by Jeremiah Nighthawk Taylor | Feb 24, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorized
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,” says Paul in Romans. The pattern of this world is revealed by the attitudes, methods and goals of fallen humanity – its mindset. Words, being the...
by Jeremiah Nighthawk Taylor | Sep 23, 2018 | Blog
Though born more than one hundred years apart, Robert Schumann and Buddy Holly don’t usually come up in the same sentence when discussing music. But why not? It occurred to me that for both Robert Schumann and Buddy Holly the foundation of their art was romantic...
by Jeremiah Nighthawk Taylor | Aug 20, 2018 | Blog
Shortly before the French Revolution in 1789, French Queen Marie Antoinette remarked, “Let them eat cake” when hearing about the masses of poor in need of bread. The masses were outraged. They soon repaid her for her kindness by execution on the guillotine. I...
by Jeremiah Nighthawk Taylor | Jul 19, 2018 | Blog
Karl Marx said, “Religion is the opiate of the masses.” I believe that across the US, politics has become the opiate of the churches. In recent years, the agendas of most any “conservative” political candidate find favor with the Christian Right. These candidates...
by Jeremiah Nighthawk Taylor | May 29, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
The world is consumed by sex and greed. Who can argue with that? Love of the world and lust of the flesh are high on the list of things to avoid in the Gospels and letters of the New Testament. The call to repentance and faith in Christ is predicated on a rejection...
