I don’t have the time to do a full overview of this topic, but I had some good thoughts and wanted to share. As I’ve been growing in my faith and trying to continually understand this whole Christianity thing, the church services I attend (my background is evangelical protestantism) have felt less and less like
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 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
Criticism Guidelines
I always second guess myself after I’ve written something critical. I think that I’m wrong and/or I didn’t say the right thing, etc… I’ve noticed typically people are good at acting out of their frustration and anger, but poor at expressing why they are upset. I want to try and be the opposite. I feel
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
Thanksgiving
“On October 3, 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued a “Thanksgiving Proclamation” that made the last Thursday in November a national holiday. (Before that, the president had to make an annual proclamation naming the day when Thanksgiving was going to be held.) President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed Thanksgiving to the Thursday before last (the reason was to
Homelessness Illegal
I was listening to NPR today, and a woman made the statement that, “Being homeless is illegal in the U.S.” and beyond that it is a crime to be poor in this country. I would agree, that is virtually is. Apparently, she had eventually been arrested for failing to pay tickets resulting from her sleeping
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