Drawn Swords: Synopses
 
 

Doctrine Stew -- Why are there so many doctrinal disagreements among Christians?   Read essay //  Back to titles

Keep Back Nothing Profitable-- Does the Church present the whole truth to its members? Read essay // Back to titles

Deeds Before Doctrine-- The deeds of Jesus Christ should be the Church's doctrine. Read essay // Back to titles

A Magnificent Temple --  Throughout history, men have erected great edifices to honor God.  Is this really what God wants? Read essay //  Back to titles

Faith in Balance -- An examination of the teaching of Kenneth Copeland.  Faith must focus on the Foundation, not on frills. Read essay //  Back to titles

Signature or Forgery?   -- An open letter to Grant Jeffrey, author of "The Signature of God", which points out several of his mistakes concerning Biblical prophecy, "Bible codes" and numerology.  Read essay //  Back to titles

Other Paths -- Is there any validity in other spiritual paths which are not "Christian"? Read essay //  Back to titles

Christ Here Now -- Baba Ram Das says, "Be Here Now". What would Christ say? Read essay //  Back to titles

Salvation and Satori -- The Zen experience of 'satori',  from a Christian perspective  Read essay //  Back to titles

Response to a Hindu -- Response to a letter on Hinduism & Christianity which was posted on the internet. Read essay //  Back to titles

The Yeast of the Latter-Day Saints -- Exposing "yeast" in the doctrine of the Latter-Day Saints (popularly called Mormons). Read essay //  Back to titles

Wrong Heaven -- A "marriage made in heaven" -- T.V. style   Read essay //  Back to titles
 
 
 

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Kissing Judas Back --Love our enemies, yes. But KISS them? Read essay //  Back to titles

The Stone Which Cannot Be Lifted --Can God make a stone so large that He cannot lift it? Read essay //  Back to titles

Holy Tantrums --How do we understand those Psalms which are particularly bloodthirsty? Read essay //  Back to titles

Death of the Law --When Jesus died on the Cross, the Law died with Him Read essay //  Back to titles

God's Graciousness --God gives grace because He is GraciousRead essay //  Back to titles

Worse than Death --Why did God preserve Cain from death? Read essay //  Back to titles

The Cursing of the Fig Tree--How could a loving Savior be so vindictive? Read essay //  Back to titles

The Psalm Only Jesus Could Pray -- Who but Jesus could ask God to judge Him according to His righteousness? Read essay // Back to titles

Why Jesus Died -- Something very foundational, which we often forget. Read essay // Back to titles

The Gospel in the Axe Head -- The Gospel peeks  the Old Testament in the most unlikely places. Read essay // Back to titles

The Greatest Israelite King-- Who was the greatest king in the Old Testament?  The Bible's answer may surprise you! Read essay //  Back to titles
 
 

The Parable of the Network  -- The Gospel, for geeks.  Read essay //  Back to titles

Sin as Spiritual Entropy:  Physical Models for Biblical Concepts -- Spiritual realities may be explained by comparison with the physical phenomena which God has created   Read essay //  Back to titles

Biblical Faith from the Mindset of the Physicist --Physicists' experience with God's world can help us in our practice of faith Read essay //  Back to titles

A Communications Systems Analogy for Scriptural Inspiration  -- Comparison between Scripture and modern communications technology Read essay //  Back to titles

The Tactics of Our Warfare -- What tactics should the Church be using, to win the hearts and minds of men?   Read essay //  Back to titles

The Heart of the Church -- Are our churches families, or clubs?   Read essay //  Back to titles

The Church of Sam's Club -- Are our churches families, or clubs?   Read essay //  Back to titles

Bodily Weakness -- Why is the American Church so weak?   Read essay //  Back to titles

You Shall Not Excel -- God's verdict on the smug, fractious American Church.   Read essay //  Back to titles

Bigotry in the Body of Christ -- More than anything else, bigotry cripples His Body     Read essay //  Back to titles

Sermon or Supper -- Should Christian meetings be modeled on the Sermon on the Mount, or on the Last Supper?     Read essay //  Back to titles

Lament Over New Orleans -- New Orleans has almost as many churches as bars.     Read essay //  Back to titles

Every Man's Sword Against the Other -- Satan has deceived us Christians into attacking each other.  Read essay //  Back to titles

There Must be Factions? -- Many doctrinal disputes within the Body of Christ are simply due to different uses of words.   Read essay //  Back to titles

Christian Cultural Chauvinism -- Our denominations and churches create their own subcultures.  What effect does this have on the Body of Christ?  Read essay //  Back to titles

The Parable of the Engineer -- Is the American Church structurally sound?  Read essay //  Back to titles

The Parable of the Corporation --  Spiritual bankruptcy has similar causes to financial bankruptcy.Read essay //  Back to titles
 
 

They Shall Not Destroy  -- What should we be doing?  Read essay //  Back to titles

The Lord's Chosen Adversary -- A behind-the-scenes view of our current enemies Read essay //  Back to titles

The End of Technology -- What do we think we're doing with this world? Read essay //  Back to titles

Why do you labor for what is not bread? -- This is the question which the Holy Spirit is asking the Children of God in affluent America. Read essay //  Back to titles

Artificial Intelligence -- Our environments are artificial, and so are our lives. Read essay //  Back to titles

Hidden Stench -- The spiritual festering of affluent suburbia Read essay //  Back to titles

Towers of Judgement -- On September 11 our nation saw two towers destroyed. The Bible also talks about towers which are destroyed. Read essay //  Back to titles

Samson's Hope -- Samson blew it and lost everything. How could he be comforted? Read essay // Back to titles

The Gilded Zoo -- An apt description of modern American society   Read essay //  Back to titles

Child Unfriendly -- Modern American society furnishes the most child-unfriendly environment the world has ever seen. Read essay //  Back to titles

The Green Gospel -- How we treat others is important -- but how we treat nature is also important. Read essay //  Back to titles

Drawn and Quartered -- American christians are being pulled apart, and the Church is largely to blame.  Read essay //  Back to titles

Commuting to Egypt -- The current economic system is one of spiritual enslavement   Read essay //  Back to titles
 
 
 

Sitting on His Hands -- In the face of overwhelming suffering, why does God just sit back and do nothing?   Read essay //  Back to titles

Blood Relatives -- Jesus' blood bought us more than salvation    Read essay //  Back to titles

Jesus Wept -- What did Jesus weep ABOUT?    Read essay //  Back to titles

Needing the Needy -- We need the needy, perhaps even more than they need us.   Read essay //  Back to titles

They Supply What is Lacking-- We need to openly receive from Christians of all types in order to attain true fullness in Christ.   Read essay //  Back to titles

The Parable of the Sales Manager -- If you were the boss, what would you do?  Read essay //  Back to titles

The Parable of the Toys -- What do God's children do with their toys? Read essay // Back to titles

Dialogue on Missions -- Missions reasons and excuses Read essay //  Back to titles

Why Give to Missions? -- There are hidden benefits. Read essay //  Back to titles

I Will Scatter -- God has always spread His Word by scattering His people   Read essay //  Back to titles

What Do I Still Lack? -- Our lives are missing something -- but what?   Read essay //  Back to titles

Overflowing Generosity -- We all have our ideas -- but what does God consider to be generous?   Read essay //  Back to titles

Prometheus Now -- A poem about God's call  Read essay //  Back to titles