Archive for December, 2009


234 — Are Some Just Born Evil?

Here is an interesting one that came into tentpegsquestion@yahoo.com recently… Are children born with a rebellious nature? Are they born with an inclination to sin? An example I’ve heard is why does a one year old continue to do something they have been told not to do a hundred times. (They been spanked as well) [...]

Natural Evil and God — question 233

There are a few more questions lying in wait at tentpegsquestion@yahoo.com and I’ll see if I can get to one more this week. I hope that all of you have a wonderful Christmas time with your families. …Explain why natural disasters happen…with an all controlling God. [a friend sent him that question] I addressed several [...]

Hundreds Gather to Protest Global Warming

Sorry. Couldn’t resist. Have a great day. I’ll try to update this weekend, if time allows.

232b — More On Those Who Have Not Heard

No new question this time — just a follow up after reading a lot of very interesting comments on the last post. Thank you for taking the time to do that. I agree with some and don’t with others, but I always learn a little more when I take the time to read what you’ve [...]

231 and 232 — Revelation and Works Based Salvation

Here are two quick ones. I’m killing time while I try to get my voice back. An upper respiratory thing has jumped all over me and, frankly, I become a great big baby when that happens. While I whimper and whine, you can enjoy these and tell me what I missed or got wrong in [...]

230 — Can A Christian Be Cremated?

This question comes from a member here at Rochester. Since she is a good, sweet woman, I’m moving her to the top of the list! Can a Christian be cremated?” While Christians have debated this issue for centuries and some churches have made religious rules against cremation, the Bible is completely silent on how to [...]

When Animals Go “Poof!”

At the risk of introducing science into the discussion spawned by my last blog here, let’s discuss extinctions and their causes. I don’t discuss the extinction of an animal or plant lightly; I’m a big fan of nature. My family has long been involved with rescuing animals in one way or the other. Our dogs [...]

The Hoax of “Settled Science”

If you only watch mainstream media, you might be unaware of an explosive news story which they have tried very hard not to cover at all. Someone hacked the computers of the leading climate change study center — the University of East Anglia — and turned over thousands of emails to a journalist at the [...]