This episode considers the question of how the wheat and weeds could presently co-exist within the Watchtower Society. And an extended discussion of the true identity and purpose of the biblical man of lawlessness. Download Podcast episode #2
This is the first of a renewed commitment to my regularly producing podcasts in order to answer questions from you, the listener. This episode considers questions regarding whether Jehovah's Witnesses ought not to leave the Watchtower organization in view of its error and corruption. And is the Watchtower Babylon the Great? Download #1 Podcast (right click SAVE AS)
When Jesus walked the earth during his brief three and a half year ministry he explained to his closest followers that although the Hebrew prophecies foretell that the Messiah would reign forever, and Jesus was indeed the appointed Messiah, or Christ, he must first 'go away.' But later he would return. The disciples did not immediately understand what Jesus was saying. But later they did. Jesus’ [...]
The world was shocked in the days following the night of April 14 of 1912, as the news spread of the sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic. The vessel was the largest ship ever built up until then and it was touted as the safest. It employed the state-of-the-art technology of the time and was thought to be virtually unsinkable by some people. 
This article has been slightly edited - originally published in April 2008
The course of history for the past 500 years has been dominated by an ongoing conflict between the forces of tyranny and the human struggle for liberty. For over a millennium following the collapse of the Roman Empire Europe was dominated by a bestial Feudal system, enforced by the Roman Catholic Church, which enslaved the vast majority of the population in perpetual poverty and ignorance. But the Renaissance began to change that miserable situation.
The June 1st, 1997, issue of the Watchtower carried an article entitled “Secret Societies: How Great the Threat?” (**** In rechecking the above-mentioned issue it seems that the Watchtower has changed the article. My CD ROM doesn't have the original article either. Maybe I am losing my mind, or perhaps the WT edited the article sometime after my original post was published in 2002.) It gave [...]
This entry is an edited repost of an article that was published in September 2008
With the looming threat of war against Iran before the end of the year it seems particularly timely to consider the ill-fated Spanish Armada of the 16th century, at least the Watchtower Society’s perspective of it.
A consideration of a portion of the prophecy of Zechariah The temple of Jehovah in Jerusalem was one of the grandest structures of the ancient world. It also had the unique distinction of being the only edifice on earth (other than the portable tabernacle) where God maintained a visible manifestation of his presence. There, within the temple’s Most Holy chamber, God’s presence was manifest in [...]
A subliminal image is a picture within a picture – a graphic cleverly imbedded within another image that is intended to bypass the conscious mind undetected, but which is perceived on a subconscious level. How a person might be affected subconsciously is a matter of debate. I first became aware of subliminals back in the early 1970’s, having become acquainted with the prevalence of the techniques through [...]
Fear can be a good thing. Or it can be bad. It can motivate us in the right way, or it can be paralyzing or tempt us into a fatal compromise. Jesus spoke of both kinds of fear when he said the following: “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his lord. It is enough for the disciple to become as his [...]
