Author: R. Dwain Minor
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Hodge on Mysticism
Mysticism is alive and well in many books about knowing the will of God or decision making. Here is Charles Hodge’s description of Mysticism and the difference between it and what Christians believe about the Holy Spirit leading us to understand the objective truth of the Scriptures. Mysticism, in its application to theology, has assumed…
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Maybe A Trump V. Oprah Election Would Be Our Fault
It was by a not-so-happy providence that I was finishing Neil Postman’s book “Amusing Ourselves to Death” while hearing about Oprah Winfrey possibly running against Donald Trump in the next election in the next room. If you’ve read the book then you’ll realize just how fitting this pairing of events actually is. This is not a…
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She Does Us Good
Over 11 years ago I asked a beautiful flute player from Arkansas Tech out on a date. We were both in the music Over 11 years ago I asked a beautiful flute player from Arkansas Tech out on a date. We were both in the music department. From the beginning she made life better. But…
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God’s Word Must Constantly Reform Me
It is odd to find a person that is actually desiring to constantly be reformed by God’s Word. As a general rule, people have pet things that they want to hang on to and will not let go of them no matter what they read, hear, or see. This is a problem and is not…
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Hey Fox News, CNN, NBC, ABC, and 5,000 other News Organizations, We’re Not Idiots
So, the big news broke about 5 days ago. Apparently there is more to Jesus’s teachings than we had known about. It’s an ancient forbidden text that changes everything….if you’re not an idiot or just don’t know how we have the text of Scripture that we have today…and Gnosticism. I suppose that last word makes…
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Worshipping As A Family With Repetitive Steadfastness
Rather than seeing this repetition of life as something that is boring we should view it as a faithfulness that will bear fruit you won’t get from always attempting to do something new.
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A Land With No Sensory Processing Disorder
There is something that occurs multiple times a day that makes me quite sad. It happens as often as I see my son walk up to the toilet to urinate. It’s when he covers his ears. My child has autism. And, everyone that has autism has sensory processing disorder. Now, this manifests itself in different…
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Newer, Brighter, But Not Better
We seek after newer thinking that it’s better and are often left empty and betrayed.
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Weeping and Hoping
I don’t cry often. A few times a year is really about all that this phenomenon occurs. But today, I am incredibly sad. Sundays are always very busy for me. I get up in the morning and make the preparations that I need to lead music and teach Sunday School at our small country church.…
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“I Don’t Care What Happens To You As Long As I Get My Way”: A Wrong Attitude Too Often Seen
Hezekiah responded so selfishly because he didn’t see past his own life. Everything was about him, and what would happen to him was good. He had 15 years added to his life and his illness taken away. Not to mention that he would finish his life in peace rather than the bondage that his relatives…
