Archive for August, 2004

Sweetser’s Universalism Explained, part five

Wednesday, August 11th, 2004

Continued from Sweetser’s Universalism Explained, part four

That is what the Bible means by salvation, and it is what Universalists mean by the word. Just here is where their belief is much misunderstood by the majority of people who condemn and reject it. Salvation is supposed to mean salvation from everlasting punishment, which men are supposed […]

Smallest Church, Illustrated

Wednesday, August 11th, 2004

For those of y’all that think Universalism is (is or on its way to becoming) the smallest church in America, do note that role has been filled by a little, privately-maintained chapel near Brunswick, Georgia. I took these three photos when I was in Georgia last month.

Sweetser’s Universalism Explained, part four

Tuesday, August 10th, 2004

Continued from Sweetse’s Universalism Explained, part three

Jesus has taught us that God is our Father. He is the loving Father of all mankind, who makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust; and therefor His purpose is that all men […]

Sweetser’s Universalism Explained, part three

Monday, August 9th, 2004

Continued from Sweetser’s Universalism Explained, part two

And because they believe in His absolute justice, — that as Judge of all the earth, He always does right, always has done so, and always will do so, they do not believe His purpose in creating human beings was to make the existence of any of them […]

Moved to WP

Sunday, August 8th, 2004

I’ve made the switch to WordPress. You can too.

Unfortunate worship service

Sunday, August 1st, 2004

With the Swedenborgians on a two-week hiatus, I thought I’d try worship elsewhere, and had my father’s mother’s ancestors in mind when I tried a nearby church, since this would be the church they would have attended had they visited Washington in 1904.

Well, I’ll never get that hour and a half back. Here are some […]