Friday, November 5, 2004
The Myth of Certainty
A few years back I purchased a book with this title. The author was a professor at a Christian college. His premise was that evangelicals and fundamentalists get in trouble because they think that certain ideas are certain. There are very few things that are certain. Mostly what we get is probable...
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Wednesday, November 3, 2004
What is sin?
In most states you are responsible to obey the law, even if you've never heard of it. It is your responsibility to know what they laws of your state are. For the most part, this isn't too hard, but if you are in business or buying property, you usually hire a lawyer to help you do things legally....
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Mercy not Judgement
Evangelical Christians are presently emphasizing judgement rather than mercy. if they commit the sins themselves, such as divorce, then they believe in mercy. if they don't commit the sin, such as abortion and homosexuality, then they believe in judgement. I think that it should be turned around....
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Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Can Christians be Democrats?
My brother does not see how anyone could be a Çhristian and vote for a pro-choice politician. Many Christians feel like this. The problem as I see it, is that conservatives may have the correct view on social issues, but on economic issues they are not compassionate to the disinfranchised. Democrats...
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Sunday, October 31, 2004
The scandal of Christianity
Christians who take the Bible seriously, believe that Christ is the only way. This means that all other ways are false and those who don't believe will either go to hell, or if there is no hell, not go to heaven. In our multicultural society we find this belief arrogant. The problem is that if...
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Saturday, October 30, 2004
Halloween and All Saints Day
In Mexico they celebrate the day of the dead in a very special way. They go to the graveside and have a picnic. Death is part of life and not a scary thing, but a real thing. Here we spend a lot of money on candy and costumes. I don't have a problem with Halloween. I know that because it is thought...
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The Blood of Christ
Many nineteenth century hymns are about the blood of Jesus. Very little is said about the blood of Jesus now. To us it is too graphic. We can watch gory horror films but we avoid speaking of they very physical and real blood of Christ. The Passion movie goes against our distaste of the blood of...
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Friday, October 29, 2004
What leaders rarely understand
Jesus said that we should come to God like little children. What did he mean? He meant that we should be genuine. Many leaders only feel comfortable with yes men and women. They want everything neat and tidy without the mess of human emotion or dissent. God wants what is genuine and real. God...
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Self Respect and Humility
One of the problems that Christians can get themselves into is having a false idea of humility. There are two extreme. One is the movement which advocates empty self esteem. The other is the movement that advocates extreme self denial and penitence. Both are heresy. When God created the heavens and...
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Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Finding a Church
My weakness is that I cannot find a church that I feel at home at. I can be part of a church for a while, then when things get rough for me, I run. Growing up in a dysfunctional family where loyalty was more important than reality, I cannot be loyal to a lie. Most of the time when I run from a...
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