K C Sunbeam

                                                          I want as many to be saved as possible. So, I try to eliminate any unnecessary barriers that block one  from God.   Consider former Christian and now Atheist Vel who calls herself " Club Schadenfreude".  Besides her video with TV evangelist Ray Comfort, she and I bantered on WordPress. Her complaint was "The bible teaches Calvinist predestination. That is, this god already chose who it will save, then damns the rest through no fault of their own."  And "Your god has no interest in free will per your own bible, that states that this god has already chosen who it will allow to be a Christian."     First, some explain that the words predestinate and predestinated as used in the Bible simply mean that whatever path we chose, we would naturally arrive at the...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Dear Preacher, I hear tell that you are teaching on male and female personhood with some good info.  And  I'm sure yo...

                                                                I shall start with discussing the use of logic in our everyday material world, then the use of logic for religion.  Now is trying to apply logic a bad idea? Is it always a good idea? Or does applying it strongly depend on specific circumstances of everyday life?  First, a simple definition of logic is, the science of correct reasoning. Also, a logical conclusion is one seen by rational analysis as inevitable or necessary due to an interrelation, connection, or sequence of facts. Therefore, some things do not require logical reasoning, because they are immediately obvious. For example, someone did not look where they were walking, so their head became acquainted with a metal pole. For some other things you cannot apply logic because you have zero information...

Originally, 1:4 warned of a hill's steepness in the 1970s UK, before being replaced by road signs saying 25%.  This formerly most common of hazardous inclines meant that every four units of a road's horizontal distance had one unit of vertical rise.  Then in the late 1980s, British media began a misguided campaign to accentuate mental problems, by declaring that *one in four* people suffered mental illness at one time, imitating the road sign warning. Later, others copied this idea, publicly declaring that *one in four* women suffered ongoing domestic violence and *one in four* women were sexual assault victims. Then in 2025 I saw an ad saying that *one in four* Jewish Americans were victims of hate last year.  I acknowledge that such abuses have sometimes occurred, and I denounce such abuse of women and Jewish people. However, these supposed statistics make men look terrible, and Gentile people terrible. That is, everyone not Jewish. Also, this would reflect on Christian...

                                         Heresy, originally defined, was a religious doctrine contrary to dogma established by the Church, or which implied denial of revealed truth. That is, heterodoxy. A heretic would be one who dissents from established Church dogma or deliberately and obstinately disavows a revealed truth. That is, a deviationist. Principles of avoiding heresy and condemning it are indeed scriptural.  But it also came to mean departure from a dominant doctrine, practice, or theory in any field.  That is, innovation. A heretic came to mean anyone who dissents from an accepted doctrine, opinion, or theory of any kind, or who opposes generally accepted beliefs.  That is, a nonconformist. In other words, don't you dare defy popular opinion.   For lauders of popular opinion to be logically consistent, they should allow ant colonies to take over...

                                      The word argument can be either good or bad, depending on context. So too the word strive. Jesus tells His followers to strive in Luke 13:24. But older Bible translations are unhelpful in having  2nd Timothy 2:24 say that we must not strive (or chide or wrangle). Modern translations clarify by saying we must not quarrel or be quarrelsome.    More definitive words are preferable.  Specifically, debate, which is clearly good, and as mentioned, quarrel, which is clearly bad.  In both debates and quarrels, opposing positions are put forward, and both can either be spoken or written.  But while quarrel is akin to bickering, shouting match, squabble, and tumult, debate is akin to deliberation, disputation, opposing viewpoints, and parley.  Debates are a must. Without them, every idea or behavior, no matter how crazy or ha...