The Priest, Purgatory, and the Poor Widow’s Cow
Reading Time: 8 minutes Charles Chiniquy’s negative experience with a Catholic priest who took away the family cow as payment for a Mass.
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I was raised in the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, served in the USAF from 1970 to 1974, honorably discharged and became a full-time evangelist for Christ living 40 years in Japan, 3.5 years in Russia, and a few months in other countries such as Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, South Korea, Taiwan and mainland China where I also served the King of Kings, Jesus, as an Ambassador for His Kingdom. My full bio.
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Charles Chiniquy’s negative experience with a Catholic priest who took away the family cow as payment for a Mass.
Continue reading →Reading Time: 30 minutes Robert Lewis Dabney I read the biography of Dorothy Day, (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) an American journalist, social activist, and Catholic convert. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Day) I wondered, “Why would anybody who was raised a Protestant be attracted to the Roman Catholic Church to the point of embracing it and its doctrines?” I myself went the opposite direction, from Catholicism to Protestantism. But there have been other famous public … Continue reading →
Reading Time: < 1 minute My good friend Jim Gibson sent me his book, An Appeal to Reason. It’s a great read about examining the evidence of origins in the evolution versus creation debate. Some of the topics: The complexity of living systems The testimony embedded within the fossil record The historical and cultural proofs of man and dinosaurs as being contemporaries The fallacies inherent in the interpretation of radiometric dating The complete shambles of … Continue reading →
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Susan Weeks Yes, I am glad that Hillary was not elected. And yes, I will pray for Trump. But if you think He was put in the presidency because He has God’s FAVOR, then I think you don’t know much about him. Trump was not an unknown or a nobody. He was not ‘Joe Plumber’ before he ran for president. He was a very wealthy, connected man. He was … Continue reading →
Reading Time: 2 minutes On November 5, 2016, I boarded a train in Aomori City on my way to Misawa. There were two Caucasian looking young ladies sitting in the train car. I sat down next to them and asked where they are from. If I was in a metropolitan area like Tokyo, I probably wouldn’t have talked to them because foreigners abound and I’m naturally shy. But now I was deep in the … Continue reading →
Reading Time: 5 minutes On September 17th, 2016, I hitchhiked from the crossroads of Route 345 and Route 7 near Gatsugi Station in Murakami City in Niigata Prefecture all the way to Aomori City in a single car! This is a distance of about 400 kilometers or 250 miles. I am 66 years old at the time of this post. The driver’s name is Hiroshi who lives and works in France as a chef … Continue reading →
Reading Time: 5 minutes This is the story of when Japan rescued Polish orphans from Siberia at the end of World War One. I translated it from Japanese to English from the YouTube with the help of my Japanese friend Yoko Ishikawa: The untold story of why Poland is friends with Japan! Praise to the non-discriminatory Japanese nurse for her help and support. This is a heart moving true story. In 1989, Poland changed … Continue reading →
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kent Hovid’s answer is so good, I transcribed it. You’re welcome to print it out. All right, your question, “Where did God come from?” assumes that you’re thinking of the wrong, obviously displays that you’re thinking of the wrong God. Because the God of the Bible is not affected by time, space or matter. If He’s affected by time, space or matter, He’s not God. Time, space and matter is … Continue reading →
Reading Time: < 1 minute George W. Bush I thought this was funny and hope you do too. George W. Bush really did say these things in speeches! See: http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/piehigher.asp Make the Pie Higher by George W. Bush I think we all agree, the past is over. This is still a dangerous world. It’s a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses. Rarely is the question asked Is our children learning? Will the … Continue reading →
Reading Time: 7 minutes John Nelson Darby (18 November 1800 – 29 April 1882) was an Anglo-Irish Bible teacher, one of the influential figures among the original Plymouth Brethren and the founder of the Exclusive Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern Dispensationalism and Futurism (“the Rapture” in the English vernacular). (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nelson_Darby) The correct interpretation of Daniel chapter 9 and especially verse 27 is extremely important because it is the … Continue reading →
Reading Time: 5 minutes I am blessed to have a friend who is a scientist, a university professor, and a Bible believing Christian, a brother in Jesus Christ who I can trust! His name is John Gideon Hartnett. On the evening of July 26, 2016, I read a post on Facebook warning of the dangers of consuming microwaved food. This is something I have heard about for years now and have believed. But because … Continue reading →
Reading Time: 9 minutes Alcohol has probably killed more people directly or indirectly than any other substance in history.
Continue reading →Reading Time: 31 minutes by Jeremy James C.S.Lewis is well known among born-again Christians as a ‘Christian’ writer, someone whose inclusive religious viewpoint is of particular relevance to the world we live in today. I would hope to show that this perception of Lewis is not only gravely mistaken but that it arose through deliberate misdirection on the part of Lewis himself. In 2008, after 33 years as an active participant in the New … Continue reading →
Reading Time: 6 minutes Brother J, do you believe the earth is flat? Some of my friends do. What is your view on it? Yes I think it’s flat May I ask why you think so? Mathematically, scientifically, conspiratorially, and biblically. You can pick any one lol I was raised in the Midwest USA. Please explain why I cannot see the Rocky Mountains with a telescope from a harvested cornfield in the fall. Because … Continue reading →
Reading Time: < 1 minute I went by bicycle to a park an hour from home and took the photos below with a Nikon D50 camera (not mine) and a tripod (mine) with slow shutter speeds as slow as 5 seconds.
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