The Human Condition

Maybe Then

James Townsend / July 15, 2009 / No Comments

Tags bible, calvinist, choir, christendom, christianity, church, culture, god, gospel, jennings dake, jesus christ, ministry, new geneva, paul, prayer, schofield, sin, the message, the voice, thompson, zeitgeist

Christianity has its own culture.
Because of this, Paul’s urge to make our calling sure is taking on a new sound for me today, because I am forced to ask myself, “Are you really a Christian, or are you just immersed in Christian culture?”
I think that is a question that we all need to ask ourselves.
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Norse Code

James Townsend / June 17, 2009 / 2 Comments

Tags california, christ, church, culture, free will, god, greg van eekhout, jesus, john hagee, mystery, mythology, norse, norse code, odin, pat robertson, predestination, prophecy, ragnarok, revelation, thor, valkyrie, viking

“Norse Code” is a new book by Greg van Eekhout that intertwines Norse mythology, zombies, dead Iowans, a good dog, and just about anything else you can think of. It’s a great read. I recommend it to anyone who’s interested in fantasy/sci-fi stuff.
Who would’ve thought that Ragnarok might happen on the streets of California?
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Conditionally Speaking

There is nothing in us or done by us, at any stage of our earthly development, because of which we are acceptable to God. We must always be accepted for Christ’s sake, or we cannot ever be accepted at all. This is not true of us only when we believe. It is just as true after we have believed. It will continue to be true as long as we live. Our need of Christ does not cease with our believing; nor does the nature of our relation to Him or to God through Him ever alter, no matter what our attainments in Christian graces or our achievements in behavior may be. It is always on His “blood and righteousness” alone that we can rest. - BB Warfield