A friend of mine sent me this link at msn from a Newsweek article. I recommend reading it. In a nutshell, it tells the story of BlasphemyChallenge.com, which encourages people to renounce God, and more specifically, the Holy Spirit, in order to show their strong support of atheism. What's up for grabs is a DVD… Continue reading The “Unforgivable” Sin – Blaspheming the Holy Spirit
Category: Religion
Grace vs Law
Oh boy, here's a big topic, right? Here we have two major chunks of the foundation of Christianity that have sprung forth countless debates, theories, and religious branches. Can any two words be more different? Grace - a free gift; unmerited favor Law - the rules by which one must act For one of these words,… Continue reading Grace vs Law
“It’s Not Fair…” – The God of the Old Testament Vs. the God of the New Testament
In my 11th grade English class, I had a teacher named Mr Dasher. He was an educated country boy from Georgia who was very disenchanted with the US Army, and had a killer music collection. Aside from introducing me to Young Goodman Brown, Giles Corey, and the French Lieutenant's Woman, he also turned me on… Continue reading “It’s Not Fair…” – The God of the Old Testament Vs. the God of the New Testament
Surrounded
You know, sometimes it's easy for us to get down or feel like we're all alone, struggling through the difficulties of our lives. It's easy to see all the bad that we come into contact with everyday, easy to become discouraged from all the times we've failed. We fall into despair. In 2 Kings 6,… Continue reading Surrounded
What Is Worship?
In today's religious world, "worship" has become anything that someone does in the name of God or Jesus (or any other deity, such as Britney Spears). It runs the gamut of everything from preaching, prayer, and singing, to basketball, pie-eating contests, and paintball. I've got a close friend who's a big hunter, and someone recently… Continue reading What Is Worship?
Zero Hour
What if this were it? What if time was up and your life was over? Would you be happy with the way things turned out? More importantly, would God be happy? What did you live for? You know, one day, time really will be up. In Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, it was so aptly… Continue reading Zero Hour
Holy Spirit Baptism: What exactly is it?
In my opinion, there's a lot of confusion about this topic today. The Holy Spirit is one of those things that gets discussed a lot, but there's limited information on in the Bible. Those two conditions, much discussion and little information, don't usually lead to anything real productive. So I thought I'd take a minute… Continue reading Holy Spirit Baptism: What exactly is it?
Homosexuality: When Religious People Lose Their Credibility
Update: Perhaps it would be best to take this post down altogether... I don't know. I don't like to take down old content, because I think it can be instructive to see how a person's views can change over time. Also, the points I made here about how the Bible views homosexuality still seem accurate… Continue reading Homosexuality: When Religious People Lose Their Credibility
Creation vs. Spontaneous Combustion
When I logged on here tonight, I saw a good article called "How Hubble Killed God." As you might have imagined, this article details how some of the data from the Hubble telescope disproves the notion that the earth is only about 6000 years old. You really should read it, since he explains his position… Continue reading Creation vs. Spontaneous Combustion
Vatican Sticks with Celibacy
Ok, here's a great article. In a nut shell (and I'm trying not to use "nut" disparagingly), the Vatican held a summit to discuss the recent excommunication of an African archbishop, Emmanuel Milingo, who ordained four married American men as bishops. He was already on the hotseat for getting married himself in 2001. In the… Continue reading Vatican Sticks with Celibacy
Finding Truth 