Luscious vines spread wide
Branches trimmed fall far apart
Leaves withered, fire burns.
(John 15:1-8. Picture credit: Openclipart.org.)
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*“You know what I think is wrong here?” The question startled Ward. He was sitting on the porch of his house looking out at a beautiful view from the top of a hill. He and his visitor both had glasses of iced tea. They had just finished a wonderful meal. He had enjoyed showing his…
“OK, Grandpa, why the h … heck are we here again?” The words were polite enough as the 17-year-old addressed his grandfather. The tone wasn’t. “Because you enjoy driving other people around in your car, and I’m paying for your gas.” The grandfather’s words were equally sharp and direct. It was how their relationship worked,…
[Continued from The God Talk Club Defines Cult – I] “I think if I was setting out on a journey of any kind I’d want to know precisely where I’m going,” said Bob. “I agree!” said Jerry. “That’s why orthodoxy is so important.” “But you really can’t agree on what’s ‘orthodox’, can you?” “I think…
… at MandM. I’d call attention to Matthew Flanagan’s posts Response to William Lane Craig’s Question 225: “The ‘Slaughter’ of the Canaanites Re-visited” Part I and Part II which deals with an issue I find very interesting. I hope to post on it soon, but I’ve had one of Matthew’s posts marked for a response for several…
[This is a work of fiction, and is part of my God-Talk club series. For more information follow the link. Also, I promised in my last God-Talk Club story that the club would discuss prophecy some more. This isn’t that post. I’ll get to it–soon, I hope. In another departure, this post was inspired by…
“Hello Carl. I’m Victor, Pastor Victor.” “Thanks for coming to see me, Pastor.” Victor sized up the man across the table from him. He could see the young man’s eyes flicker around the room, noting the watching prison guards and the other signs that said, “This is a jail.” It was a county jail, but…
