"There was storm... and then a wolf."

Several years ago friends told me about their son who was routinely asked by his sisters to join them in playing house with dolls. Being a nice brother, he'd usually do it. Apparently, though, he could only stand about five minutes before shouting, "Earthquake!" and wreaking havoc on everything.

And here I was thinking that confessing my faith usually had something to do with Jesus.

You guys are just as bad as the liberals you criticize. Wake up and realize that you are helping to create the problems that upset you so much.

So the moral of the story is that Biblical manhood is encouraging boys to treat girls' playthings and interests with contempt.

Yes, Scott. Precisely.

If Tate had been there too, there would have been an enormous dinosaur involved. :-)

>> Last I checked that was not the test of Christianity nor a Christian confession...at least not in the eyes of the God of the Bible.

B,

C'mon now, anyone could refuse to offer a pinch of incense or say "Caesar is Lord" too, and anyone could refuse to bow to the image -- such refusals didn't prove you were a Christian. But when Christians did it it was a mark of their faith -- a way of publicly confessing it.

Today nobody's asking us to offer a pinch of incense, but everyone is expected to say "him or her" at all times (using the generic "him" is ungodly by the secular religion) and we're expected to bow to the idea that there's no fundamental difference between male and female. Refusing to bow to the god of the age is an opportunity to confess our faith just like the other was for our fathers.

You wouldn't say that these things are of absolutely no consequence, would you, B? That would be to offer the pinch of incense and say you really didn't mean it. Surely that's not a better confession.

(p.s. - I'm speaking to you boldly, man to man. If you are a woman and declare yourself as e.g. "Ms. B", I will be gentler as befits conversation with a lady. But it would not be fitting to go easy on a man in the same way. If you are a man you need to be prodded on this.)

Dear friends (and a few foes),

I'm deeply tired of the arguments of those who make the Christian faith a mind game devoid of action. Tim has not said anything that Scripture does not say. He has not said that a true profession excludes belief in Jesus. Far from it. But some of you are actually arguing that faith has no connection with obedience. And the Word is against you.

James 2:18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith rapart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

I will profess my faith by my works. Others may think they profess faith without obedience, but they are liars and are not welcome here any more than they will one day be welcome in Heaven. We should have no patience for such dark clouds. Take your godless tripe elsewhere, deniers of God.

Love in Christ,

David Bayly

Dear Jessica,

Yes. I removed them as scoffers until we have full names and contact info--our rule for those who attack. Tim usually lets the comments stay when asking for these items from commenters. I lack the patience. If they sign full names and give contact info privately, I'll reinstate the comments.

(They're my Wagner in the morning.)

Love in Christ,

David

Recent bedtime reading for these children must have been: family devotions on Job; and then Little Red Riding Hood. Really cute kids. I love it.

Hi: Just a quick Story about a card I received from a young boy from our church... I have cancer and so I received a card and it said (among other things), "cancer stinks" and "the color for cancer shouldn't be pink", I called him to thank him and said that I agreed, the color for cancer should be puke green or something, he replied: "Definitely!" Love it.

Terry