The book of Jude says we should declare war on apostates. Who are apostates? Here’s 18 ways to spot one. Yesterday we explored four different ways of explaining the sin that leads to death. I walked away suggesting that this sin is apostasy–someone who, once a believer, rejects Christ. And I also suggested that we–in spite…
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Okay, here’s what I need from you: Describe an event that you would consider to be the defining moment in your life. It could be a nasty break up. A botched fishing trip. A leaf fire gone awry. What I’m looking for is a dramatic experience that towers like a mountain in the landscape…
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Part of the 10 Questions with an Atheist series. Hemant Mehta, blogger at and author of , is probably best known for putting his . Before then he attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he graduated with honors in both Mathematics and Biology. He is now earning his Masters in Math Education at DePaul University. While at U of…
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This is my way of learning how to speak clearly and compellingly to non-believers. Ever wonder what God might write if he wrote you a letter? Or what a Unitarian Universalist raised by a park ranger dad thinks of God? Maybe you’d like to hear a 23-year-old former Christian-turned-atheist rake weak arguments–whether theist or atheist–through…
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Yes, every one’s a theologian. Even atheists like and . You’re a theologian if you think, talk, study, debate or argue about God… Even if you’re arguing that God doesn’t exist. Naturally, atheists don’t have a mandate to understand God. Christians, on the other hand, do. In that sense, all Christians need to study theology. What Is Theology?…
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I have a dirty little secret to share. It’s about Mark Driscoll and idol worship. This intrigues me to know end. On Tuesday Phil Johnson he received in regards to a latenly Mark Driscoll addressed he gave at the Shepherd’s Conference. What fascinates me about it? Good question. This Was News to Me Well, to begin with,…
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This may surprise you: Martin Luther King protested the Vietnam war. In the process, he raked the U. S. government over the coals. War. The damning choice of hate and evil. That is the conclusion Dr. offered to a congregation of concerned laity and clergy at Riverside Church in New York City on April 4, 1967…
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