By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “How many people today want to say, ‘Well, all religions are basically the same.’ There is a theological term for that idea. It is called ‘hogwash.’ That’s a direct translation from the Greek, and it only reveals the ignorance of the person who makes that statement. Gautama Buddha died […]
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The Tattered States of America
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Our forefathers came to certain conclusions and decided upon certain courses of action which have been a great blessing to the world…They were a people who came under the influence of a great spiritual development and acquired a great moral power. No other theory is adequate to explain or […]
If This World Hates You, It Hated Jesus First
Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “This world hates Christianity. We see many examples of that today. How Christians are suffering in various parts of the world where once they seemed to have a welcome!.. [T]hey know that Christianity is the very antithesis of the theories that they are advocating, and by which they hope to […]
Policeless in Seattle
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons Seattle’s so-called “autonomous zone” is without police protection because protestors have taken over. Law enforcement seems almost helpless in dealing with violent mobs that shun and hate the police in other cities too. These things make me wonder if we’re near the end of days. Many passages in the […]
What if God…
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “I only have one problem with Progressive Theology; its contentions remind me too much of the devil using Scripture as he did with Jesus during his temptation in the wilderness. Each argument made from the passage selected is usually, if not exclusively, removed from its context, misapplied, and manipulative […]
The Cure for Every Curse
by Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “What’s not so popularly understood is that the Cross was intended to work two ways: vertically, to heal our irreconcilable differences with God, and horizontally, to heal our irreconcilable differences with each other. The Cross must stand between us and the Heavenly Father, but the Cross must also stand […]
Sharing the Gospel ‘In and Out of Season’
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “I always assumed that the passage in 2 Timothy 4:2 that admonishes us to share the Gospel ‘in and out of season’ was about preaching the gospel whether it’s a favorable time or not. I still believe that’s correct. But interestingly, Oswald Chambers brings out another aspect, saying: “’The […]
Clovid 19 Cloud of Confusion
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “There is a remarkable book which was published several years ago. In the book, Canon Roger Lloyd, an arch-demon, instructs his subordinates on an ancient and effective piece of satanic strategy. ‘Insert yourself into the simple situations which call for plain and obvious duties,’ urges this one demon, ‘and […]
COVID 19 Hymn
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “When I was a pastor (20-year tenure), after inviting a prospective member to the church, sometimes the person would say, “Well, pastor, I believe I can worship just as well by watching a service on television or hearing a minister preach on the radio.” I would respond, “Going to […]
Sin’s Vaccine
By Dave Eden, Eden’s Political Cartoons “In his book, Our God Breathed Book – The Bible, the late Dr. John R. Rice, said: “The Bible gives the most accurate, definite, brief statement of the use of the blood in the body, a statement which is absolutely scientific. Leviticus 17:11 says, ‘For the life of the […]