Now, why would God be three and one – what difference would that make? For a long time, many Christian theologians, I think, were taught like I was… that the Triune aspect of God’s nature was academic and interesting, but of no real practical value. I hinted earlier that recent discussions have focused in on…Continue reading Is the Trinity Rational? Part III
Category: Theological Questions
Is the Trinity Rational – Part II
The Christian teaching of the trinity says that the eternal God has among His traits the characteristic of “One-ness.” This is a vital teaching for Christians since we are not polytheists. There is only One God. This teaching an be found clearly in the Jewish roots of Christianity – arguably the oldest of the Monotheistic…Continue reading Is the Trinity Rational – Part II
Is the Trinity Rational – Part I
Is the Christian doctrine of the “Trinity” rational? I am committed to the concept that God is a rational God. Let me make sure and clarify, though, since people do not know what that word means most of the time. I recently offered to come speak at an atheist’s meeting and described myself as a…Continue reading Is the Trinity Rational – Part I
Women’ Roles in Ministry – Part IV
Conclusion Perhaps a healthy thought would be to consider that like Priscilla in Acts 18:26, that the church’s best interest is served when men and women serve and even guide and lead together. Certainly, even if a team of men or a man lead a church, their wives and the women in other roles of…Continue reading Women’ Roles in Ministry – Part IV
Women’s Roles in Ministry – Part II
We can start with women as deacons: The main passage that people reference in saying that women should not be in the role of deacon are found in the letters to his younger protégé’s Timothy and Titus in the criteria listed . For example: I Timothy 3:12 “Let deacons each be the husband of one…Continue reading Women’s Roles in Ministry – Part II
Women’s Roles in Ministry – Part I
Women in Ministry Right now, I am the Lead Pastor at a church that allows and encourages women in roles that some other churches do not. Women can serve as deacons, as teachers in a co-ed Life Group, members of the Leadership Board (the main decision making board of the church), can be licensed as…Continue reading Women’s Roles in Ministry – Part I
Christian Self Defense or Pacifism Conversation Part I
Nehemiah 4:9 “And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night.” In debate, there is a focal point of debates called “burden.” I am starting this conversation with what I see to be the burden of the Christian pacifist. I will warn you, this part isn’t short. …Continue reading Christian Self Defense or Pacifism Conversation Part I
Noah and Gilgamesh
Guest Post by Mark Legg This is a great addition to the series about Christ and ancient myths. What about how the ancient account of Gilgamesh overlaps with the account of Noah? Though there are many accounts of a flood that extended back many thousands of years ago, the epic of Gilgamesh is remarkably like…Continue reading Noah and Gilgamesh
The History (and much more) of Mithras
I have been trying to do some research on some of the ancient religions that either share a similar era to early Christianity (like gnosticism and Mithras Mystery Cult) or others that people have caused to be linked to early Christianity (like Krishna). In this series of articles, I am responding to the claim that…Continue reading The History (and much more) of Mithras
Walkthrough of the book of Mark
In this series of articles, I am responding to the claim that the story of Jesus is merely a recapitulation from a different ancient myth. All that I am doing in these is giving a report on the traits and narrative of these myths with very little comment. I leave it to the reader to…Continue reading Walkthrough of the book of Mark
Walk Through of The Odyssey
In this series of articles, I am responding to the claim that the story of Jesus is merely a recapitulation from a different ancient myth. All that I am doing in these is giving a report on the traits and narrative of these myths with very little comment. I leave it to the reader to…Continue reading Walk Through of The Odyssey
The Story of Krishna
In this series of articles, I am responding to the claim that the story of Jesus is merely a recapitulation from a different ancient myth. All that I am doing in these is giving a report on the traits and narrative of these myths with very little comment. I leave it to the reader to…Continue reading The Story of Krishna
Osiris and Horus
In this series of articles, I am responding to the claim that the story of Jesus is merely a recapitulation from a different ancient myth. All that I am doing in these is giving a report on the traits and narrative of these myths with very little comment. I leave it to the reader to…Continue reading Osiris and Horus
Christ and ancient myths – part II
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
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
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