General Articles
The Psychology of the Artificial Face (Image War Series)
To bring this phenomenon into proper focus, it is important to understand the correlation between the porn industry and the unrealistic expectations of the female body. First, porn producers screen and select performers who, by average standards of society, are far more attractive than the average person. Second, lighting, camera angles, intense tanning to cover up normal skin blemishes, video editing, stylists, makeup specialists, and a myriad of other industry practices work to cover things considered to be “unsightly.” Third, because there has been an increasing rise in demand for youthfulness (as revealed in search inquiries on major porn video sites),many porn performers are engaging in practices (laser hair removal, vaginoplasty, etc.) to facilitate what is becoming known as the “designer vagina.” (Future articles will deal with porn’s subtle promotion of Pedophilia).
The Rise of the Artificial Face (Image War Series)
The first charge that critics of this treatise will articulate is the “majoring on the minors” premise that is also cast alongside the missional urgency of the Church to reach and reconcile the lost to Jesus Christ. In response, I merely point toward the writings of...
Decayed Offerings on Pentecostal Altars
I grieved as I watched, not as men moved ancient landmarks, but as men etched new lines that disfellowshipped, castigated, and shamed brothers and sisters over a myriad of subjects. Honestly? The spirit on the streets casting shadows from the fires of buildings that burned was raging in the corridors of the Ecclesia. And today, many of those same individuals whose spirits smoldered with divisive rhetoric and discord have yet to say “I’m sorry.” In fact, the failure to “make things right with thy brother” remains one of the most neglected biblical admonitions of the present day. As such, offerings that have been placed upon altars now rot and decay since God will not accept what was offered by those unwilling to rectify the oughts of their brothers and sisters.
The Real Reason Caleb Wanted the Mountain
"Give me my mountain!" How many times have we heard this phrase preached? How many times have we centered on the vigorous desire of an aged Caleb who--after 40 years wandering in the wilderness--confronted Joshua regarding Moses' promise that Caleb should receive the...
Called to Share: Stewardship in the Christian Life
Let's face it. Stewardship is most often associated with wealth and the responsibility of the individual to distribute wealth based on a tithe and offering paradigm. I introduce stewardship this way--not because I disagree with the biblical paradigm of tithe and...
The Idolatry of Convenience
1 Kings 12:28–30 (KJV 1900) — 28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 29 And he set the one in...