Those whose eyes are not staring into their little hand-held boxes have noted that as America’s religious world is changing, so is the society in which it is found. What would have been soundly rejected in the 1950’s is now the status quo. Behavior that was viewed with disgust in the past is not only […]

The term “Evangelical” has become quite popular of late. Traditionally, Evangelicals were the “storm troopers” of the ultra-conservative religious right. They were the “gate keepers” for traditional Christianity who stood guard to make sure that no changes were made to the Holy Scriptures. But change has arrived on the religious scene. Over time the pressure […]

Leaven: An influence or addition to an entity that causes a general change within the entity. In an earlier posting I made the following statement: “As goes the church, so goes the society.” In that a nation follows the lead of its spiritual contingent, any change in that contingent will eventually bring about a change […]

In the first six chapters of 2nd Chronicles we find that King Solomon has built an earthly home for the God of Israel located in the city of Jerusalem. Beginning in chapter 7 the Lord warns him and the Israelites that their sins will force Him to bring calamity down from on high in the […]

Why do the vast majority of prayers offered up by those within Institutional Christendom go unanswered? How can this be when the Lord promised to hear and answer the prayers of His people–those who are called by His name? Being the God who “cannot lie,” why doesn’t He do what He promised to do? The […]

I occasionally watch a little television. Several times of late my eyes have been attacked by a religious advertisement that perfectly characterizes the modern, Laodicean era church described in Revelation 3:14-20. The item being offered to viewers is a book and c.d. set that proclaims to church people that they are Born to be Blessed. […]

That which is universally called Christianity is in reality a life-long court case in which each side endeavors to make its case to the judge (the individual) who must decide which presenter was the most persuasive. Not long after a child is born into a church family Satan begins to make his case for the […]

In the initial posting on this subject I pointed out that, following birth, both man and beast tend to attach themselves to the first thing they see and remain attached to it until forced or persuaded to do otherwise. Just as human beings are susceptible to the “first sight” phenomenon on the social level, so […]

Proverbs 8:17: “The first to speak is thought to be right, until another states his case.” In the distant past I was called to jury duty and, along with about 50 others, was allowed to hear the opening arguments of a criminal case. As is customary in court cases, the prosecutor was allowed to speak […]

It is much harder to unlearn a falsity than to learn a truth, to kick a bad habit than to take up a good one.  There is a phenomenon called the “normalcy bias” which reveals that human beings want to feel comfortable–normal–in whatever they do. Change always produces a certain amount of discomfort–a certain degree […]