Pastor's Blog

Power Through Communion?
on Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:42

This is a critique of The Power of Communion: Accessing Miracles Through the Body & Blood of Jesus, by Beni Johnson with Bill Johnson, Destiny Image Publishers, 2019. In 50-plus years of pastoral ministry, we have never viewed Communion, The … Continue reading


Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary And The Big Five
on Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:53

 Chapter 42 One hot day in August I served my last day with the United States Air Force and moved that same day into the seminary in Mill Valley, which became the Philpott family home for the next three years. … Continue reading


God Dies, from The Preposterous God
on Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:44

 Chapter Nine  The title of this chapter is overly sensational, and if taken literally, is error. Obviously, God does not die; He is the ultimate Living Presence.  Still, God did die. Isaiah said it would be so as recorded in … Continue reading


Wicca- Witches Among Us
on Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:49

This chapter is taken from the book written by Kent and Katie Philpott titled, The Soul Journey: How Shamanism, Santeria, Wicca, and Charisma are Connected. It was published by Earthen Vessel Publishing in 2014.  The neo-pagan religion of Wicca is … Continue reading


 Chapter 41
on Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:31

Shepherding Movement — Ft. Lauderdale Five Perhaps more devastating specifically to the JPM than The Family (Children of God or COG), Jim Jones, or any number of other strange teachings and groups, was the Shepherding Movement, because it directly affected … Continue reading


The Ouija Board
on Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:16

What is the draw?  Atheism has been on the rise for at least the two most recent generations. Church attendance is radically declining—52% of self-identified Christians do not attend a brick-and-mortar church—so churches are closing, but pop spiritualism focused on … Continue reading


Deliverance Temple
on Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:40

The Solid Rock is what we called the house on Wilson Street inNovato. It was perhaps the most active and important of all theChristian houses, and its founder was Mark Buckley, later joinedby his wife, Kristina Kenner, after their marriage. … Continue reading


Chapter 7 The Creator is One in Three and Three in One
on Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:54

The Creator God is a Trinity, which is extraordinarily difficult to explain, and though I have attempted to do so many times, I doubt I have ever done it well.  “Three in one—or—one in three” is little more than a … Continue reading


Astrology
on Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:26

Astrology Posted on March 25, 2024 Astrology falls into the category of fortune telling or divination. The core of it is that the movements and alignments of the planets determine how one is to live day to day.  Horoscopes, also call … Continue reading


Astrology
on Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:15

Astrology falls into the category of fortune telling or divination. The core of it is that the movements and alignments of the planets determine how one is to live day to day.  Horoscopes, also call astrological charts (see more information … Continue reading