by John | Oct 17, 2014 | Faith
I have written recently about the Occult. In particular I had dealt with fortune-telling and magic. The next major category to be considered is: Contacting the Dead. Why do Christians condemn efforts at contacting loved-ones – or anyone else – who has...
by John | Oct 13, 2014 | Faith
I have written recently about the Occult and specifically about fortune-telling. Well, the next major category of things you might call the Occult is Magic. I do not mean conjuring, escapology or other similar forms of entertainment. I am referring to attempts at...
by John | Oct 10, 2014 | Risk Management
As Halloween approaches, we are reminded of some of our deepest and probably least rational fears. We are all afraid at times. Most of us have a fairly permanent fear of certain things. I am not telling you what mine are. Just think about yours. Which of these are...
by John | Oct 10, 2014 | Faith
Apologies to the late Frank Carson for borrowing his catch-phrase, but it just seems so appropriate for this article. I wrote a few weeks ago that I was joining with a group from several different churches to form a local “Open the Book” group. We visit a...
by John | Oct 7, 2014 | Faith
I wrote recently about the Occult and specifically about Fortune-Telling. Am I by implication condemning scientific forecasting. Well NO. I certainly did not intend to. Why not? Some people get confused about the role of scientific methods for predicting the...
