Category Archives: Devil’s Arsenal

Why are we so awful to people on social media?

First, because we are so awful to people. We are so awful to people because we are awful people. Technology does not create fresh wickedness in us. It can, however, invite our wickedness out to play. There is something about … Continue reading

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A Matter of Life and Death

We live in strange times. It used to be said that the only two things we could be certain of were death and taxes. Taxes you can still be pretty sure of, but death has recently become rather more cloudy. … Continue reading

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Be Careful Little Children What You Hear

There is a steep penalty to pay for our steeply declining level of discourse. As a culture we have grown radically more emotive and radically less thoughtful. We communicate in 280 characters, through memes, with the broad brushed strokes of … Continue reading

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Ed Litton & the Quote We All Must Claim- Lord, Be Merciful; John in 5 Minutes

Today’s Special Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Blah, Blah, Blahg

My reputation is often savagely assaulted in the Devil’s great gossip tool, the world wide web. There’s plenty to talk about, since I not only have plenty of sin in my life, but some of my most spectacular sins are … Continue reading

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New Thesis, New Reformation

Thesis 81- We must stop passing judgment on one another. It is all too easy, when the culture is veering wildly to the left to think the solution is to veer wildly to the right. The world has planted its … Continue reading

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The Power of God

Revivalism is marked by a commitment to technique. It is an essentially man-made phenomena, driven by the wisdom of men. We are a people bent on bending the will of others to our own liking. Advertising is the medium of … Continue reading

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What is “Cage-Stage” Calvinism, and what causes it?

Cage-stage describes an all too common phenomenon wherein a believer comes to embrace the doctrines of grace, and for a time becomes an obnoxious lout in defending the doctrines to all comers, whether they are interested or not. It suggests … Continue reading

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The Myth of Influence

I was a boy when I came up with what I believed to be a brilliant idea. It was the height of the Steeler’s dynasty. I loved the Steelers, (and still do) and loved Jesus (and still do.) So I … Continue reading

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Praise Him Above Ye Heavenly Host

I don’t, in all honesty, have much knowledge of this peculiar movement. I’m pretty sure it involves a great deal of prayer, in particular prayer against demonic powers that are believed to have some sort of proprietary sway over a … Continue reading

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