The death of the will or the death of the body. Which is worse?
I know – it seems weird. Doing what someone else wants isn’t necessarily giving up our own will. But – it’s true.
The death of the will or the death of the body. Which is worse? More
I know – it seems weird. Doing what someone else wants isn’t necessarily giving up our own will. But – it’s true.
The death of the will or the death of the body. Which is worse? More
… when you’re the batting practice ball. At least if you’re a ball in the big game – tied at the bottom of the ninth with two outs – you’ve got a chance for glory. But when you’re the batting practice ball – you just get hit over and over – with no chance for glory.
Sometimes you’re the Louisville Slugger … More
Being silent when we shouldn’t be – or laughing when we shouldn’t – both are like double edged swords. It’s bad for us – as C. S. Lewis points out, because it can lead us to the point where we actually start to believe what we’re saying (or not saying).
Screwtape Letter #10 – Discussion Guide More
Being silent when we shouldn’t be – or laughing when we shouldn’t – both are like double edged swords. It’s bad for us – as C. S. Lewis points out, because it can lead us to the point where we actually start to believe what we’re saying (or not saying).
Screwtape Letter #10 – Questions More
Confused? Me too – for a while. Maybe for too long.
And now, here I am a year and a half later thinking – I really need to remember this.
Answer – because I have to be More
… if you’re thinking something like Jesus is good to talk to – or a good moral teacher – or the same as other religions – you need to think again. He wasn’t. Jesus is better than that.
Nobody ever went away from an encounter with Jesus saying, “That was a good talk.” More
So, these are the two stories of Adam and Eve. They cannot both be true. In the process of trying to provide too much “evidence” and too many claims – one of them shows major problems.
The stories of Adam and Eve More
The problem of not knowing.
“Not knowing what you believe (especially on a matter as essential to Christianity as the gospel) is by definition a kind of unbelief.
The problem of not knowing More
In a world that’s so filled with applications – therefore the image at the top – why do we seem to be so quick to forget application when it comes to truth?
Does persecution really need to be violent to be effective? Or are we just so “blinded” by ordinary life that we don’t even know what persecution is? Are we actually being violently persecuted – and don’t even “have eyes to see” it? Do we even know what persecution means any more?
Does persecution have to be violent to have an impact? More