What’s Wrong With Getting An Autograph?
I think it’s good for humans to question their motives. If you disagree, I encourage you to not read any further. Everything beyond this paragraph will just upset you. What is motivating you to post pictures of yourself with famous people? Why do you want celebrity autographs? There are no neutral activities. Whatever you do […]
What Do You Mean By Friendly?
Honey Bear Hollow is a campground near my house that until recently proclaimed itself a ‘family friendly’ facility. The campground is under new ownership who don’t seem to understand how to use the word, ‘friendly.’ https://www.wishtv.com/news/i-team-8/new-owners-to-rebrand-campground-as-lgbtq-friendly-with-clothing-optional-area/ A newspaper article written about the campground declared, “…it is the only LGBTQ+-friendly campground in the state north of […]
Follow Your Corrupt Heart
If you were to remove your blinders and poke your head out of the cocoon of cluelessness that obscures your view of reality, you would discover that human beings are mostly terrible. There are a few examples of kindness, generosity, patience, humility, compassion, and some other virtuous behaviors. These are the people you’re thinking about […]
What If Christians Believed What God Says?
A ‘Christian author’ who claims to be ‘helping men become healthy’ posed the question: “What if men were held to the same modesty standards as women?” It’s the kind of question a guy asks when he wants to let women know he’s progressive and he doesn’t care about looking weak and stupid. Feminists love stupid […]
Should She Marry An Axe-Murderer or Count Dracula?
Self described relationship expert, Sheila Gregoire posed this question: “Would you rather your daughter married a technical virgin who pushed past the boundaries of his girlfriends routinely (which is sexual assault), or someone who had had consensual sex in the past but had always honored the girls he was with? (If you had to choose […]
Don’t Make Peace When God Makes War
Ben-hadad was a king of Syria who told Israel to hand over all their stuff (gold, silver, wives, children, etc.) Ahab was King of Israel at the time and he agreed to Ben ha-dad’s terms. (The Bible says, ‘There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord […]
Jesus Didn’t Hang-Out Like You Do
Jesus didn’t ‘hang out with sinners.’ Tow truck drivers aren’t ‘hanging out’ with you when they tow your disabled vehicle. A fireman doesn’t run into a burning building to ‘hang out’ with the family inside. A lifeguard doesn’t jump into pounding surf to ‘hang out’ with a drowning person. You don’t make an appointment with […]
You Can’t Be Friends With Pagans
“John, you should build relationships with unbelievers. Earn their respect. Make friends with them so they’ll be more likely to listen when you share your faith!” I first learned this important evangelism principle when I was a youngster in Sunday School. I’ve since heard it repeated thousands of times in sermons, seminars, classes, and church […]
No Distinction Necessary
It’s hard to convince Christians that friendship with the world is hatred towards God. When I speak too bluntly about atheism, I get comments like this one: “I make a distinction between atheist, some of whom I count among my friends, and anti-theists. Atheist simply don’t believe in a god, but are respectful of religion […]
Sawing Is Not Hammering
For those who are still salty about audio books not being books: Using a hammer is a different process than using a saw. I know this comment is judgmental. I don’t want anyone to be upset so I will respond to a few of your criticisms. I’ll add a lot of smiling emojis in order […]