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Category Archives: Personal
Where’s Rev Des?
Khunrum emails: "Who the hell is this Gary Chartier XI on Luke.net. A honky Malcolm X plus one? When is Reverend Des coming over? Luke, if you don’t interview Papa Des on your site, then (and I’m serious) "You’re not … Continue reading
At The Stake
It was the summer of 1980 and my father was on trial for heresy at Glacier View. I was playing in the swimming pool. An older bloke, Dr. Bill Shea, asked me who I was. "I’m the son of the … Continue reading
La Sierra University Tour IV
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I Tour La Sierra University Friday Afternoon
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Growing Up Adventist: A Dialogue Between Luke Ford and Gary Chartier XIII
Why don’t Christians feel obliged to abide by the Torah? There are two commandments in the Torah against shaving and cutting the corners of your beard. In the 19th Century, lots of Adventists, such as James White, had beards.
Growing Up Adventist: A Dialogue Between Luke Ford and Gary Chartier XII
Robust Australian bluntness vs. the American sense of courtesy. Aussies play hardball while Yanks play softball. Theological wrestling. The Doctrine of the Heavenly Sanctuary. Robert Brinsmead. Australian evangelist John Carter.
Growing Up Adventist: A Dialogue Between Luke Ford and Gary Chartier XI
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Getting Laid Vs Getting Saved
As a teenager, I thought 1000 times more about getting laid than getting saved. I only came back to religion when I got Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 1988. Complete video series here.
The World Conspires Against The Torah Jew
I’m tired of secular society’s non-stop assault on holiness. Everywhere I go, I’m bombarded with sexual imagery. Just today I was driving down Stearns on my way to a Hebrew class, and across the road in big white letters was … Continue reading