The Fad Driven Christian Life

 Porpoise Driven Life – Mark Allen From purpose driven lives to unscheduled visits to heaven, Christians and churches too often seem to be racing from fad to fad. A while ago someone sent us a link to the above video last week with the question, “Is it really this bad?” My response? It may […]

The Week of New Year Tidings

For those of us in the “good ole USA,” the movement of the clock hand from 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday to midnight on Wednesday changed, not only the date of the day, but the month and year as well. With the tick of the minute hand, the calendar made the transition from 2024 to 2025. […]

The Cardboard Christ

Have you ever noticed how many people believe in a one-dimensional “cardboard Christ”? We may not think about it in those terms, but it surfaces in various ways. At this time of year, the babe in the manger is certainly the predominant Christ. Everyone likes sweet, cuddly babies with their cute cherub faces. Unfortunately, that […]