Exposing William Schnoebelen

William "Bill" Schnoebelen has been making the rounds in Christian circles since the 1980s. His story is almost too good to be true: he claims to have been a former Catholic priest, Wiccan, Mormon, satanist, 90th degree Mason (there are only 33 degrees), Illuminati member, and vampire - all at the same time (first warning …

Jesus May Have Been Born in December After All

As surprising and controversial as that claim may be, given what little information we have about when Yehoshua ha'Mashiach (Jesus the Messiah, also known as the Christ) was born, December - possibly (but not necessarily) the 25th - is a completely legitimate candidate for the time His birth. The favourite alternative to December 25th is …

Wives Don’t Need to Obey Their Husbands

“Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord, for the husband is the head of his wife…” (Ephesians 5:22) This is one of the most frequently twisted-and-misapplied verses in Scripture, and out of all the Scriptures that have been misused, this is one of the most dangerous (as I can personally attest from growing …

The Church Fathers’ REAL Opinions on the Apocrypha

I've mentioned in a couple posts now how Protestant apologists often claim that most of the early Church Fathers explicitly rejected the Apocrypha (also known as the Deuterocanon) - usually naming names such as Origen - when in fact most of them (such as the ones Protestants name) explicitly accepted them as Scripture.  But I …

Lucifer

o, this isn't a theological post (although theology might play into it).  Welcome to the 34th edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts!  Last fortnight, I reviewed Stranger Things (2016-present).  This fortnight, I'm reviewing: Lucifer (2016-present), overall rated MA15+ for strong supernatural themes and violence (Note that seasons 1, 2 & 3 are rated MA15+ for …

Refuting Myths, Misconceptions and Lies About Our Faith

Here is a collection of a few different, persistent, and very frustrating myths, misconceptions, or even outright lies that circulate in connection with Christianity.  I thought I'd gather a few into one place and set the record straight. "Constantine/the Council of Nicea invented Jesus/Jesus' divinity/the doctrine of Hell in 325 AD" Whoever came up with …

Restored English Translation of Matthew: Chapter 6

At long last, here is my Restored English Translation (RET) of Matityahu (Matthew) chapter 6.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names, with a glossary of them at the end. (To clarify: CHAPTER 6 1 “Take heed that you do not do your alms before men, to be seen of them; otherwise you have no …