July 28, 2008
Christianity and other religions often place a great value on what they perceive as truth. Men and women have sacrificed their possessions, their families and even their lives for what they considered the truth of their religion. My own sister Read more…
July 14, 2008
Do you believe in hell? Really believe in it or just give it lip service? Robert Ingersoll in 1877 said: “I do not believe this doctrine, neither do you. If you did, you could not sleep one moment. Any man Read more…
July 8, 2008
I recently received the July-August 2008 issue of New Horizons Magazine, a publication of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC). In the past I attended an OPC church and my wife still attends an OPC church planting effort in Rockford, so Read more…
June 18, 2008
While driving to work, I came across a sign in front of a church advertising a fantastic new seminar. These signs are certainly not unusual but this one struck me as strange. The seminar was entitled “Learning to Love to Read more…
Recently in Beloit there was an uproar concerning a teacher, newly elected to the city counsel, who refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of their session. I do not believe it is a law that one Read more…
June 12, 2008
I recently heard an interesting story from a Christian friend of mine. A friend of hers had experienced a terrible tragedy during this last year which, of course (Praisalluia!), shows their god’s power and goodness in all his glory. A Read more…
June 11, 2008
This is a continuation of my comments on John Piper’s “20 Reasons I don’t Take Potshots at Fundamentalists”. Questions 16 – 20: 16. They are not breathless about being accepted in the scholarly guild. So, is it good to be Read more…
June 9, 2008
This is a continuation of my comments on John Piper’s “”20 Reasons I don’t Take Potshots at Fundamentalists”. Questions 11 – 15: 11. They tend to raise law-abiding, chaste children, in spite of the fact that Barna says evangelical kids Read more…
June 6, 2008
This is a continuation of my comments on John Piper’s “”20 Reasons I don’t Take Potshots at Fundamentalists”. Questions 6 – 10: 6. They have backbone and are not prone to compromise principle. This is an admirable trait, if and Read more…
June 5, 2008
Recently John Piper, a notable evangelical speaker and author, blogged about “20 Reasons I don’t Take Potshots at Fundamentalists” (http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/1251_20_reasons_i_dont_take_potshots_at_fun). It is a bit tongue-in-cheek (I hope), but even so I think it is captures many of the items that Read more…