Author Archives: Clark Bunch

Aladdin’s Lamp Christianity

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There are children starving in Africa.  3-year-olds are raped and then murdered.  Millions of people in the world have cancer, HIV, and other diseases for which we have no cure.  Gasoline is over $4 a gallon.  I can’t believe in a God that would allow all these things to happen in the world. 

Have you ever heard an argument like this, or some variation thereof?  We live in a screwed up world, there is no argument about that.  I believe in working to find a cure for AIDS, feeding the hungry of the world, and any other humanitarian cause you can think of.  But none of these problems can be put together in a equation that equals God does not exist.  Continue reading →

Give us a sign.

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The Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign on two separate occasions, in Matthew 12 and again in Matthew 16.  Both times Jesus replied that a wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign.  In the second case, Jesus had just miraculously feed a crowd of 4,000; but if he showed them one more sign, then they would believe.  Continue reading →

Son of God or cult leader?

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We shouldn’t be surprised.  Jesus himself told his followers that many would come in his name, claiming to be Christ.  In my lifetime, I’ve witnessed the likes of Jim Jones and David Koresh lead hundreds of followers astray.  This video is about a man in South Florida who calls himself “Jesus Christ Man,” and claims to embody the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Get a load of this guy.

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How to WordPress

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Everyday new people begin to use WordPress for the first time.  Since I joined in March the number of WordPress blogs has gone from 2.5 to 3.6 million.  I imagine there are also those users who have used WordPress for a while now, but do not take advantage of all the features.  I would like to share a few tips and tricks that have made my use of WordPress more useful and enjoyable.  Continue reading →

Pearl of Great Value

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It is important to remember what we have.  There is an old saying that you don’t know what you have ’till it’s gone.  I hope that’s not always true.  I’ve known people that were getting ready to sell a car, and wanted it to look it’s best to fetch the best price they could get.  After vacuuming and cleaning the interior, washing and waxing the finish, ArmorAlling the tires, etc. they decided to keep the car.  Sometimes it’s tough to recognize what we are in possession of, but it’s more important for Christians to be able to than anyone else. Continue reading →

Oops (a correction)

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From time to time I add a link to the blogroll (on the right sidebar).  Last week I added a blog called Possessing the Treasure, written by a guy named Mike Ratliff.  When I created the link I typed in Ratcliff, which is not his name and ergo not the correct address.  The link is good, the site is good, pay him a visit.  Continue reading →

“Evolution is a Proven Fact” -Dilbert

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Defending Contending has tons of stuff like this. I couldn’t help it.

After my own heart…

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God describes David as being a man after his own heart.  I found one of those tonight.  Thanks to internetmonk (this isn’t just a fan site) for turning me on to Ray Ortland, over at Christ is Deeper Still.  Consider this quote:

“What unifies the church is the gospel. What defines the gospel is the Bible. What interprets the Bible correctly is a hermeneutic centered on Jesus Christ crucified,”

That’s almost something I would write, only it says more in fewer words.  If you want to be a good writer, read people that are better than you.

Passover Becomes the Lord’s Supper

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When Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper, he was taking an ancient Hebrew tradition and giving it new meaning.  (Matt. 26) For the followers of Jesus, taking communion reminds us that Jesus’ body was broken and his blood shed just like Passover reminded the Jews that the death angel passed over Egypt.  Jesus is the Lamb of God that was slain, much like the sacrificial lamb was slain in the Old Testament; the difference is that Jesus was the perfect sacrifice so that no more is needed. (Heb. 9)

If you listen to this sermon, remember that I’m speaking to middle and high school students.  LOTS of backstory and explanation is given, and I am well aware that I often repeat myself.  I believe the message is the truth of God’s Word, and the Gospel is clearly presented.  Click here to listen (mp3)

Update for “Sue the Publisher”

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“Don’t like what the Bible says?  Sue the Publisher” is one of the more popular things I’ve written lately.  On Saturday, more people viewed that post than hit my site searching for Outrigger Island.  I’ve learned a little more about this story in the mean time:

Pictured above is Bradley Fowler.  In my original article, I mentioned several publishers that had better get ready to be next, and one of them was Thomas Nelson.  It turns out Fowler has already filed suit against Thomas Nelson as well.  Zondervan says Fowler is putting fault in the wrong place, pointing out that none of the translation they publish were translated in house.  Fowler’s claim is that these publishers intentionally crafted a religious judgment that homosexuals were sinners.  I wonder if Fowler ever read the King James Bible?  In the case of the KJV, it has been around so long it is public domain; there were no copyrights in 1611.  There’s no one to sue if you don’t like what the KJV has to say.  Of course, my original premise has not changed:

HOMOSEXUALITY IS A SIN, IT DOENS’T MATTER WHAT TRANSLATION YOU’RE READING! 

I’ve also learned that people having been sueing publishing companies in Canada – and winning – so we shouldn’t be surprised that it finally happened here.  Fowler is representing himself in both cases, and you know how that usually turns out.  Will someone please hurry up and throw this case out of court so the overworked system can move on to a real case.  May God have mercy on us all.