December 11, 2012
What is more important to a believer than worshiping the god who bestows all kinds of blessings (and curses) upon a believer’s life? Almost all religions have some type of worship ritual and it seems that all kinds of gods Read more…
June 18, 2012
Can a person claim to a member in good standing of a religious organization yet not believe it’s core doctrines? The short answer is “No.” The long answer is, “It’s Complicated.” Obviously, I think, a person is being disingenuous to Read more…
May 30, 2012
Doubt and unbelief cannot be overcome by logical reasoning and proofs. The only treatment for doubt is punishment. (Promise and Deliverance S. G. De Graaf. Volume I. Page 65) But he said to him, “If they do not listen to Read more…
April 15, 2012
Another controversy within the Christian community is that of baptism. If you believe the Bible, Jesus gave a simple command: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, Read more…
March 3, 2012
I had planned on continuing my series on Christian unity with a look at baptism. That article is still in the works and will be posted soon; however, I was side tracked by the March issue of New Horizons Magazine. Read more…
January 29, 2012
In this series of posts, I’ll be showing some of the doctrinal diversity that exists within the Christian framework. Some Christians treat these differences as small internal squabbles of no real consequence since they agree on the larger Christian “core” Read more…
January 8, 2012
I find it interesting when a church, any church, or religious organization cries “persecution.” Recently Cardinal Burke, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic in the Roman Catholic Church (I love the pretentious titles the Roman Catholic Church gives its officers.) Read more…
June 5, 2011
The May 2011 issue of New Horizons magazine, a publication of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, has an article describing their missionary work among the Karimojong, a tribe living in northeastern Uganda. In Needing Jesus More Than Anything Else, Albert J. Read more…
May 22, 2011
In the aftermath of the End of the World / Rapture fiasco, several important lessons need to be learned. Faith is not a virtue. A lot of people had faith, they had to. There was no logical reason to believe Read more…
January 23, 2010
Is there media bias against Christianity? I don’t believe so. It takes some audacity to cry bias or persecution when 76% of people in the U.S. self identify as Christian (American Religious Identification Survey 2008). It takes even more moxie Read more…