Category Archives: Salvation

Protestant doctrine is firm in the belief that no action is required for our salvation.  If we could do something, that might mean we earn our salvation and the Bible is very clear we cannot earn our salvation.  That is … Continue reading →

Sometime ago, we had a contractor do some work on our house.  The work was not done to our satisfaction and so we called the contractor to have the situation resolved.  On the phone, the contractor acknowledged our problem, agreed … Continue reading →

Many of the other major and minor prophets in the Old Testament agreed with admonishment of Amos that we noted in the last blog:  God is not interested in sacrifices but “let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like … Continue reading →

Larry P.  Arnn, the president of Hillsdale College, has stated that the purpose of education is to educate the whole human being.  This education involves more than acquiring knowledge.  “Humans not only think, but also do.  Their doing and their … Continue reading →

The movie Chernobyl is about the nuclear disaster at a power plant in Ukraine in 1986.  The cause of this disaster was a combination of poor decisions made at the power plant during a test and governmental officials hiding defects … Continue reading →

Andrée Sen Peterson aptly describes the bankruptcy of modern thought. Truth is subjective—but my view is right and yours is wrong.   Values are impossible—but fight racism and sexism.  America is evil—but it’s unjust to keep anyone out.   Technology is ruinous—but … Continue reading →

Not many people are aware that Mark Twain wrote a very accurate historical novel about Joan of Arc.  It seems incongruous that the author who wrote A Pen Warmed Up in Hell should also write a very sympathetic novel about … Continue reading →

Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the home of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).  Every year about this time they have a week-long celebration of aviation which they call AirVenture and it is among the largest in the world. A few years ago, … Continue reading →

Prior to taking off in an airplane, a safe pilot will consider several variables—the condition of the airplane, the weather, the origin and destination airports, and his or her physical condition.  Now even if a pilot does all of the … Continue reading →

In a recent Ethnos 360 magazine [1] on a page asking for donations, the advertiser gives the following statistics.  They state there are about 6,900 languages in the world.  Only 531 have the complete Bible and fewer than 2,000 languages … Continue reading →