Pet Peeves

Akashic Records Prompt Letters

by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Apr 4, 2020 | Activism (Petitions and Such), In The News, Pet Peeves, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere, Random Commentary

👁 Most recently revised on 14 July 2020 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) 👁 Since most things that occur to me, and to most people, do turn out to have occurred to someone else before (Ecclesiastes 1:9), I fear I must credit this and all my posts to the...

Representative Democracy ≠ Republic

by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Feb 3, 2019 | Brief Notices, Pet Peeves, Random Commentary

👁 Most recently revised on 20 July 2020 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) 👁 The United States was not founded as just a “representative democracy,” nor is “representative democracy” a synonym for “republic.” The point...

Okay Planner, but Spare Us the PC Marketing

by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jul 26, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Pet Peeves, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere, Random Commentary

👁 Most recently revised on 6 October 2014 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) 👁 Image of harvested trees (don’t worry, they’ll grow back) © Copyright Alan Stewart and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence.If, like me, you...

Religion Is Not A Four Letter Word

by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Sep 16, 2012 | Pet Peeves

👁 Most recently revised on 16 January 2013 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) 👁 Though I’m generally a fan of LifeWay and its publications, I’m disappointed to find its new Gospel Project curriculum* indulging in the weary and misguided...

Hermeneutical Maxim (Against Various “Wax Nose” Hermeneutics)

by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Dec 4, 2011 | Pet Peeves

👁 Most recently revised on 10 July 2014 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) 👁 No matter how clever, sophisticated, erudite, linguistically astute, or stunningly beautiful in its complexity your interpretive scheme may be, if it requires you to ignore or...

Christianity: Religion or Relationship?

by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jan 18, 2005 | Annotated Quotations, Pet Peeves

👁 Most recently revised on 7 July 2018 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) 👁 The world is full of popular, clever-sounding sayings that are simply not true. This brief post concerns one such pseudo-aphorism, namely this: Christianity is not a religion;...