Pyatcast

Category: News

  • If we dare suggest …

    … that this news article (link) is in any way, shape, or form connected with clerical celibacy, we will be promptly attacked. However, rationally speaking, one should not be surprised to find a higher than average number of homosexuals among the population of men who are willing to promise never to engage in sexual relations…

  • Colour Me Impressed!

    This takes Scripture memorization the full distance (link). And what’s even better, the person in question is not content with simply memorizing the Bible: “I want a relationship with Jesus more than just reading and memorizing verses,” he’s reported as saying. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!

  • Reformed Mafia Raided!

    Well, perhaps the story is not nearly as exciting as that, but I was still sorry to see that the Reformed Mafia blog indicated that it was “Closed for Season” (link). I notice that my friend Theojunkie shares my disappointment (link). To God be the Glory!

  • Fishers of Men

    I couldn’t help but smile at this lovely feel-good news story about a river rescue (link). At the same time it reminded me of the Biblical analogy between fishing and evangelism. We need to be careful, of course, to remember that we do not fish with a baited (or lured) hook, but with a net.…

  • Canine Heroism

    This news story (link) is both sad and happy. Dogs rescued their owners from death by fire, but lost their own lives in the process. Read the story. It may make you cry, particularly if you are fond of dogs. The final sentence of the article really struck me: “Everything I lost is nothing compared…

  • News from the Front

    Praise be to the Lord for this encouraging word about the continued success of the allied forces against Al-Qaeda in Iraq (link). A house divided against itself cannot stand. -Turretinfan To God be the Glory!

  • Modern Views on Circumcision

    This brief article describes a situation that is not a good one (link). The man has two wives and eleven children. It’s not good for men to have more wives than one, and such men are prohibited from serving as elders in the church. This man did two things that most people would consider strange…