In my last post I talked about the outlook shared by many of the people in the church of Christ -- the group of which I was once a member. It was pointed out to me in the following comments that I had been unfair in my treatment of my ex-brethren. While that was not… Continue reading Perhaps an Apolgy Is in Order
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Reblogs… What Do You Think?
So I'm considering reblogging some of the posts I did when I first came back to my blog in 2011. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I've been in a bit of a slump lately -- some of the things I want to post on will take some significant research time that I… Continue reading Reblogs… What Do You Think?
I think this pastor makes some excellent points. I agree that Christians should be able to talk about their beliefs without being branded "intolerant." It's their tone and behavior that should determine how tolerant they are. We could all do with learning how to communicate more openly with one another. I really recommend reading his… Continue reading
So Chik-Fil-A Was Busy Today…
When my wife and I pulled into our local shopping center, we couldn't figure out why traffic was backed up so far down the highway, until we saw the long line of cars trying to get into Chik-Fil-A. Then we remembered that today was "Chik-Fil-A Appreciation Day." How stupid. Look, Dan Cathy is free to… Continue reading So Chik-Fil-A Was Busy Today…
My View of Jesus
This began as a response to unkleE in the comment thread of my last post. However, I decided that I was getting too wordy for a comment and decided to turn it into a post. But I'm also pretty lazy and have left the post as though I'm talking directly to unkleE. Here it is:I… Continue reading My View of Jesus
A simple, but excellent example!
Please read this post! He made some great points that I haven't really considered before. I think believers and nonbelievers alike could get something from this...
New Layout
WordPress has so many great themes, I have trouble sticking to just one. I really liked the last one I was using, but I felt that the font was a little small. I also felt like moving to something with a brighter feel. Any thoughts on this one?
Ten Thousand
Saying "what kind of an idiot doesn't know about the Yellowstone supervolcano" is so much more boring than telling someone about the Yellowstone supervolcano for the first time. via http://xkcd.com/1053/ Thought this was fantastic advice. Sometimes it's easy to belittle those we disagree with, but what good does that do anyone? It's so much better… Continue reading Ten Thousand
I thought this post tied in nicely with the last two I’ve done on morality. Please read this over at Chief of the Least and then come back to see my thoughts on it. I’ll post a quick thought in the comment section below.
In some circles, a thought is posited as to cast a skeptical light on Scripture’s veracity as a moral authority/guide:
Many written moral codes predate the Bible and even the Ten Commandments (IE Hammurabi Code)
What’s interesting about this argument is that the Bible itself explicitly confirms it. The Bible account displays a moral code that predates its own writing and even predates the stone tablets of Mt Sinai. From the beginning a moral code was expressed in the garden, with God’s displeasure of Cain’s murder of Abel. Not long after that Noah and Enoch were portrayed as righteous men long before a written moral law could show them righteous. Certainly, all manner of foreign ancient civilizations lived by some sort of common moral code.
This is how it should be.
There is a beautiful reality called “common grace” which would include God’s care to protect and preserve all sorts…
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Finding Truth 