by ptrjack | Mar 9, 2012 | Blog, Editorial
Sin is a slippery slope! The young man is introduced to pot by his friends. His option is to accept it or to reject it. He looks it over, sniffs at it and takes a reluctant drag on the twisted stick. He is told to draw harder on it and keep it down. He obeys now even...
by ptrjack | Mar 8, 2012 | Blog, Editorial
As Christians we hear all the time that we should not bring our Christianity into politics. My question is, Then what can we bring in? I have learned from youth the ten commandments, should I now discount that or at least not consider that while in the political...
by ptrjack | Feb 26, 2012 | Blog, Editorial
Know the Truth When we come into this world our minds are referred to as Tabula Rasa or a blank slate. We receive knowledge as Woodrow Wilson so aptly put “…by all that I may borrow.” Truth comes from a variety of sources, my favorite and most reliable being the...
by ptrjack | Feb 4, 2012 | Editorial
How Credible is the Baptist Church? As you go through Payatas you will come upon a huge piece of land where they have started construction on a beautiful new building for the Jehovah Witnesses. Continuing down the road there is a giant tribute in the form of a Church...
by ptrjack | Jan 18, 2012 | Editorial
Churches of Christ – Can you hear me now? As one of the poor Churches in one of the poorest areas of the Philippines calls for help. Will the Church of Christ answer? I remember being in a Baptist meeting in California when the call went out for a Church that was...
by ptrjack | Jan 12, 2012 | Blog, Editorial
I’m Sorry So many songs have been written to say I’m sorry. Brenda Lee sang: I’m sorry, so sorry that I was such a fool. Elton John sang, “ Sorry seems to be the hardest word however in this day and age I no longer accept sorry at face value. Sorry...