confessions of a Christian Baal Worshipper

"Fletch Lives" was released in 1989.  It is a silly Chevy Chase movie set in south Louisiana.  It is a combination parody of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries and Jim and Tammy Baker.  Fletch demonstrates the deception employed in so many churches today while showing the people attending those churches to be easy marks taken in by all the glitz and showmanship of the hawkers (pastors and their staff). One problem with the modern day church attendee is that because the "pastor" is a "Christian" surely he will not tell a lie and break one of the big ten on the commandment list.   NOthing could be further from the truth -- modern pastors will say anything to get YOUR MONEY. If you want to see what fools fill church pews today just grab a bag of popcorn and rent "Fletch Lives."  If it is too close for comfort to the church you are attending - have some gumption -- leave that church and try to find one that is teaching the bible in CONTEXT....

This link is astounding on how to understand your bible.  There are 3 videos in the series entitled "Understanding Bible Prophecy Series."  There is also and excellent video on "The Case Against the First Book of Enoch."  Paradox Brown's voice my cause you to tire but persevere she has done excellent research!! http://paradoxbrown.com/understanding-bible-prophecy-video-series/ Enjoy -- and don't forget READ YOUR BIBLE

Are you always confused about tithing?  Do you feel like you have been brutally beaten by your pastor everytime he teaches on tithing? Follow this link to Chris Rosebrough's excellent exegis on tithing and critique of a pastor beating his church verbally for not tithing. It is the show for October 5, 2012.  Make sure you right click on the listen now tab and save as target to your computer.  Then open the saved file to your media player.  http://www.fightingforthefaith.com/ The truth will set you free. No, tithing is not for the Christian Church.  Tithing was for the Jews who lived in a theocracy and had a temple to support.  Yes, Christians are to support their pastors.  Christians are to make sure that their pastor has a home, food, clothes and enough to sustain his family.  However, he does not deserve a lavish lifestyle.  My personal rule of thumb is give the pastor the median income of the people in the church....

I was finishing up I Corinthians this morning and verse 22 caught my attention. I Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. It was followed by 2 citations so I followed them to Galatians 1:8 and Jude 14. What is anathema?  According to Webster's Dictionary: anathema 1. a thing or person accursed 2. a thing or person greatly detested 3. a formal curse, as in excommunicating a person from a church 4. any strong curse. On then to Galatians: Galatians 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. but we need to look at more of that text, Galatians 1:6-9 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gos...

Like many Christians across the globe my husband and I no longer attend church.  In fact, we quit looking several years ago and turned to the internet.  There we found a plethora of pastors preaching sound doctrine, discernment ministries exposing wolves and wide ranging discussions of the end times prophetic portions of scripture. Month after month we have watched as these various internet icons have fallen to the dirt of their own unrighteousness - which as we all know -- all our righteousness is a filthy rag, all our hearts are deceitfully wicked and let God be true and every man a liar.  I guess therefore, it is unrealistic to expect what is left of Christian leadership to stand without succumbing to their fallen human flesh. In Texas we have a saying "Beef, it's what's for dinner!"  The wolves have a menu too "Sheep, they're what's for dinner!"  I feel like Bubba's shrimp menu in "Forest Gump" just replace shrimp with sheep and...

Why we love San Antonio!  Living in a suburb of Houston is no picnic.  The traffic is horrendous.  There is always, always, always ROAD CONSTRUCTION.  Just to get across town can often be a two hour affair or longer.  If you hit the traffic just right you can travel from League City to Conroe in about an hour.  But you have to know your interstate pulse to accomplish that goal! So, why do we make the trip to San Antonio?  First we usually leave on a weekday so we make sure to avoid morning rush hour and leave between 10 a.m and 11 a.m to also avoid noon rush hour.  Once we clear Houston it is a lovely easy drive to San Antonio and we generally get there in about 3 1/2 hours from our house.  That in and of itself is amazing! We always stay at a hotel either on or within one block of the Riverwalk.   We truly love to just park our car and not drive again unless we want.  San Antonio is perfect for walking everywhere. W...