Two Wine Theory In The Dock In a previous post, I mentioned the "Two Wine Theory" developed in the Temperance movement which sought to prove there were two different wines in the Bible. This view posited that all references to wine that connote blessing and goodness indicated unfermented juice, and those portraying the negative effects … Continue reading A Study In Scarlet: Investigations In Communion Wine, Part 4
Author: Tim Constant
A Study In Scarlet: Investigations in Communion Wine, Part 3
Counterpoints and Rebuttals Objection #1 Jesus didn't drink wine, he drank grape juice. Nope. He drank wine. Some reason that since the gospel says Jesus "offered the cup", but does not specify here that it was wine, then we can imagine it filled with any one of several substances. But in the next sentence, Jesus … Continue reading A Study In Scarlet: Investigations in Communion Wine, Part 3
Li’l Post Defending Post Mil, Part 3
Continuing the back and forth about postmillennialism I was having with some friends, and some challenges they presented, I wanted to pass on this third exchange. Identifiers are left out because the respondent didn't know at the time of writing that he was going to be on camera, and might have polished arguments Opponent's Challenges … Continue reading Li’l Post Defending Post Mil, Part 3
Running Thoughts #14
When I hear a person say, "I am spiritual, but not religious" I hear, "I am mindful, but not thoughtful."
A Study In Scarlet: Investigations In Communion Wine Part 2
Part 1 here. Ethanol An astute observer would note that the nut of this conversation is really a chemical one: should the sacrament contain ethanol or not? And if the conversation is over alcohol, doesn't that seem a bit....unChristian? Why should anyone be making a case for booze in the sacraments? An important step in … Continue reading A Study In Scarlet: Investigations In Communion Wine Part 2
A Study In Scarlet: Investigations in Communion Wine, Part 1
I began this essay months ago with the best intentions to keep it succinct. This did not happen. When I bumped my head on the 10,000-word mark, it became clear that I needed to break apart the empire or run down to Office Depot and have them bind it into a booklet. I chose the … Continue reading A Study In Scarlet: Investigations in Communion Wine, Part 1
Commencement Address
I was privileged to be asked to give the commencement speech to the Classical Conversations graduating class of 2024 in our local community. Good evening, My name is Tim Constant. Is the time ready? Judges? Opposing team? Let’s begin. Today, I will be presentating on the graduating class of 2024. I am honored to have … Continue reading Commencement Address
Running Thoughts #13
Jesus brought the Kingdom of God onto earth at his first advent. It has grown considerably. In the 21st century, if the Kingdom of God was a business listed on the New York Stock Exchange, would you buy shares? Would you look at its prospectus and see it as a solid growth investment? Or, believing … Continue reading Running Thoughts #13
Switch
And when the LORD your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities that you did not build, and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and … Continue reading Switch
Running Thoughts #12
Provoke is a transitive verb, which requires a direct object to receive the action, and can be good or bad based on what it is provoking. A mind provoked to thought is like pulling the blanket off a slothful teenager on a sunny Saturday, and is right and necessary. A fool provoking offense by sensationalist … Continue reading Running Thoughts #12
Thought Butter 