Religious fundamentalism threatens global peace! How often do we hear this? And our own president blames Christianity as much as any religion. Maybe more. What is the truth though? Is this statement legitimate? What does history really tell us? Here’s one of the things that brought up this topic. I love to read. […]
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“If my client was correct in what he wrote, and it is our contention that he was—then truth itself is on trial.” from “The Resurrection File (Chambers of Justice Book 1)” by Craig Parshall This is a quote from a book, where a trial was taking place to decide whether something published in
“Maybe at this point you think I’m being too tough on people who fake it. Perhaps you think that Jesus wouldn’t feel this way. If you believe that is true, then I would ask you to reconsider the New Testament, particularly the conversations Jesus had with religious leaders of the day.” Based on yesterday’s
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How many times do we read about a Christian who is faced with a loved one’s beliefs that come in conflict with their own? Lots of people won’t like what I have to say here. But it needs to be said, because sometimes the things we least want to hear are the very things that
“Success is defined by risks taken and overcome.” from “Take the Risk: Learning to Identify, Choose, and Live with Acceptable Risk” by Ben Carson M.D., Gregg Lewis How about this for some overcoming – Rev 2:7 … To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,
“I think of the change Jesus brought to the world around hope when I think about two tombstones. One of them marks the resting place of Mel Blanc, the famous voice of countless characters in Looney Tunes cartoons. In accordance with his instructions, his family inscribed as his final epitaph the words that he had
“It felt a little weird coming to a church. He and his dad had only attended church twice since his mom left them six months ago—once for Easter and then the week after, as if they were about to start a new habit but never quite got enough momentum to carry things through.” from Blur,
The rabble with them began to crave other food, and again <they> started wailing and said, “If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate <before this> at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic. But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this <same
Do you fear God? If you answered that question just now – I have more questions for you. What does “fear God” mean? What does it mean to you? What does it mean to me? What does it mean to God? How would you answer that question now? The image at the top may be
Special effects in movies are awesome, aren’t they? No. Not really. OK. Not at all. The new Ghost Busters is coming out soon. If you’re old enough – remember when it came out? It was so cool. Well – it’s out again. The original. For just a few showings. Partly to get more money,
