Prosperity Gospel is Not Gospel
Prosperity theology tells us that if we have faith (and donate to Christian ministries), we will receive financial blessings. Stop! That's a dangerous belief!
I subscribe to The Wake-Up Call, by Seedbed ministries. (It's free.) The Wake-Up Call is a daily devotional that encourages the reader "to shake off the slumber of our busy lives and turn our eyes toward Jesus."
The Wake-Up Call from this past Wednesday (June 19, 2024) has been rattling around in my head since then. Author J.D. Walt examines Acts 19 and explains why "the prosperity gospel is no gospel at all." In fact, Walt's writing is so cogent that I'm sharing it almost in its entirety here…READ MORE…
I Get Why You are Angry With Me, by Rob Croskery
“I GET WHY YOU YOU ARE UPSET AT ME, BUT WHAT HAVE YOU GOT AGAINST THE HORSE I RODE IN ON?”-- Breaking down the many reversible errors in the rigged trial of Donald J. Trump
Generally speaking, I respect all jury verdicts. Not the one convicting Trump, however. As a trial lawyer, I have NO respect for the outcome. However I am not upset at the jury, because the jurors were preordained to come in with a “guilty” verdict, given they were the riders, and the problem was the “horse they rode in on”--starting with unconstitutional jury instructions hinting strongly that Trump was a criminal. These sneaky instructions were only talked about by the prosecutor, because the weird way that New York does it, the Defense only speaks in closing argument BEFORE the prosecutor, who speaks last…READ MORE…
Don Surber's, Week In Review
Don Surber digs out the most interesting stories of the preceding week and presents them here for your reading pleasure.
ITEM 1: The Times West Virginian reported, “One form of political animal was conspicuously absent from the 2024 West Virginia State Democrats Convention this past weekend in Charleston. No news media showed up.”
That’s a twofer. The newspaper admitted it cannot cover the news and Democrats admitted they no longer matter in West Virginia politics.
ITEM 2: The Babylon Bee reported that the first named tropical storm of the hurricane season formed off the coast of Texas.
NOAA named it Alberto. Its scientific name is VO5.
ITEM 3: The National Catholic Registry tweeted, “Holy Cross Father Patrick Reidy, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, will clerk for Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming term. Few lawyers have the privilege of clerking for a sitting Supreme Court Justice, but Father Reidy’s vocation to the priesthood makes his situation even more impressive.”
Cool. How good is he at exorcisms?…READ MORE…
Airborne, By Sean Dietrich
For Sean Dietrich, a crowded airplane becomes another opportunity to meet new friends and see the best on other people
An airplane. Crowded with people. There is a young woman on my right. She is Mennonite. She wears a long dress. A haube sits atop her shock of red hair.
She’s hard to miss because she is the only person not playing on a phone.
She’s very nice. Very chatty. She rarely takes a breath between sentences.
Her name is Eva. She is 24. Eva has already made friends with everyone in our section…READ MORE…
Hymn Humbug? A Churchgoer's Revelation
With a little gentle humor, Dave Cloft relooks previous assumptions about The Church Choir
I’ve always loved attending church, soaking in the sermons, and the community vibe. But there’s one thing that makes me cringe every Sunday: the singing. Every time the hymnals come out, I mentally brace myself for the next round of warbled notes and enthusiastic but pitch-challenged voices…READ MORE…
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