Mightier Than The Sword (Part Fourteen)
Commentary; Given 9/5/2015
Ralph Waldo Emerson's insistence that every person is free to be his own god served as the underpinnings of the ascendant, emergent religion of humanism.
Commentary; Given 9/5/2015
Ralph Waldo Emerson's insistence that every person is free to be his own god served as the underpinnings of the ascendant, emergent religion of humanism.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty)
Sermon; Given 8/29/2015
In the matter of deference to civil authority, we must remember that we must give governing officials respect, even though they may be the basest of men.
Sermon; Given 8/29/2015
In the matter of deference to civil authority, we must remember that we must give governing officials respect, even though they may be the basest of men.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Thirteen)
Commentary; Given 8/29/2015
Although Transcendentalism as a movement never had an abundance of adherents, Emerson's teachings did permeate the schools of philosophy of the Ivy League.
Commentary; Given 8/29/2015
Although Transcendentalism as a movement never had an abundance of adherents, Emerson's teachings did permeate the schools of philosophy of the Ivy League.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Twelve)
Commentary; Given 8/22/2015
In one of his writings, Emerson reacts with anger, adamantly rejecting any force, custom, or tradition which threatened to put his intellect in chains.
Commentary; Given 8/22/2015
In one of his writings, Emerson reacts with anger, adamantly rejecting any force, custom, or tradition which threatened to put his intellect in chains.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Eleven)
Commentary; Given 8/8/2015
Ralph Waldo Emerson was America's foremost practitioner of Transcendentalism and Pantheism, which equate the creation and the Creator, ignoring Him.
Commentary; Given 8/8/2015
Ralph Waldo Emerson was America's foremost practitioner of Transcendentalism and Pantheism, which equate the creation and the Creator, ignoring Him.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Twenty-Nine)
Sermon; Given 8/1/2015
We are not privy to God's, but we must realize that He has the prerogative to impose both blessings and calamity, the latter in response to disobedience.
Sermon; Given 8/1/2015
We are not privy to God's, but we must realize that He has the prerogative to impose both blessings and calamity, the latter in response to disobedience.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Ten)
Commentary; Given 8/1/2015
Three English humanistic philosophers were closely related in ideas and outlook, namely Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Bertrand Russell.
Commentary; Given 8/1/2015
Three English humanistic philosophers were closely related in ideas and outlook, namely Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Bertrand Russell.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Nine)
Commentary; Given 7/25/2015
Rousseau's and Robespierre's philosophies encouraged abortion, the destruction of the family, and the ascendancy of the state.
Commentary; Given 7/25/2015
Rousseau's and Robespierre's philosophies encouraged abortion, the destruction of the family, and the ascendancy of the state.
Ecclesiastes and Christian Living (Part Twelve): Paradox, Conclusion
'Personal' Article; Posted 7/22/2015
There is a danger that arises when the righteous suffer and the wicked prosper: trying to put God under obligation to bless us through becoming 'super-righteous'.
'Personal' Article; Posted 7/22/2015
There is a danger that arises when the righteous suffer and the wicked prosper: trying to put God under obligation to bless us through becoming 'super-righteous'.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Eight)
Commentary; Given 7/18/2015
Rousseau crafted the blueprint followed by proponents of socialist/communistic governments, disparaging private property, free enterprise, and the family.
Commentary; Given 7/18/2015
Rousseau crafted the blueprint followed by proponents of socialist/communistic governments, disparaging private property, free enterprise, and the family.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Twenty-Eight)
Sermon; Given 7/11/2015
Wisdom does not give us complete understanding into the ultimate purposes of God, but when accompanied with faith in God, it will brighten our countenance.
Sermon; Given 7/11/2015
Wisdom does not give us complete understanding into the ultimate purposes of God, but when accompanied with faith in God, it will brighten our countenance.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Seven)
Commentary; Given 7/4/2015
Rousseau's modern disciples, gaining ascendancy in today's political climate, have plans to dismantle the family, replacing it with the State.
Commentary; Given 7/4/2015
Rousseau's modern disciples, gaining ascendancy in today's political climate, have plans to dismantle the family, replacing it with the State.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Six)
Commentary; Given 6/27/2015
Rousseau's malignant ideas have metastasized into a virulent cancer of collectivism, socialism and Communism, the centralization of power.
Commentary; Given 6/27/2015
Rousseau's malignant ideas have metastasized into a virulent cancer of collectivism, socialism and Communism, the centralization of power.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Twenty-Seven)
Sermon; Given 6/20/2015
Solomon exercised a lifetime of hard work trying to find answers, but fell short because some things are discoverable only through God's revelation.
Sermon; Given 6/20/2015
Solomon exercised a lifetime of hard work trying to find answers, but fell short because some things are discoverable only through God's revelation.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Five)
Commentary; Given 6/13/2015
John Locke and Rene Descartes were not anti-religion or anti-God per se, but they were able to galvanize the popular disenchantment with organized religion.
Commentary; Given 6/13/2015
John Locke and Rene Descartes were not anti-religion or anti-God per se, but they were able to galvanize the popular disenchantment with organized religion.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Four)
Commentary; Given 6/6/2015
John Locke rejected all contact with any influence of the will of God, promoting secular liberty and human reason as the final arbiter of all truth.
Commentary; Given 6/6/2015
John Locke rejected all contact with any influence of the will of God, promoting secular liberty and human reason as the final arbiter of all truth.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Three)
Commentary; Given 5/30/2015
Jesuit-educated Rene Descartes never embraced religion, but instead apostatized by setting his own experience as his parameters of creation.
Commentary; Given 5/30/2015
Jesuit-educated Rene Descartes never embraced religion, but instead apostatized by setting his own experience as his parameters of creation.
God, Socialism, and Offerings
Sermonette; Given 5/24/2015
Socialism is enforced slavery to government, founded on no religious principle, but on the poisonous fruits of 'progressive' humanism.
Sermonette; Given 5/24/2015
Socialism is enforced slavery to government, founded on no religious principle, but on the poisonous fruits of 'progressive' humanism.
Why Is God Doing This, This Way?
Sermon; Given 5/24/2015
We must learn to see ourselves and our function as God sees us—as a distinct, unique entity, a holy people, a special treasure.
Sermon; Given 5/24/2015
We must learn to see ourselves and our function as God sees us—as a distinct, unique entity, a holy people, a special treasure.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Twenty-Six)
Sermon; Given 5/23/2015
To keep us secure from the temptations of the world, we must embrace our metaphorical sister, Wisdom, keeping us focused on our relationship with God.
Sermon; Given 5/23/2015
To keep us secure from the temptations of the world, we must embrace our metaphorical sister, Wisdom, keeping us focused on our relationship with God.