The Wandering Heretic

I am proposing my final solution for the Payday Lenders. This is not to say what I propose here is the best solution or even the most practical. I am only saying that this will be my final posting on HB 333. I have other topics awaiting my attention. However, I must say this series [...]

In the episode of the television series, M*A*S*H entitled Dear Sigmund, a bomber pilot is in the 4077 for a minor wound. He brags about how easy the war is for him, as he just flies above his targets, drops his load, and goes back to his base. Not one to allow this lack of [...]

The issue of Payday Lenders is the latest “social concern” of Ohio area pastors. As I have noted already, they are behind current proposed legislation (HB 333) to limit such lenders to a 36 APR rate on short term loans. My previous essay noted that the Bible does not lend its support to “usury” laws, [...]

In my last post, I discussed how area pastors are preaching for legislation to limit interest earned by Payday Lending business. Using images of greedy businesses that prey on the poor, the congregations are urged to write their State congressmen to support HB 333, the Responsible Lending Bill. As shown previously, the government’s own research [...]

Now I have hovered around the Reformed camp of believers for some time. For those that know, that wing of Christianity has never really bought the “separation of church and state” idea in its entirety. However recent events have made me reconsider at least one phase of that idea. I think I am going to [...]

I am currently discussing the issue on whether the current culture of Israel/Judaism is the same as or even rooted in first century Israel. The object of this quest is to ultimately judge just how much relevance current Jewish practices should have for the Gentile believer in Jesus. The question is not inconsequential since per [...]

I have argued that being “grafted into Israel,” the believing Gentiles enter into the culture and the governmental structure of the nation of Israel. They have been adopted and fully joined into the People of the Israelite God. In this essay, I want to reflect not so much on what it means to be a [...]

The Catalyst Conference was held in Georgia, from October 8-10, with “labs” and “pre-labs” held the day before. The purpose of this eight year old conference: so your church can learn how to help the poor. Cost of Registration so your church can help the poor: $309 Lab Fees so your church can learn how [...]

I had an interesting conversation with a workmate the other day. I am not certain what was the lead-in topic. However, at one point, he noted that he had some Muslim relatives who have put their children in Catholic School. I nodded my head, acknowledging the information. Then the talking took an interesting bend: He:Do [...]

My previous post on Jesus’ symbolic identity with the “Land” caused a “Caine” flashback apropos of my namesake from the Kung Fu TV series. However, instead of the soothing gongs of the Shaolin Temple, I was remembering the “clanging cymbal” that was Michael Moore. After the 2004 election the Democrats couldn’t blame a “stolen” election [...]