Actually, that’s not true. Harvard nor it’s are turning sermons into business books. But they could. Odds are, any given Sunday, HBR could visit any church across America, take notes and develop a book or article out of the notes. At least at any church in St. Louis. Who knows, maybe the sermon could become one…
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From the reason why they observe Saturday as Sabbath to their connection to David Koresh–13 fast facts. Last Sunday I quietly started a weekly series on Christian and non-Christian sects. I started this series for one reason only: To learn more about unorthodox Christian religions. To my surprise, it turned out better than I thought. Not…
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Can’t remember where you put your keys? Blanked on your child’s name and the church you go to? This isn’t a sign that you’re getting old. , director of the Memory Disorders Clinic at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, says it’s a sign of how busy we are. “When we’re not paying…
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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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In which men and women, wounded in body and soul, learn that God’s omnipotence is a promise of healing. What do you think: Would debating the existence of Satan be more interesting? Or debating whether God can defeat evil? Or is it the same discussion? Interesting enough, the same image for is used for at Wikipedia….
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Secrets on unitarianism–from what they think of the Trinity to famous unitarians. 1. Unitarians believe that God is one person, not three. 2. Unitarians reject the doctrine of the Trinity and the deity of Christ. 3. A Unitarian believes in the salvation of character but views the doctrine of offensive, unbiblical and immoral. 4. Unitarians trace their history…
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In his 1923 book, , J. Gresham Machen describes four common objections liberal Christians trotted out to demonstrate their disgust for the doctrine of salvation through the cross of Christ. 1. Historical Liberals bristled at the idea that Christians responded to an obscure event in Palestine long ago. Christians could attend to what Christ did for…
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There are several reasons you should submit to Scripture. But none so great as this. Maybe I’m just being belligerent. But more and more I’m growing to hate The Shack. Naturally, I don’t hate it as much as . And it’s not really The Shack that riles me up. It’s the Christian love affair for the book–and not the Bible….
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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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