Keep Wednesday Nights Reserved for Church, Clergy Say

revtheophilus »

Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:49 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

As a youth pastor, I loved reading your comments wrhalver and bristled at the comments of Tallguy000. I don't know how many mission trips, outreach meetings, etc. have been criticized by parents for conflicting with sports practices - even on Sundays), or even more appalling that their youth can't make it because of an "open gym." Youth today are being increasingly taught more and more that church commitment is a convenienceand a choice. The team work and dedication they learn in sports is good, but when will it be applied to the body of Christ? And is it no wonder so many kids leave church when they graduate when they are barely around when they are in high school?!

eHarmony Chastised for Abandoning Battle for Marriage

revtheophilus »

Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:43 pm Agree: 5   Disagree: 1

This is a sell-out. I am really disappointed.

Warren's name is now attached to a homosexual match making site. What a legacy to leave.

Didn't Matthew 5 tell us we're blessed when persecuted for righteousness sake? Defending the sancity of marriage falls under that. That's something to stand for.

How much of this also had to do with $$$? If I was Warren and forced to choose between keeping Eharmony or opening a gay section, I'd shut it down.

Review: 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' a Fun-for-All Flick

revtheophilus »

Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:15 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 0

I was disappointed with the number of sexual innuendos in this film. I took some Jr. Highers and on the way home they were quoting some of them. Great.

What Do We Do When Someone's Anchor Doesn't Hold?

revtheophilus »

Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:13 am Agree: 3   Disagree: 1

PhatDajuan -

Maybe you should have read the whole article.

"But now the hard truth of Jesus words made me realize that no one knows the heart of another person."

These verses are appropriate for us dealing with the harsh reality of another minister of the Gospel giving into sin, and sexual sin nonetheless (not that the human made hierarchy of sin matters to God.)

Oregon Teens Suspended for Wearing Crucifixes

revtheophilus »

Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:32 pm Agree: 8   Disagree: 0

I live a few towns over from Albany and grew up there (I went to their rival HS). Albany doesn't have much of a gang problem. There's always the wanna be gangs, but nothing to prompt a move like this. I look forward to following this in the local news. How ridiculous.

'What Would Jesus Really Do?' Examines War on Christmas

revtheophilus »

Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:52 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

rubinlueski, that had to have been one of the most logical and agreeable things an agnostic has posted on here. I've often read agnostics who post on here and are left shaking my head. But you sir, you get it. I wish more Christians did. Too many Christians uphold the war and Bush as if it is a justified and sanctified thing. I am a pastor in a very conservative farming area, and their view on the war is not Scriptural at all.

Bush may claim to be a Christian (a follower of Christ), but he has twice been recorded as saying all religions pray to the same god. That isn't following Christ! When I told a member of my congregation that, they blamed the ME reporter who was a part of the story. When I told them that the entire conversation was released through the White House website, they quickly quieted down.

This may seem off topic from the whole point of the CNN report, but really it's not. Christ came to bring peace, spiritual freedom, and to institute the kingdom of God to be lived out here on earth while we are still alive. Acts is a great picture of how He wanted His kingdom to be lived out here. We are missing that point. We celebrate ourselves and others more than Christ at Christmas, and I believe too many Americans are citizens of America first and not of Heaven.

Ted Haggard's Plea for Money Reproved

revtheophilus »

Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:14 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 1

I am also a pastor, and I pastor in a conservative area of a conservative state. Maybe I just have conservative rose colored glasses on.
I Timothy 2 mentions qualifications for overseers, which a good shepherding pastor should be. It says they must be "above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable." One wife literally means havinh just one sexual relationship going on. The next verse says they should not be a lover of money. He got a package including $138K (so there's more to it than that) and he's asking for more? Hmm...
But now vs. 7: "He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap."
Anyone who preaches against homosexuality while engaging in homosexual acts with a prostitite (throw in some meth to boot), lying about it and then admitting guilt - what are the chances of him having a good reputation with outsiders? Pastors often have reputations based out persecution, but that certainly does not apply here.
This has nothing to do with forgiveness, but with the qualifications to lead a church.
If I ever do half of what he did, I hope I would receive the same consequences (and even half of his pay-out!)

Is Calling the Christian God 'Allah' Wrong?

revtheophilus »

Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:05 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

Aquinas, if I were married to you, should I call you by your siblings name? That would be especially weird during intimate moments.
Same with Jehovah...

'Prosperity Gospel' is the Greatest Threat to Black Churches, Says Author

revtheophilus »

Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:01 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 0

It's not just the greatest threat to African-American Christians, but to all Christians.
Jesus did not come to be served, but to serve and to lay down His life... that is what we are to imitate.

Movie-Making Church Sets Out for 3rd Release

revtheophilus »

Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:29 pm Agree: 6   Disagree: 3

I saw the "...Giants" movie and was not impressed. When does all that really happen? I thought it was very, very cheesy. I have a suggestion for their next movie: why don't they chronicle what happens when someone recommits their life to the Lord and things don't go the way Hollywood (or the Kendrick brothers) would script it? That would impress me over this Hollywood motif in the church where everyone lives happily ever.
Do I believe God can move like He did in "Facing the Giants." You betcha. Does he very often? No. I think many of us Americans would not be able to handle such blessing without us turning into spoiled brats! I know I'd have a hard time with that in my carnality (oops, I just set myself up for some stone-throwing!).
I'm just not impressed. Let's have a true to life movie about when things don't always work out the way we like them where God isn't portrayed as Santa Claus like He was in "Giants."