We’ve commented a few times about “The Essentials.” Some have written in and said the very idea of essentials is something the Body disagrees on. And I have to admit that this is a true statement. One site (The Apologetics Information Ministry ) says there are five. Then it lists Cardinal doctrine, tertiary doctrine, and peripherals. Another ministry says there are ten essential doctrines of the faith . They run from the the inerrancy of Scripture to Sin. Still a third lists 4. But one of the questions most of the sites and the folks commenting on this site never answer is: Essential to what? (more…)

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In two days the Stand Up Conference starts in Newark New Jersey at the Robert Treat Hotel.

But I thought you’d like to know that one of the speakers, Saiko Woods (a relative no-name out of Texas who is working to feed the sheep and not his bank account - which of course is why he is a relative no name) is going to be a guest on the ministry’s radio program on Thursday (29 November). The show starts at 6:30. If you’re in the tri-state area you should be able to hear the broadcast on 970 AM Radio (WMCA) out of Newark. And you can listen to the broadcast live through the link on Stand Up’s website.

Perhaps we will be able to get a preview of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during the broadcast.

Oh yeah - I will likely be in studio on Thursday as well. It should be an interesting half hour. I’ll try to keep my mouth shut and stay out of trouble.

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Grandmothers carry a bragging book, a set of pictures of their grandchildren to show other people - ALL other people, even strangers in line at the grocery store. Grandfathers, on the other hand, are much more restrained and efficient. We don’t show one or two people at a time. We go for maximum results with minimum effort.

It’s been almost six months since the little munchkin (Avery Jones) was born and he’s actually developing a personality.

And he drools. A lot.

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There isn’t much to say on this one. Apparently Maury Povich has been wasting money on paternity tests on his show. All he has to do is get Kerney on the program.

A tip of the hat to Kyle for finding the jewel.

Hey, maybe we can send him to Atlanta to talk to the Paulk brothers and help them sort some things out.

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Many of you will natter on about the pimps being Mend of Gawd because they do good things like feed the homeless, or help people improve their lives. I of course respond by pointing out that doing good things is not proof that a person is a Christian. The proof of the pudding, so to speak, is in their fruit , in their doctrine. (Matt 7:15-23) Do they profess Jesus Christ, crucified, resurrected, and their Lord? If they don’t, it doesn’t matter how many nice things they do.

As most of you know, this website is primarily concerned with warning the sheeple out there about the pimps, pimples, and pimplettes out to take your money and basically keep you from God. However, one of the folks I discuss every once in a while, is Oprah, the New Age Priestess. (more…)

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This coming Friday (30 November 2007) is the start of the Stand Up Conference in New Jersey. Click on the image to visit Stand-Up’s site.

Here’s the location. Click on the hotel name for a map.

The Robert Treat Hotel
50 Park Pl.
Newark, New Jersey 07102
(973) 622-1000

And here’s the schedule for the three days.

Friday , 30 November
A bit of music
Standing Up , Sean Isaacs (New York)
The Sovereignty of God , Saiko Woods (Texas)
Question and answer period
(By the way, I’ll be the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. I’m thinking of wearing my pimp suit with my pimp stick accessory, but I haven’t quite decided.)

Saturday , 1 December
A bit of music
Fire and Brimstone , Saiko Woods
Pressing Toward the Mark , Bob Miller (New York)
The Wrath of God , John Coleman (Los Angeles)

Sunday , 2 December
A bit of music
Hermaneutics and the Dialectic , John Coleman (By the way, this is where you really learn to be pimp proof)

As one of the hosts of Stand Up Ministry said - bring your Bible, paper, and a pencil. Oh, and leave your dancing shoes at home.

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This is Satan.

Okay, it’s not Satan. It’s actually Jay Cameron playing the role of Satan. He’s the “starring” role in “Church Mafia”, a play written and produced by Mr. Cameron. The play explains how the guys I have been referring to as pimps operate.

