True Christian distinction should stem from living out Christ’s values rather than adopting superficial markers like attire or literature. It suggests that Christians should engage openly and genuinely with the world, demonstrating love and compassion to foster authentic connections. Collective exemplification of Christian principles can influence others more effectively than individual displays of difference.
Effective Evangelism? (Part 1)
Evangelism, often misunderstood, should focus on reforming the church rather than individual efforts. It critiques the modern emphasis on personal evangelism, suggesting that true outreach requires a collective approach. I advocate for a more unified Christian front to effectively communicate faith and counter the current fragmentation.
Singleness Guide
There’s something that I’ve become acutely aware of here recently. As I’ve gone through my life and encountered different experiences, I’ve realize that a lot of things haven’t gone the way that I had been led to expect they would. One of those areas is certainly the area of love and relationships (and/or lack thereof).
How Christianized do Ordinary Activities Have to Be?
A question along these lines came into my head at Bible study last night. Some one was talking about how they got together with one of their friends to play video games, but before they started, the guy prayed to thank God for the opportunity to hang out. He was making the classic point of
Thoughts From “Crash” – Racism
I recently watched the movie “Crash”. It is a good movie that makes you think, especially about the subject of race and discrimination. It shows people in tough, “between a rock and hard place”, situations, which I appreciated because I think that is real. There are some situations which people are in which are like,
Biblical Inerrancy?
I think the concept of biblical inerrancy is meaningless, or at the very least a moot point. There is no one, whole, complete, perfect version of the bible in existence, and all the different copies that we have don’t completely agree. So it is obviously not literally inerrant. As far as being inerrant in content,
A Modern Parable
A man was walking downtown one day, and as he was going along his way, he was attacked, beaten badly and robbed. The assailants fled the scene and, unfortunately for the man, no one had witnessed the incident, so there was presently no one to help the man and call for further assistance. The man
Discrimination of Technology
There is something that I’ve noticed over time which has bothered me. It has recently been brought to my attention again. Perhaps I could call it the discrimination of technology. An unbelievable amount of technological advance has been made in the past century and a half. This has afforded many modern conveniences and been useful
The Focus of Christianity
It has been said that the center/focus of the Protestant worship service is the preaching, while in the Roman (Catholic) tradition the center/focus is on the Eucharist (communion). I wonder if this comes from the legacy of Luther and a reaction to problems in the Roman church. Luther himself did not want to split the
On Evolution vs. Creation
I recently sat in on a couple of lectures / discussions on creation (and/or intelligent design) verses evolution. While I felt that this is a rather old debate, it’s one which obviously hasn’t gone away. For that reason I decided to post a few thoughts on the matter. I feel it is one of those