Atheism, Christianity, Culture       

It seems to me that Christians have become so worried about what will be thought of them if they stand up for what the bible actually says, that we have started to not only represent the Gospel so very poorly, but have become a horrible caricature of what a Christian ought to be.

 Atheism, Christianity, Culture       

If the truth matters, and I believe it does, then shouldn’t the transformational truth-claims about God be quite evident in the way our lives are lived out and how we treat others — even devout atheists? One needs only to take a quick glance at the words of two of today’s most well-known atheists to prove the old adage, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

 Christianity       

Recently, there has been an ongoing clamor within the Southern Baptist Convention as Reformed Theology has made a resurgence, and SBC Evangelists decry that Reformed folks are not interested in evangelism and therefore the need for SBC evangelists is declining. This erroneous idea is perpetuated by articles such as the interview we find inSBC Today with Dr. Bill Wagner, former IMB missionary and recently-announced candidate for the SBC Presidency during this June’s Convention meeting.

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Reading Jill Carattini over at A SLICE OF INFINITY today reminded me of the importance of prayer and how I so often fall short in this area. There, in her article, she also posted a C.S. Lewis poem that I had seen before. It is simply entitled, “Prayer.”
Master, …

 Christianity, Theology       

Popular author and pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in the Saddleback Valley of California south of Los Angeles warns of a terrible danger lurking right around the corner in the 21st Century. Warren is quoted in an Interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Warren predicts that fundamentalism, of all varieties, …

 Christianity       

Yet another Archaeology dig has unearthed evidence of the historical veracity of the Bible. While this should come as no surprise to the Bible-believing Christian, it helps solidify the story of David killing Goliath as a historical fact rather than some sort of allegory or myth that, as many …

 Christianity, Culture       

Just because I think your arguments are deeply flawed, ignore basic science, and possibly heretical too … doesn’t mean I think God didn’t create the universe.
Heretical? How so? What basic science am I ignoring? How are my arguments flawed?
Mike, no where did I deny the existance of …

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You assert that I.D. satisfies Occam’s Razor as the simplest explanation. However, you overlook the vast complexity you assume when you posit something capable of that level of creation. Assuming the supernatural to explain the natural is MORE complex than only assuming natural causes.
At the very basic level, when …

 Christianity, Culture       

Recently, in one of my posts, a dialogue was started with a gentleman named Jim. Here is part of the exchange we’ve had thus far:
Jim stated:
When you say that “Evil is present in this world” I just don’t get it. I’ll be frank: it feels to me like anthropomorphizing, …

 Christianity, Theology       

Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy …