But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you yet with gentleness and reverence; and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.  1 Peter 3: 14-16

Monday, 30 December 2019 19:29

Truth from Arkansas! Sunday sermon series, #12

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Yes, it’s two-fer-Tuesday my friends, which means two new sermons from the brethren down in Arkansas.

First, we have have Pastor Roger Copeland at Northern Hills Baptist Church in Texarkana, preaching about Jesus Christ being the Anchor of our lives. Friend, if you aren’t trusting in...

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Saturday, 28 December 2019 19:51

FINALLY: The Conclusion of the 2019 Leaf Campaign!

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This post was sitting in my queue for a couple of weeks waiting to be published, but I had to revise the whole thing yesterday.

I had dragged what I thought was the last tarpful of leaves to the front curb on Friday, November 29th, one month ago. At that point, I had dragged 55 tarps from the...

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Friday, 27 December 2019 19:48

Welcome to the Weekend Roundup! - News Views - 12/28/19

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  • Louisiana Catholics blessed by air in holy water flyby

Catholics believe that “holy water,” water that’s been blessed by a priest, possesses magical/supernatural properties that benefit all who come in contact with it. Down in Cow Island, Louisiana, a crop duster plane was recently...

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Thursday, 26 December 2019 23:48

Rebutting a Catholic apologist, #4: “Where Two or Three Are Gathered”

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Today, we continue our series responding to “Meeting the Protestant Challenge: How to Answer 50 Biblical Objections to Catholic Beliefs” (2019), written by Karlo Broussard. The Catholic apologist continues his six-part section on church hierarchy and authority with this chapter devoted...

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Wednesday, 25 December 2019 20:01

Throwback Thursday: Yup, convents were cultish, but where’s Jesus in all of this?

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Welcome to this week’s “Throwback Thursday” installment. Today, we’re going to revisit a post that was originally published back on October 26th, 2015 and has been revised.

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Forgotten Women in Convents By Helen Conroy Christ’s Mission, 1960, 121 pp.

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Monday, 23 December 2019 19:35

Truth from Arkansas! Sunday sermon series, #11

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Yes, it’s Two-fer-Tuesday, my friends, which normally means two new sermons from the brethren down in Arkansas. However, brother Wally came down with a case of kidney stones two Sundays ago, and wasn’t able to record the sermon at Holly Springs Missionary Baptist Church, so we’re...

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Sunday, 22 December 2019 19:55

Crosby vs. McGuinn: Year 52

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I’m not one to pay much attention to soap operas, but I’ve been observing this one for fifty years…

Growing up back in the 1960s, my five older sisters always had a Beatles LP spinning on the turntable. But I eventually blazed my own trail by becoming a fan of Crosby, Stills, and...

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Friday, 20 December 2019 19:33

Welcome to the Weekend Roundup! - News Views - 12/21/19

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Welcome to our roundup of news stories for this week!

  • Our idea of Santa Claus was dreamed up by an anti-Catholic cartoonist

Above is an interesting article from a Catholic source on how the Santa Claus character was popularized in the U.S. by political cartoonist, Thomas Nast (see illustration...

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Thursday, 19 December 2019 20:01

Rebutting a Catholic apologist, #3: “Paul Rebuked Peter”

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Today, we continue our series of responses to “Meeting the Protestant Challenge: How to Answer 50 Biblical Objections to Catholic Beliefs” (2019), written by Karlo Broussard. The Catholic apologist continues his six-part section on church hierarchy and authority with a chapter...

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Wednesday, 18 December 2019 19:59

Throwback Thursday: 60% of Catholics: “It is not possible to have a personal relationship with God.”

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Welcome to this week’s “Throwback Thursday” installment. Today, we’re going to revisit a post that was originally published back on October 12th, 2015 and has been revised.

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People talk about having a “personal relationship with Jesus,” but what does that really...

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Monday, 16 December 2019 19:42

Truth from Arkansas! Sunday sermon series, #10

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Huh? Is it Tuesday already? Yes, it’s definitely “Two-sday,” my friends, which means two new sermons from the brethren down in Arkansas. Er, well, actually there’s only one sermon today due to circumstances detailed below.

In our one and only sermon we have Pastor Roger...

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Sunday, 15 December 2019 19:31

Dr. James White notes that these are very “Difficult Days for Rome’s Apologists”

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For 1500 years, the Roman Catholic church has boasted that it alone has been vested with divine authority via its tripartite of (1) Scripture, plus (2) Sacred Tradition, all overseen by its (3) Magisterium; the pope and his bishops. In 1870, the pope was declared to be infallible in vital matters...

