Author Archives: The Town Crier Outlet

This is an excellent sourcebook on the views held by businessmen in the 18th century. Defoe, you may know, was the author of what some consider the first novel, Robinson Crusoe (1719), which is about an English sailor who gets stranded on … Continue reading →

“He ate once daily, after sunset, but there were times when he received food every second and frequently even every fourth day. His food was bread and salt, and for drinking he took only water. There is no reason even … Continue reading →

Taken from here – Against the Heathen by Athanasius 335 A.D. 10. Similar human origin of the Greek gods, by decree of Theseus. The process by which mortals became deified. 1. But this custom is not a new one, nor … Continue reading →

Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. –Jesus in Matthew 10:15 Gay rights advocates insist that anti-gay theologians are mistranslating, misinterpreting, and cherry picking from … Continue reading →

Since I wrote this, I’ve come to accept the fact that in order to preach against sexual sin, some amount of description is necessary. But that description should go no farther than the Bible does. Detailed explanations of sexual acts … Continue reading →

Guy Chevreau’s Catch the Fire Rodney Howard-Browne’s Flowing in the Holy Spirit John Arnott’s The Father’s Blessing – I disagree with animal sounds chapter Francis MacNutt’s Overcome by the Spirit Wesley Campbell’s Welcoming a Visitation of the Holy Spirit Sam … Continue reading →

I’m not done with my study of Christian economics. I have not dug into John Calvin, William Perkins, Richard Baxter, or really even John Wesley that much on these things. But what I do know now–with a degree of certainty–is … Continue reading →

Diligence, thrift, and philanthropy appear to be a triad of Christian economic virtues. All three of them were taught as an economic formula in John Wesley’s sermon The Use of Money (1760), under the headings of “gain all you can,” … Continue reading →

VERSE 1 Em                           bend 4th string 1st fret You’re so dead inside Em                                      bend 4th string 1st fret You don’t want to change Em                       bend 4th string 1st fret Even if its Biblical Em                           pluck 4th string Your sin remains … Continue reading →