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Sep2013

Peter: First Pope or Stumbling Block?

What is Peter's Role in the Church? Many of us are familiar with Peter's confession of Christ from the book of Matthew, but I rarely ever hear the next section recited along with the Catholic view that Peter is the first Pope, the one whom Jesus Himself said would be the ... Read More
September 4, 2013

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Aug2013

Gap Theory in a Nutshell

Got it at the Gap Theory Labeled heresy by some and fact by others, the Genesis Gap Theory - an explanation of what happened between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2, as well as a few other things - continues to be a hot topic of debate. When did the angels fall? ... Read More
August 23, 2013

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Aug2013

Predestination Isn’t What You Think

I was commenting on a Reddit forum concerning Calvinism - to which I'm probably not a fit - and I think many people are confused about... Predestination... I think if you want to choose Jesus right now you can. There's no bouncer angel at the front of the line holding a clipboard ... Read More
August 13, 2013

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Jul2013

Problems Buying the Earth a Birthday Card

I'm standing in the aisle for, like, ten minutes debating between "6000 is the new 5000. Happy Birthday!" and "And I thought 4,499,999,999 was old. Happy 4,500,000,000th Birthday!" The debates between OEC (Old Earth Creationism), YEC (Young Earth Creationism), ID (Intelligent Design), and Theistic Evolution are heavy and heated most ... Read More
July 11, 2013

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Mar2012

dinosaurs & ghosts & aliens oh my! (DINO ISSUE)

So much information exists out there from so many different sources on whether or not dinosaurs lived among men, the nature and existence of ghosts, what demons really are, where aliens come from if they actually come from anywhere, and who made all those shiny UFO’s flying above my cows ... Read More
March 6, 2012