I went to see the play last Saturday evening (November 17, 2007). And I have to admit, it was a hoot.

The play, about two hours long, lets us watch a nominally effective pastor go from a guy who is trying to make a difference (if somewhat ineffectively) to a wolf who is willing to deceive and intimidate the sheeple in order to get what he wants (power, sex, and a new building). Along the way he screws up lives, families, and the congregation in general.

The play is broken into about ten scenes. Between scenes Satan appears to give us insight into how the Church Mafia works. It was really outstanding to see in the flesh, so to speak, the mechanics we have been talking about on the site.

We see Pastor Cliff getting tutored in the gimmicks he can use to control the sheeple (talk about his anointing, talk about the vision God gave him, put himself between God and the sheeple, humiliate and intimidate them), the proper phraseology to use, and the best methods to ensure that the Sunday service has no content.

Satan would talk to us, berating us for not reading our Bibles, letting us know what the results would be, and basically explaining his game plan for neutralizing the church. I’m not sure which was better, seeing the scams in action or hearing Satan refer to the “pastor” as the Mand of Gawd. I got a chuckle every time they used it.

Several vignettes did an outstanding job of illustrating how much damage these wolves create. The scene with Monica, right after she found out that her fiancé wasn’t going to marry her because Pastor Cliff told the husband-to-be (a man with no ‘nads and fewer brains) that she was not right for him, was the most intense and emotional scene in the entire play. Hey, if it were up to me, I’d give the young lady a Tony.

It’s playing again on December 1 at the Life Center just south of I-495/95 on Branch Ave, Prince Georges county, Maryland.

While I can’t address the theology of the church, they certainly seem to have a good hold on the tactics and techniques of the pimps. Jay explained that he experienced about 80 percent of the contents in one form or another.

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The phrase “Pay back is a son-of-a-gun” comes to mind when I think of the activities initiated by Senator Grassley. On the other hand, one of my favorite phrases (Government is Stupid) comes to mind as well.

As one who warns the public, specifically the nominally Christian public, about the pulpit pimps out there taking advantage of the faithful (even if the faithful are, Biblically speaking, sometimes a bit dense), it’s good to see that someone with a little influence is calling the pimps to account, or at least checking to see if they have done anything that may require calling to account. (more…)

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My Dream
If my dream were to come true, there would be an increase in the number of men and women who want to stand for historic, biblical Christianity. There would be an explosion of groups getting together to push for orthodoxy, to promote true biblical interpretation, and to provide a place for the believer to learn how to fend for his or herself while they are out among the wolves. (more…)

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Ready4change posted this comment several days ago. Rather than put it out as a comment, I decided to make it a part of a posting, to insure that all see it and that it not too quickly drop off the comment list to the right.

Ready4Change is apparently standing at a fork in the road. I thought it would be good for the rest of you to hear what he has to say and what he is thinking. Not everyone in Oneness is forever stuck there. And not everyone in Oneness is blind. R4C really highlights the fact that walking in faith is a lot more than paying your tithes instead of your rent and believing God will work a miracle to keep you in your apartment.

He is asking for our comments and advice. Read his comment, think about it (yes, pray as well) and see if you can offer any useful advice.

Several things:

1. If your comment involves threats of hell if he turns from Oneness, I’m not going to post it.
2. If you comment involves threats of hell if he fails to turn to a Trinitarian view, I’m not going to post it.
3. If your comment is simply a meandering comment with no real point, I’m not going to post it.
4. If your comments dismiss his struggles as trivial, I’m not going to post them.

In other words, if you don’t have anything useful to say, then don’t feel like you have to say something anyway. I have my thoughts and opinions on his predicament, but I would rather provide you folks with a forum to help him. After all, it’s not about me and how smart I am. Granted I know 87% of everything, but that doesn’t mean I have to speak 87% of the time. Eighty-six percent of the time will do just fine.

And if he is interested, I can share his e-mail address with those of you who ask.

Ready4change said: (more…)

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