The Think Spot
Dinesh D’Souza, Calvinism, and the Kitchen Table
Bo Wagner is pastor of the Cornerstone Baptist Church of Mooresboro, NC, a widely traveled evangelist, and the author of several books. His books are available on Amazon and at www.wordofhismouth.com A few weeks ago, I opened X to post a morning Bible verse and had my attention captured by a seeming oddity. Dinesh D’Souza, whom I have only ever known as an astute political commentator, was commenting on Calvinism, sometimes called Reformed Theology. To see a political type weigh ...read more
The Blind Guy And Gospel Grit
Bo Wagner is pastor of the Cornerstone Baptist Church of Mooresboro, NC, a widely traveled evangelist, and the author of several books. His books are available on Amazon and at www.wordofhismouth.com The wind was lightly swirling across the treacherous badlands of South Dakota. Clouds on the horizon portended a coming storm; the blind man and his guide would need to find shelter before too long. The scenery, though, despite the desolation, was lovely, and the blind man seemed to feel ...read more
From Messy Life To Message Life
Bo Wagner is pastor of the Cornerstone Baptist Church of Mooresboro, NC, a widely traveled evangelist, and the author of several books. His books are available on Amazon and at www.wordofhismouth.com His job was generally not so difficult; pots and vessels of clay were simple creations, and he was good at it. So much so that, when God told Jeremiah to go down to the potter’s house, he did not even specify which potter he had in mind, knowing Jeremiah ...read more
Cooler Days Are Just Ahead
Bo Wagner is pastor of the Cornerstone Baptist Church of Mooresboro, NC, a widely traveled evangelist, and the author of several books. His books are available on Amazon and at www.wordofhismouth.com I do not believe I have ever lived through a hotter summer. This is both atmospherical and situational for me; in addition to the high nineties on the thermometer, my two primary tasks for the last several weeks have been repairing the church’s large asphalt parking lot and stripping ...read more
Conspiracy Theories And The Christian Testimony
Bo Wagner is pastor of the Cornerstone Baptist Church of Mooresboro, NC, a widely traveled evangelist, and the author of several books. His books are available on Amazon and at www.wordofhismouth.com Solomon, in his book of Proverbs, had much to say about different characters he had come to know along the way, many of them, to put it kindly, “not so bright.” Fool is a term he used often in Proverbs. Simple is another. The simple one, for the purposes ...read more
Is The Office Of The Pastor Biblical?
The overwhelming majority of people are familiar with a church having a pastor. In town after town after town all across the land, there are dozens or even hundreds of churches, and nearly all of them have a Pastor. Other very charitable people have no pastor, opting instead for what they call a plurality of elders. Still others on the charitable side of things have what they call bishops. We who hold to the office of the Pastor should be ...read more
Are Modern Day Jews Really Khazars/Edomites?
So, I was hit with this earlier over on Gab, under my post linking to my YouTube message from Zechariah about God and His unshakable plans for the Jews. Stuff like this is not uncommon, not just there, but in other crackpot circles around the world. Since it is growing so very vocal, despite being long discredited, though, I think it would be worth our time to deal with it here. Let’s deal with the historical aspect first and then ...read more
Happy 250th, America, And Thanks For Being You
Bo Wagner is pastor of the Cornerstone Baptist Church of Mooresboro, NC, a widely traveled evangelist, and the author of several books. His books are available on Amazon and at www.wordofhismouth.com It was predictable, really, that my weekly “A few early morning pics from CBC” on my Pastor Bo Wagner Facebook page this past Sunday drew scrutiny and criticism; any time I ever post anything showing symbols of America, it happens. “God and country is 2 masters haha you cant ...read more
Why Conspiracy Theories Are So Easy To Weave And So Hard To Dispel
Let’s go ahead and address the elephant in the room. Her name is Candace Owens. Mind you, she was not the first, nor will she be the last. Conspiracy theories have been around for thousands of years, since before the fall of man, actually, and they will most assuredly exist and thrive until the very end of time. For every big truth, there will be a flat earther/Jesus’ disciples stole the bodier/we never landed on the mooner/9-11 was an inside ...read more
Random Access Musings, 10
Bo Wagner is pastor of the Cornerstone Baptist Church of Mooresboro, NC, a widely traveled evangelist, and the author of several books. His books are available on Amazon and at www.wordofhismouth.com It has been four months since I last rounded up my mental squirrels. Further, the news of the last few weeks has added a few bunnies, gerbils, and perhaps a weasel or two to them, so I need to get all of them corralled. I present to you, therefore, ...read more
Dealing With Church Hurt, Part Two
Bo Wagner is pastor of the Cornerstone Baptist Church of Mooresboro, NC, a widely traveled evangelist, and the author of several books. His books are available on Amazon and at www.wordofhismouth.com In last week’s column, I began to deal with the issue of church hurt. I pointed out that in some cases, the church hurt card is merely an excuse for wanting to live a sinful life without anyone being allowed to speak against it, but in other cases, it ...read more
Dealing With Church Hurt, Part One
Bo Wagner is pastor of the Cornerstone Baptist Church of Mooresboro, NC, a widely traveled evangelist, and the author of several books. His books are available on Amazon and at www.wordofhismouth.com It may have been around longer, but it has only been in the last few years that I began to hear the term “church hurt.” It seems primarily to be used to describe pain that one believes has been unjustifiably inflicted on them by a church. And I know ...read more