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Friday, 13 December 2019 20:29

Welcome to the Weekend Roundup! - News Views - 12/14/19

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Welcome, my friends, to this week’s edition of the news roundup!

  • Rochester Catholic diocese blocked Fulton Sheen beatification more than once
  • Catholics urged to pray novena for Archbishop Sheen’s beatification

Please excuse the egg on my face. Last weekend, I erroneously reported that...

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Thursday, 12 December 2019 18:44

Rebutting a Catholic apologist, #2: “No Other Foundation but Jesus”

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Today, we continue our series responding to “Meeting the Protestant Challenge: How to Answer 50 Biblical Objections to Catholic Beliefs” (2019), written by Karlo Broussard. The Catholic apologist continues his six-part section on church hierarchy and authority with a chapter countering...

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Wednesday, 11 December 2019 20:00

Throwback Thursday: Walter Martin was no admirer of Catholicism, but dropped the ball in “The Kingdom of the Cults”

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Welcome to this week’s “Throwback Thursday” installment. Today, we’re going to revisit a post that was originally published back on October 7th, 2015 and has been revised.

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The Roman Catholic Church in History By Walter Martin Christian Research Institute, 1960 edition, 87 pp.

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Tuesday, 10 December 2019 19:57

The woman who “defied the Puritans”?

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American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans By Eve LaPlante Harper Collins, 2004, 312 pp.

As I prepared the draft for my annual “Happy Thanksgiving” post, it occurred to me that I didn’t know all that much about the Pilgrims who landed...

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Monday, 09 December 2019 19:30

Truth from Arkansas! Sunday sermon series, #9

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It’s Tuesday, my friends, which means two new sermons from the brethren down in Arkansas.

First, we have have Pastor Roger Copeland at Northern Hills Baptist Church in Texarkana, speaking about the cost of Christianity. Yes, salvation is an entirely free gift by God’s grace alone,...

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Saturday, 07 December 2019 04:03

Welcome to the Weekend Roundup! - News Views - 12/7/19

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  • For a year, Buffalo Catholics demanded bishop Richard Malone to resign. He finally did.

Thirteen-long-months after being outed on “60 Minutes” as a serial enabler of abusive priests by his whistle-blowing, former-secretary, Richard Malone (photo above) FINALLY resigned as Catholic bishop...

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Thursday, 05 December 2019 19:27

Rebutting a Catholic apologist, #1: “James Led the Council”

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Many evangelicals are under the false impression that Roman Catholicism teaches the genuine Gospel, albeit with lots of quirky traditions. However, Catholic apologists are quite upfront about the irreconcilable differences between Catholicism and Bible Christianity, including the unbridgeable...

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Wednesday, 04 December 2019 20:57

Throwback Thursday: The Papacy 101

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Welcome to this week’s “Throwback Thursday” installment. Today, we’re going to revisit a post that was originally published back on October 23rd, 2015 and has been revised.

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A Christian’s Pocket Guide To The Papacy: Its origin and role in the 21st century By Leonardo De...

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Tuesday, 03 December 2019 19:57

Ray Comfort reaches out to a lost Roman Catholic with the Gospel

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In the 8-minute video below, evangelist Ray Comfort confronts a young Roman Catholic woman and her belief in her works-righteousness religion and offers her the Biblical Good News! Gospel of salvation by God’s grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone.

Authors: Tom...

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Monday, 02 December 2019 19:06

Truth from Arkansas! Sunday sermon series, #8

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It’s Tuesday, which normally means we would have a couple of sermons from the brethren down in Arkansas. Regrettably, there isn’t a sermon from Pastor Roger Copeland at Northern Hills Baptist Church in Texarkana this week because the church hasn’t uploaded any sermons to YouTube...

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Friday, 29 November 2019 19:04

Welcome to the Weekend Roundup! - News Views - 11/30/19

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  • Pope Francis considering adding “ecological sin” to the Catechism of the Catholic Church

As part of his progressive agenda, Francis will soon be adding sins against the ecology to the Catholic catechism. Catholics are taught they must successfully obey the Ten Commandments and church...

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Thursday, 28 November 2019 20:57

Catholicism’s Flying House!

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The Miraculous Flying House of Loreto: Spreading Catholicism in the Early Modern World By Karin Vélez Princeton University Press, 2019, 292 pp.

About a month ago, as part of my Throwback Thursday series, I republished a post about the so-called Holy House located in Loreto, Italy. Catholic...

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Wednesday, 27 November 2019 20:08

Throwback Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!

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For this week’s Throwback Thursday installment, I’ll just piggyback onto last year’s short post about something that never get’s old; being grateful to the Lord for His bountiful blessings!

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“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus...

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