Make sure and read part I of this article first! I recommend reading the actual story of Horus and other gods in the link below and deciding for yourself if Christianity and they are connected. (keep in mind that links will not be active until an article has been published). My own opinion, as I…Continue reading Christ and ancient myths – part II
Christ and ancient myths
Christianity and other Ancient Religions Some of you may have been wondering why I recently posted the account of the story of Krishna, Horus, a reference for great information on the history of the Roman Mithras cult, and then the walk through of the Odyssey and the Gospel of Mark. In this series of articles,…Continue reading Christ and ancient myths
Wrestling with prayer – Part V – the final chapter
more consideration of a world in which my prayers always worked as I wanted… starting with the scariest one… The effect of my responsibility I cannot imagine the level of responsibility I would feel if my prayers automatically moved God to my desires like He were my butler. Can you see it? Every kid who…Continue reading Wrestling with prayer – Part V – the final chapter
Strange Publishing Issue
Hey everyone, I apologize but for some reason I cannot fathom, WordPress is publishing and immediately un-publishing a few articles that are scheduled to publish in October. The correct publications will be a link to a podcast I was a guest for on Friday and then the final article about “Wrestling with Prayer” (for now)…Continue reading Strange Publishing Issue
Wrestling with prayer – Part IV
OK, so can prayer change things? After looking at a few biblical passages with some brothers in Christ, I think the answer is that apparently it can… I freely admit that this is based on that fact that I trust the Holy Bible to be accurate, and that might be another article at some point,…Continue reading Wrestling with prayer – Part IV
Wrestling with Prayer – Part I
In 2011, I was asked to write up an article on my thoughts about prayer. A friend of mine was struggling with prayer as a concept and wondered how I dealt with my own thoughts about it. I had been asked to do this before… and within a year or two of being directly asked, I…Continue reading Wrestling with Prayer – Part I
Wrestling with Prayer – Part III
Ok, so I said that we found more examples of prayer directly changing things than we expected. Here are a handful of them that are the MOST clear: There is a lot to this story, but the basic concept is that Abraham prayed and God healed people of judgment He had placed on them (Ge…Continue reading Wrestling with Prayer – Part III
Prayer for Mothers
Each year at Mother’s Day we beseech God with this prayer. It obviously isn’t Mother’s Day, but the beginning of the school year is often a good reminder of what all a mother is and what being a mother means. Especially in this time, Moms and Dads are being appreciated in new ways… just as…Continue reading Prayer for Mothers
Wrestling with prayer – Part II
This is the next part in the series. Feel free to jump back and check out part I. …So, as I typically do when I face really challenging things, I fell on my community to get started. In addition to my wife and other friends, I asked the men I meet with each week to…Continue reading Wrestling with prayer – Part II
3 Things People Struggling with the Loss of a Loved One Need to Know
I don’t do this very often, but sometimes I have someone reach out and offer to write an article that seems valuable to my readers. Today, Camille Johnson, of The Bereaver website. Her focus is to have some materials for people when they are grieving. I like her material on this topic in particular, though I do…Continue reading 3 Things People Struggling with the Loss of a Loved One Need to Know
Jesus called her His Daughter – Part 3
“Who touched me?” The disciples are clueless, as usual. They try to explain that the crowds were all touching Him, but He ignores them. He is searching through the nearby crowds. His eyes are looking, looking… Is she scrambling back? Is she trying to hide? What will happen if the crowd and the synagogue official…Continue reading Jesus called her His Daughter – Part 3
Jesus called her His Daughter – Part 2
However, this beautiful system sometimes broke down. It had broken in the case of this particular woman. We cannot know, but let’s suppose that she had started her first period as a girl. Celebrating her welcome into the world of women, now able to marry before long, able to visit the tent, all would have…Continue reading Jesus called her His Daughter – Part 2
Jesus calls her His Daughter. Part I
Jesus Calls Her Daughter Reference Matthew 9:18-22, Mark 5:22-34, Leviticus 15:19-33 One day Jesus was walking by Capernaum, near the Sea of Galilee, with an official of the synagogue who had stopped Him and begged for His help with his very sick daughter. As was typically the case, Jesus, now famous in this region for…Continue reading Jesus calls her His Daughter. Part I
The Creation Debate – Part V
Here is a possible process description I think is reasonable. Basically, in a raw form: God started life by forming a single celled organism in the dirt. This was nothing short of proof of His existence. Life proceeds from life, even simple life. The complexity of the most basic amino acids and DNA structure is…Continue reading The Creation Debate – Part V
The Creation Debate – Part IV
A Progressive Creation theory: Many in the Christian world view are unaware that it does not have to be in opposition to scientific discovery. Here is an example of a “progressive creationistic” theory that uses the scriptural account as a foundation. I don’t blame anyone else for this theory – it is entirely mine. I…Continue reading The Creation Debate – Part IV
The Creation Debate – Part III
In addition to the powerful rationale of the arguments for the existence of the mind and of God (which represent total other articles), most of us also have a powerful intuitive response to the idea that “there is nothing else.” I experience in my soul that there is something more. Of course, I accept that…Continue reading The Creation Debate – Part III
Wolverines!!! (that oughta get at least all of the Gen X’ers to read).
In 1984, one of the most influential movies of a generation came out – it led to thousands of young people digging pits in preparation to fight off the imminent invasion from Russia and Central America. It created something of a mindset that is probably the most noble thing about Generation X: we were all…Continue reading Wolverines!!! (that oughta get at least all of the Gen X’ers to read).
The Creation Debate – Part II
Both the “natural” sciences and theology are seeking the true statement. The purpose statement of both are completely integrate-able. In fact, there are many who have made a point of showing the obvious and perhaps necessary connections between good theological thinking and the roots of good scientific thinking. The two paradigms are not contradictory. For…Continue reading The Creation Debate – Part II
The Creation Debate – Part I
The Question of Creation When I speak as a Bible teacher and I open up the conversation for questions, I typically get questions in one of two directions – sex or science. Periodically, I travel and speak to a group and am introduced as an atheist (the listeners actually are in a skit in which…Continue reading The Creation Debate – Part I