I heard a guy speak recently. He asked people to describe the Christian life. Somewhat to my surprise, people used words such as struggle, tough, and battle. I thought these adjectives were going in the right direction. I think about stories considered Christian classics, such as Pilgrims Progress and Hind’s Feet on High Places, also
Category: Theology
What is Christianity Really?
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about Christianity and things that bug me. I hesitate somewhat to expound here, because I’m not sure I’m correct in all of my thinking. Take it into consideration that this is my working through my thoughts. There was a social science professor speaking the other day in one of
Death Penalty? (Part 2)
In a previous article, I began to discuss the question which was posed to me, “Is it wrong that we’re happy that Saddam was killed?” In that article I discussed whether the “we” in the question referred to us as Christians or citizens of the U.S. and if that makes a difference. Now I will
On Evolution vs. Creation
I have recently sat in on a couple of lectures / discussions on creation (and/or intelligent design) verses evolution. While I have felt that this is a rather old debate, it’s one which obviously hasn’t gone away. For that reason I have decided to post a few thoughts on the matter. I feel it is
Why Don’t Intelligent People Believe in Christianity?
In his first letter to the church at Corinth, Paul tells them, “The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing.” (1:18) It’s true, if you take a step back and look at it, it is crazy—claiming to follow an executed criminal, and saying that he’s not actually dead. And that’s just
My Theology
Letter to those who believe in the God of the Bible, but who are not living accordingly (This is an excerpt from a longer letter I wrote to a friend. Please keep in mind that because of this, the beginning and ending may seem a bit abrupt.) It would be easier, at least perhaps in
Good News?
(This is an excerpt from a post made on another message board.) “If you had to sum up Jesus’ ‘Good News’ what would it be in a nutshell?” This is something I’ve definitely been trying to figure out. One of the main motivations is that I didn’t feel like I had any particularly good news