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February 8, 2011
Final Judgment based on "Faith Alone'?
Is "Faith Alone" the Basis for the
Final Judgment?
Dear Baptist Friend Jerry :
I had no intention of writing you again this soon but after having dinner with your brother — and seeing a copy of the silly Protestant booklet you gave him entitled Studies In Contrasts: The Doctrine of Salvation (by Herb Vander Lugt), I thought I'd drop you a short note.
I was not surprised, but I was again disappointed in the obvious dishonesty (or ignorance) of the author and the unfounded assumptions of the booklet — and your gullibility in believing this stuff. I decided to write a short note to ask you a few questions to see if you agree with me. . . .
For the rest of the letter, click here.
For many more such articles and letters, click here.
February 7, 2011
Radio Shows on Monday, Update on Beatification Pilgrimage
RADIO:
From Jerusalem today (Monday) on RelevantRadio.com Sean Herriott's show 7 AM Eastern time…
and
…AveMariaRadio.net Teresa Tomeo show at 9:45 AM EST.
BEATIFICATION PILGRIMAGE TO ROME:
Not only has George Weigel agreed to speak exclusively to our group in Rome during the beatification, but also a classmate of John Paul II at the university he attended, the Angelicum. New events are also being added.
Not just a Beatitudes trip, but also full Rome pilgrimage with visit to Assisi! Sign up quickly! Call Suzanne at 800-727-1999, extention 212.
February 6, 2011
Running in Israel
First run around wall of the Old City to acclimate myself after just arriving. See my first short run here
In the next few days I plan to add "The Ultimate Biblical Run Thru Old Jerusalem," "Running Thru Bethlehem," "From Jericho to Jerusalem" and "Up and Down the Mount of Transfiguration." YIKES!
The Gospel According to Reformer John Calvin
Heres the real Calvinist translation of John 3:16
For God so loved the elect, that He gave His only Son, that whomsoever He had chosen to not perish but have eternal life should believe in Him. For God sent His Son to condemn the world, and to save the elect."
February 5, 2011
Update on Airport Fiasco with Malfunctioning Plane
UPDATE: After two days in transit with only naps on planes and waiting rooms, we've finally arrived in Israel. Now to bed!
EARLIER: We stated earlier we would be positive and have fun with this seeming nightmare. Wed rejoice and trust God, seeing what he'd do next.
Well some of the passengers have been saying, "I think I've died and gone to heaven!"
They took us all off the plane and shuttled us to the 5-star Intercontinental Hotel to stay until the plane is fixed. I'm convinced we won't leave until tomorrow morning.
They are providing the hotel and meals free. Look at the restaurant below with exquisite food, all you can eat. It is quite remarkable.
I ways look to the Lord and know that – Romans 8:28. (Hover your cursor over the Bible reference :-)
Stuck in Airport
Great fun today! Got up at 2:00 AM to leave for the Bombay Airport. Our Royal Jordanian flight was scheduled to leave at 5:50 AM for Amman Jordan, then after a layover to Tel Aviv Israel.
But things don't always work as planned. We taxied to the runway and the plane wouldn't start so back to the gate. The waited for a part and five hours later, stuck on the plane, we headed back to the runway only to find the plane still malfunctioned.
After 6 hours we finally got off the hot plane with mosquitos and they took us to a hotel. So, here we sit happily waiting to find out when they get it repaired so we can be on our way. It is noon here now and my guess is we will leave tomorrow morning around 6:00 AM.
How are we handling it? Philippians 4:4. Hover your cursor over the Bible reference to find out.
We are enjoying the adventure watching to see what God will do next :-). Hopefully we'll be in Jerusalem before too long.
February 4, 2011
From Cocaine to Catholic
Rob Grassley wrote his conversion story and posted it here. It was very popular. Now he wrote a letter to a friend explaining in simple terms why he became Catholic — and why they should to. You might enjoy this short defense of the faith written in a kindly way to a good friend.
It starts out: "A Gentle, Loving, Inclusive Apologia to an ex-Catholic Friend
I woke up thinking about one of our conversations last night. Which I had a blast doing by the way. I wanted to say that even though my research has lead me to the Catholic Church, I by no means think that there aren't people living the Christian life better than a lot of Catholics. Maybe even most Catholics.
You guys are an example of that, as I'm sure a good portion of your church is. My whole thing is purely factual. I, if you didn't notice, have a serious case of OCD.
I have to know all that can be known about something before I can believe it (Thomas). I had to research to see if Jesus started a Church, if so, what did it look like, and is it still around today.
To read the whole letter, click here.
Gays in the Military? What Do the Joint Chiefs of Staff Think?
Watch the reaction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…
February 3, 2011
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