January 8, 2021 E-Letter Scripture tells us not to be in bondage to men (2 Peter 2:15-19, Galatians 5:1). Biblical Christianity is open to discussion and even disagreement about a wide variety of topics. The essentials of the faith that cannot be compromised include the Person and Work of Christ. Who He is and what … Read More
December 11, 2020 E-letter I wrote a tract decades ago with questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses. They are completely unanswerable within the Watchtower’s doctrinal beliefs. You can ask these questions of a JW and your conversation can end there. A JW will give you words back but those words will be a dodge, an answer that … Read More
July 17, 2020 E-letter One of the questions Jehovah’s Witnesses frequently ask is “Do you know the Lord’s prayer?” When the answer is given the JW will quote the first sentence which will include the phrase “… hallowed be thy name … ” then the JW will ask, “What is God’s name?” This conversation-starting question … Read More
And now for the full conclusion of our series, The Man in the Well, by Oswald Smith: “I am Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son,” was His reply. I fell at His feet and worshiped Him, for my love was such that I could have died for Him. After a while I told Him about … Read More
Beset by many visitors, our guy is more stuck than ever in this well. He has had priests come by, a rabbi, founders of 19th century religions and Eastern thinkers (see links to all at the bottom). He remains discouraged, dumfounded and literally beat up by his own hand. He has been told he must … Read More
We left our fellow “as if dead” in Part 7a after learning from a myriad of mostly Eastern philosophers that he should engage in self-flagellation to find release from the well… Not content with that [removing my clothes and beating myself senseless], I deliberately cut myself with sharp pieces of rock until the blood came. And … Read More
After being entreated by Joseph Smith (Part 6) to read the Book of Mormon and see if he would feel a “burning in the bosom” to “know that it is true,” our hapless man remained quite trapped when… [Begin the Man in the Well BLOG Series from the first installment, the Greek Orthodox Priest] Later came teachers of Theosophy, Spiritism, … Read More
We left our fellow deeply concerned that Charles Taze Russell (Part 5), founder of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, had left him without hope… [Begin the Man in the Well BLOG Series from the first installment, the Greek Orthodox Priest] Suddenly, I heard some clanking metal—and I saw above the well a man who claimed the noise emanated from some Golden … Read More
Our man has endured hearing that being in the well is but a figment of his imagination from the founder of Christian Science (Part 4). Upon his dire circumstances now arrives… [Begin the Man in the Well BLOG Series from the first installment, the Greek Orthodox Priest] CHARLES TAZE RUSSELL of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, the … Read More
After a long and difficult time, pondering the many deeds the Roman Catholic priest (Part 3a & Part 3b) had told him he must do, along comes… [Begin the Man in the Well BLOG Series from the first installment, the Greek Orthodox Priest] MARY BAKER EDDY of Christian Science I had almost given up hope when I happened … Read More
