tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31740417371000848122012-02-01T13:03:26.556-08:00Thoughts on select Scripture passages, themes, doctrines, and issues to educate Christians toward God-centered living.Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-45307338329485115352008-06-30T11:41:00.000-07:002008-06-30T14:39:49.931-07:00

That's right, Robert Morey has threatened to sue me for all my "false" allegations I have written about on this blog. I received a letter in the mail yesterday from an attorney demanding that I take down all these blogs. The letter says that if I fail to do so, "immediate appropriate legal action will be taken. Furthermore, should [I] choose to write any further defamatory statements, appropriate

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-30481746079365474312008-05-30T07:47:00.000-07:002008-05-30T15:32:28.767-07:00

Several years ago a friend told me about the many abuses of Hank Hanegraaff, President of CRI and host of the “Bible Answer Man” radio show. This friend told me that there is a series of articles and letters written by Walter Martin’s widow, his two adult children, and many ex-employees of CRI chronicling the deceitful takeover of CRI by Hank, his abuses toward employees, his self-promotion,

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-33231125226175121052008-05-11T14:06:00.000-07:002008-05-19T08:06:39.845-07:00

PatUndercover Theocentric ReporterTheocentric Living brings you the exclusive news first! Our undercover reporter took photos of the infamous "Legion of Doom" at a secret public park. Dr. Robert A. Morey was the first to break the news of this goolish group on his blog some weeks ago. Dr. Morey said on April 12th, 2008:Dear Brothers,It has come to my attention that a new “Liars Club” out there

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-72169598291510458802008-04-27T01:39:00.000-07:002008-04-27T02:01:12.109-07:00

I think some personal reflections might be in order at this point. I tried to go to sleep earlier but felt compelled to communicate some things I have been thinking about lately. Maybe I could try to bring some clarity to this current controversy. Maybe I could try to boil some things down so that we do not lose sight over what this is all about and thus avoid unnecessary rabbit trails,

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-81205440644386442472008-04-23T11:38:00.000-07:002008-04-25T18:06:08.876-07:00

[NOTE: I have removed the email conversations since I have found out that Cathrine Castaldi who questioned me in Part 3 is a lawyer here in Irvine. Until I get legal council, I will keep these email conversations private. But what follows is the intro I wrote that went before the emails].[NOTE 2: I have now put the emails back in becaues I want people to see what I wrote. I want them to read

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-58775200844173300762008-04-17T13:58:00.000-07:002008-04-17T14:52:04.045-07:00

Dear blog readers,Posting what I am here was not something I wanted to do. I have made this clear in my previous blogs about Morey. I extended mercy to him several times now. Yet he has now repeatedly called me and other faithful believers all inflamatory names under heaven: apostate, heretics, antichrists, unregenerate, the legion of doom, fallen away, reprobate, non-Christians etc.

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-58193555571213502492008-04-17T08:43:00.000-07:002008-04-17T16:16:46.571-07:00

You see that one little toof down there on the bottom row? He'll gnaw your finger off with that thing. Watch out! If he gets a hold of your finger it goes straight to that toof for breakfast until you tap out. That'a boy.Ahh, but he also has the big happy heart of Paps also.

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-64674110235079818502008-04-14T11:39:00.000-07:002008-04-14T11:47:58.130-07:00

I just finished reading the blog that Dr. Morey and some people (old good friends of mine over there) at Faith Community Church posted several days ago on biblicalthought.com. The author is Stephen Macasil. He came after I left so I never met him (to my knowledge). The whole thing truly made me sad and grieved. As a Christian, I just do not understand these ways of dealing with things against

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-36406231112599473822008-04-04T11:42:00.000-07:002008-04-04T12:52:56.009-07:00

I have thought a lot about this before deciding to post anything like this on the web. The fact that I am saying what I am saying here will probably shock some people. For those who still attend Dr. Morey's church and/or ministry, they will immediately think that this is an angry rant of slander borne out of bitterness, envy, and pride. For the many who have been victims of Dr. Morey's abuse,

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-56952229374799345692008-04-03T11:37:00.000-07:002008-04-03T11:38:54.364-07:00

I received the following email the day after I gave my critique of the Ray Comfort/Kirk Cameron debate against two atheists. I said we needed a presuppositional approach in apologetics and gave a small taste of that method. A brother emailed this message back to me after he read my review:Good Morning Joel, I totally agree with your statements and Ed's also. I think it hurt the "...love the

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-66435908130791627432008-04-02T14:16:00.000-07:002008-04-02T15:34:54.138-07:00

This is Logan Luther Hughes. Yes, the "Luther" is after the great Reformer. I toyed with naming him Theo Logan Hughes (get it, "theo-logan"?) but my wife said no. I added my "tough guy" picture for the fun of it; I'm sure it will surprise some of you out there. Those ugly tattoos are all from my BC days. I think Logan will get a kick out of that picture some day when he is in high

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-19992180343166906502007-10-25T08:20:00.000-07:002008-04-02T15:25:26.601-07:00

The above picture is for a book that I am planning on writing soon. It will be like nothing really I have ever seen but also so very needed for believers. It is essentially about Christian existentialism and the various struggles associated with being a Christian in a fallen world with a fallen nature and not only a God who demands perfection (not for salvation of course—I’m not forgetting

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-50228202813873934312007-09-28T09:21:00.000-07:002007-09-28T09:25:01.841-07:00

I am sure that most of you do most of this stuff, but if any of these tips can help, more the better. If you have any to share, please do.1. Get an iPod! You can download hundreds of free lectures and entire seminary courses online. You can literally have several seminaries in your pocket anywhere you go. Also get a car adaptor for the iPod so you can listen as you drive. I listen to these things

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-63334598488323065242007-09-25T15:18:00.000-07:002007-09-25T15:47:51.964-07:00

When times get difficult for me as they are right now, I often try to gain perspective by reminding myself of at least two things: how many people have suffered far worse than me throughout human history and how so much of the world right now is suffering far more than me. I try to think of the past history and some of the terrible and difficult living/working conditions that people had to endure

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-71048227289010721402007-09-18T14:22:00.000-07:002007-09-18T14:34:28.264-07:00

Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that” (James 4:15).Today is my 30th birthday. Oh, thank you. I must admit, I was not thrilled about it. I don’t mind being 30, I just wanted to have more accomplished by the time I hit 30. I always envisioned having my masters’ degree and working on a doctorate by this time. I also envisioned myself using it all in

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-71574993446737154732007-09-17T11:06:00.001-07:002007-09-17T11:12:15.722-07:00

What causes pain and suffering in the world? Buddhism (ca. 500 B.C.) and Christianity have the same answer: human desire. However, while it may seem that a nickel held up to the moon with one eye squinted shows a similarity in size, the differences between the two things is literally worlds apart. So it is between Buddhism and Christianity.BuddhismThe main purpose and reason for the existence of

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-38633716645144626062007-09-14T15:30:00.000-07:002007-09-14T15:41:17.051-07:00

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart (Galatians 6:9)What are some of the reasons that believers grow weary in doing good or right? What causes believers to want to give up and throw in the towel at times? I have wanted to throw in the towel on the whole thing more times than I wish. One of the primary things that keep me from doing

Joel Hughesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174041737100084812.post-7780300989670685472007-09-14T14:53:00.001-07:002007-09-14T15:05:43.279-07:00

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart (Galatians 6:9)Some thoughts:In light of all the countless multitude of things that we have to be thankful for, how easy it is for us to lose focus, lose perspective, lose priorities, and thus lose hope and heart. How easy we become weary of even the simplest things in life: a bill due, a paper to

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