Will there be gentlemen? Posted on March 3, 2008 By pamela I wonder this. I ponder this question: Will there be gentlemen? Will there be gentlemen who guard their behaviour, guard their conversations and the words they choose to use in mixed company or not, men who will refrain from crude or vulgar speech or innuendo? Not much time for blogging… Read more
More on Mars Hill Posted on February 29, 2008 By pamela I thought it appropriate to clarify something in regard to my previous entry: Birthcontrol at Mars Hill. First, I’d be remiss if I didn’t quickly say that I think Mark Driscoll is a good teacher and sound in doctrine. I think he handles societal issues well — though differently than… Read more
Birthcontrol at Mars Hill Posted on February 29, 2008 By pamela In our area lots of folks are drawn to the Mars Hill church in Seattle and ‘tens of thousands’ more who listen on line. I began to watch this lengthy video – it is a sermon, after all, and listened to his take on birth control and what the Bible… Read more
Another slice of “the church” today Posted on February 19, 2008 By pamela Millions follow the writings of this particular “pastor.” Staggering. Really. Read more
An Impassioned Plea (view & listen) Posted on February 7, 2008 By pamela I love the enthusiasm of this young woman and her love for the Truth. Read more
Be not many teachers Posted on January 31, 2008 By pamela Hmmmmm. Omy. What an opportunity. Missed. Stephen Colbert interviews Rick Warren (This is show biz — I know that — the host of the show *is* in show biz… However, thinking minds have to be pondering: is the other man really representing the church in the world? How would his… Read more
In the inbox this morning… Posted on January 7, 2008 By pamela Every now and then I receive an email that strikes a chord with me… perhaps punctuates a thought or confirms another study. Well, that’s how this one was for me this morning. As with all the other distractions to what’s going on in our family this week, I see this… Read more
II Timothy 3.1-17 Posted on December 1, 2007 By pamela Today in my reading in chapter 3, I found great encouragement when seen in light of the previous day’s reading in 2Timothy and then, what I consider to be, atrocities in the ‘church’ today as i wrote in the previous blog entry. So, Chapter 2, in summary: “Be strong in… Read more
Watch. Posted on November 29, 2007 By pamela How will these things be, Lord? How will the end times be? I have often wondered. How will the church be deceived and what will come of the church in the last days? So then, I read with… interest(?) no, sadness: this article on A Common Word Between Us and… Read more
Let us be not silly women Posted on November 28, 2007 By pamela These verses continue to weigh heavily on my mind in the last couple of years and particularly in recent months as leaders of great multitudes wander from the Truth of the Scripture and the deity and supremacy of the Lord Jesus and of the Word of God. I meditate on… Read more