Now is the Acceptable Time By Jack Kinsella Note: Originally Published in December 2007 but the message is still timeless. Death is all over the news again this Christmas season, as yet another deranged nutbar opened fire on a group of innocents as his last act of defiance in this…
Hollywood: The Imagination of Man’s Heart By Jack Kinsella It is a provable fact that G-rated family movies make more money than ‘edgier’ movies with a PG-13, lots more money than movies with an “R” rating, and any movie with a more restrictive rating than that is unlikely to break…
The Logic of the Spirit By Jack Kinsella Some time back, the Salvation Army refused to hire an atheist on the grounds that a person couldn’t work for a Christian organization if he didn’t believe in Christ. The New York Civil Liberties Union launched an immediate lawsuit charging the organization…
Christian ‘Intolerance’ By Jack Kinsella “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.” (John 14:6) This verse has gotten Christianity into hot water with the world throughout the history of the Christian Church Age. This verse…
Repent and Be Saved! I Said, REPENT AND BE SAVED! By Jack Kinsella I believe that the Bible calls us to be witnesses of Christ, and that there is no more perfect expression of God’s will in the life of a Christian than when he works to lead others to…
The Tongues of Men And Angels By Jack Kinsella Another one of those doctrines that helps to keep the Church divided concerns whether or not one must speak in tongues in order to be a true Christian. Speaking in tongues is subdivided into two categories: ‘glossolalia’ — which is speaking…
Why Call It “Good”? By Jack Kinsella According to Christian tradition, the Friday before Easter is called “Good Friday” because it is the day that Jesus Christ was crucified. GOOD Friday? I can recall as a kid growing up in a Catholic school thinking it more than a little strange…
When Hope Isn’t Quite Enough By Jack Kinsella Life is pain. We can’t separate the two. It is pain that defines life. Our entrance into the life is characterized by pain; everything about the process involves pain; labor pains, birth pains, delivery pain... (And while I don’t recall personal details,…
A Form of Godliness By Jack Kinsella I’ve not seen Ben Stein’s movie, “Expelled” yet. But I am fascinated by the buzz it has been creating — and in particular, with whom. The film’s full title is “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” so the title was designed to tweak the noses…
The Rapture Debate By Jack Kinsella I received another debate challenge in this morning’s email — this one offering me — or any of you — a check for $1000 if you can prove to my challenger’s satisfaction that there is a: “literal and direct statement in the scriptures saying…