A Trying Time

I have intended to write this post for a little while, but I have done a good job of putting it off.  My wife is going to have surgery this coming Monday.  It is considered a major surgery with a hospital stay for recovery time.  In twelve years of marriage, we have never gone through [...]

Crazy times

Well, this is going to be a fun and hectic weekend. We are going to the airport tomorrow to pick up another grandparent and then Allie will have two grandmothers to entertain and play with. She has been putting on quite a show the last couple of days with my parents here. [...]

More Than Bread Devotional for 5/28/08

Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
It dawned on me today that someone reading all of these posts in a row might think I am depressed or something.  I assure you that is not the case.  I have been reading some discussions online about hurt and sorrow and the Christian response [...]

Why I think Q is crap

No, I am not talking about the guy from Star Trek or that guy from James Bond or even the letter Q. I am talking about the mysterious/imaginary (never been found I might add) source document for the synoptic gospels. I am not an expert. I am going to start my master’s [...]

New address, same idea

After being exposed to some WordPress blogs, I decided to try it out and see if I like it better.  I have heard so many good things about it that I felt it was worth a whirl.  I was able to import my old blog and could have imported the other ones I am a [...]

More Than Bread Devotional for 5/26/08

Psalm 116:5-115 Adonai is merciful and righeous; yes our God is compassionate.6 Adonai preserves the thoughtless; when I was brought low, He saved me.7 My soul, return to your rest! for Adonai has been generous toward you.8 Yes, you have rescued me from death, [...]

Equal Opportunity Criticism

Lest anyone should think upon stumbling into this blog that I am a Catholic basher; I would like to take this opportunity to take a critical look at the teachings of the Southern Baptist Convention regarding the issue of the Sabbath and “The Lord’s Day”. The following is from the 2000 edition of the [...]

Why did the Church ditch the Sabbath and the Lord’s Feasts?

In my previous post I tackled some issues stemming from the Roman Catholic Church’s decision to alter God’s calendar. Now I want to look at the Sabbath and the Lord’s Feasts in a little more detail.The Catholic Encyclopedia says this about the Sabbath:
St. Paul enumerates the Sabbath among the Jewish observances which are not [...]

Are the Magesterium and Infallibility of the Roman Catholic Church true?

I have plenty of problems with Roman Catholic teachings and traditions. Particularly with the traditions. I have spent many hours in the past studying Catholic doctrines in the light of the Scripture and seeing things that didn’t wash in the Truth. Recently as I have studied more in the Hebraic roots vein, [...]

More Than Bread Devotional 5/23/08

Lamentations 3:18-2318 So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD.” 19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. 20 I well remember them, [...]