Many in the churches today seem to look at this title and say “What’s that?” And then they consult every authority but the Bible for an answer, especially the New Testament.
But it isn’t complicated or hidden. If you know the NT at all, you could define sin as whatever gets between you and God. We [...]

Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts. — Psalm 12:2
A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin. — Prov. 26:28

Any regular readers here know that I have at times pulled the plug on a comment stream, and it isn’t always easy [...]

Well, if I can be called an Islamophobe, homophobe, or any other phobe just because I disagree with someone’s opinion, then I can call anyone who hates fundies (meaning fundamentalists, for those who have just arrived from another planet) a fundyphobe.
Funny thing though… you can’t get a consensus out of them as to the definition. [...]

This is no celebration of the approaching “day of the dead” (aka Halloween) to be observed at the end of this month in the US, but it is about great evil nonetheless. I speak of hidden sins, of aiding and abetting, of turning a blind eye to evil being done by professing Christians. I wrote [...]

I never cease to be amazed at people’s capacity for twisted thinking and blind devotion to reprehensible traditions. I refer to today’s news article about a Muslim woman who got “re-virginized” before her wedding.
Talk about things that make you go “Huh??”!
She wants to honor her family by “proving her virginity” to her husband-to-be. I don’t [...]

Today brought us news of yet another scandal: a self-important “Pastor” had a child by his brother’s wife, other affairs as well, and lied under oath. And what’s the “solution” according to the “love child”? “‘It was a necessary evil to bring us back to a God-consciousness,’ said the younger Paulk, explaining that the church [...]