Revelations – In All Things by Prayer
Repost from Facebook Notes August 1, 2015 As I lay down to sleep last night, I was angry. I have been angry for days now. Not a huge overriding anger that keeps me from the day to day dealings with people. It…
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Revelations – Suffer the Little Children
Repost from Facebook Notes July 29, 2015 Last week was a strange week. Amidst the news of Marines and a Sailor being gunned down not so very far from where I live (only a state away), and selling baby parts being not only…
God in the Public Square – The Story of Balak and Balaam
Embed from Getty Images By: Tera Ertz I was scrolling Facebook this morning, and was confronted with the outrage of many of my fellow citizens. Headlines blared “Obama to Christians: Get off Your High Horse,” “Obama Attacks Free Speech at Prayer Breakfast,”…
Brendan Eich – Mozilla vs The King
The web exploded the last few weeks. Apparently, there is at least one person in Silicon Valley who supports traditional marriage and put his money where his heart is. Apparently, that is not allowed. The opponents of traditional marriage are running their…
An Open Letter to Hollywood Studio Executives:
There has been a great deal of hubbub this week about the new movie Noah. Somewhere in the coverage, it came to my attention that the executives at Paramount Studios may have believed they were trying to reach a Christian audience with…
God In Politics – Why is there a Bible?
October 13, 2012 at 7:12pm Back to the purpose of government, and why Christians can confidently participate in good governance without violating the autonomy of non-Christians. In the God Talk 2 series I have been working on here on Facebook, I have…
God In Politics – The Foundation
October 11, 2012 at 3:19pm “…I am curious as to why people view him (President Obama) as antithetical and hostile to the values and principles held by those who follow the example and the life of Christ. I would appreciate it if…
Communication 101 – Who?
By: Tera Ertz “There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.” 2 Peter 3:16b One of the most frustrating experiences I have ever…
God in the Public Square – The Christmas Wars
By: Tera Ertz “12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.” 1 Peter 2:12 “A gentle[a] tongue is a tree…
Communication 101 – Why
By: Tera Ertz “The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.” Proverbs 16:23 Several months ago, friend and fellow author Max Lindenman noted on one of my Facebook comments that I had mellowed tremendously since…