by altha-admin | Dec 6, 2011 | Articles
If there is one metaphor misplaced, misapplied, and just plain misused, it would be the nonsensical disruption of "being drunk in the spirit."This phrase appears in the second chapter of the Book of Acts, following the initial outpouring of the Holy Spirit...
by altha-admin | Dec 6, 2011 | Articles
The manifestations of the Holy Spirit have been subject to great distortion and error.Many Charismatics took isolated scriptures and drew up Pentecostal doctrine."Slaying in the Spirit" was a great perversion of the witness of the Holy Spirit in the life of...
by altha-admin | Dec 6, 2011 | Articles
Nominal (or minimal) believers in the Body of Christ pride themselves on declaring that they are not "One verse Charlies."Sadly, the majority of believers are given in to doctrines which do not manifest the calm comity of the Written Word.From the excesses...
by altha-admin | Dec 6, 2011 | Articles
Unscriptural trends were very popular in the Pentecostal movement many years ago, the excesses of which have scarred and scared off many disillusioned who have chosen to dispense with the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.However, the Holy Spirit is essential to...
by altha-admin | Dec 6, 2011 | Articles
I appreciate Rabbi Boteach's treatment of the irrationality of core beliefs which defines human attachments to the metaphysical.I do not share his materialistic optimism that "It is what a person does, rather than what he believes, that counts."King...
by altha-admin | Dec 6, 2011 | Articles
Instead of assessing the motives and management of charter schools, parents throughout Los Angeles need to be able to choose where they send their students.Competition is the best engine for promoting reform, not laying out sections of the monstrous LA Unified School...
