——————————————————————————————————————————————————— The two groups mentioned in the title of this post are indeed on the very opposite ends of world views. But I also believe that they have much more in common than either group would like to imagine. Let’s discuss some of their commonalities. Both groups are very rigid in their beliefs; [...]
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The Atheist Scientist and the Puritan Evangelical…..
Posted in Christianity, Personal Testimony, Worldview on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Slippery Slope
Posted in Christianity, Red Letters, Witnessing/Apologetics, Worldview on January 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It s amazing to me the number of Christians who cling to the concept of the “Slippery Slope”. This mentality is similar to NRA not willing to even allow assault weapons or bullets known as “Cop Killers” to be banned for sale to the general public. They are afraid that once one weapon is banned it [...]
Why are there so few female theologians??
Posted in Christianity, Worldview, tagged female theologians, missed opportunities on November 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I have been reading several new theologians lately and it suddenly struck me that none of them are female! Or for that matter I don’t think I have ever read anything by a female theologian? So as usual I did some digging and discovered that among the theologians who are espoused to have made significant contributions to the [...]
Christ and whose Culture?
Posted in Christianity, Witnessing/Apologetics, Worldview, tagged culture on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I recently read an article in the June issue of Sojourners magazine ( http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj0906&article=christ-and-i-whose-i-culture ) about Christ and Culture. It was related to past evangelism focused on stripping native culture in order to bring Christ to an aboriginal people. In my mind this has always seemed wrong and I can’t understand how it could not [...]
Seven Social Sins (The Catholic version)
Posted in Christianity, Worldview on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently the Catholic church, and in particular Pope Benedict, came out with their own list of what they consider the seven social sins of the current times. It is interesting to see how this list is different from Gandhi’s of my last post. The seven social sins are: 1. “Bioethical’ violations such as birth control 2. [...]
Seven Deadly Social Sins (The Gandhi version)….
Posted in Christianity, Politics, Worldview on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I know the above is not from a Christian person but it is certainly Christian in nature and principle. I found it under a pile on my desk. I wish it had remained on top but that was not the case. Anyway, it will now reside in a reserved section of my bulletin board above [...]
Cheap Grace is VERY Expensive!!
Posted in Christianity, Theology, Worldview, tagged Bonhoeffer, Grace on October 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The term Cheap Grace was originally found in a book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer entitled The Cost of Discipleship. Bonheoffer was a Lutheran pastor and theologian in Germany during Hitler’s rise to power. He was hung by the SS as a traitor in 1945 as he rejected Hitler’s rule. To get started let’s look at the [...]
Is Religion an idol??
Posted in Christianity, Worldview, tagged idols, Religion on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is it possible for the Christian Religion itself to be an idol? I believe it can be and here is why. Yes, if it’s point is to show our superiority over others. Many of us Christians sit in our churches and seem to snub our nose at those who are not like us. We are [...]
Why So Many Versions of Christianity?
Posted in A Question for Discussion, Christianity, Worldview, tagged Open Question on September 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This post is more or less a follow up of the previous post discussing the differences between Christian sects. I have been thinking lately about why there are so many versions of God and in particular Jesus’ Church. The more I study theology the more versions of Jesus I seem to come across. There are [...]
Doing church vs. Doing Discipleship
Posted in A Question for Discussion, Christianity, Witnessing/Apologetics, Worldview, tagged Discipleship, Doing Church, Open Question on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a continuation of my personal reflections on the world and where I might fit into it. Is doing “church” separate from doing discipleship? Let’s investigate that question. I have always assumed that the two were actually the same but recently I have come across a couple of definitions of church that seem to [...]
Two Types of Worldviews…
Posted in Christianity, Personal Testimony, Worldview, tagged Christianity, Principles on September 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In the next few posts I am going to do some personal reflections. Will they be objective; of course not, after all they are personal to me and where I am in my life right now. If I am nothing else I am compassionate about things I truly believe in! I don’t pretend to have [...]
What is the meaning of life? – Part 2
Posted in Christianity, Theology, Worldview, tagged American Dream, Christianity on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We humans are constantly on the epic journey to find the meaning of life. It drives some of us quite crazy. Let’s look at some of the idols we Americans frequently put in place in our lives: We must have a bigger and bigger home to make our life meaningful — I must admit that [...]
What is the meaning of Life??
Posted in Christianity, Personal Testimony, Worldview, tagged American Dream, meaning of life on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
All humans seem to innately seek the meaning of life. It is built into the core of our existence. It is one of the crucial things that make us human. My Basset Hound Beulah is quite intent just to get her ears rubbed on a regular basis and to make our daily trek out to [...]
When we Christians shun our responsibilities….
Posted in A Question for Discussion, Christianity, Worldview, tagged brother's keeper, poverty, responsibilities on August 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Jesus clearly told us to be our brother’s keeper but somewhere along the way we Christians unapologetically shunned that responsibility. During the first three centuries Christians were very much their brother’s keeper. They often pooled their resources so that those most needy were taken care of. They not only cared for their own there is [...]
Taking America back for God — Part 3
Posted in Christianity, Historical, Politics, Worldview, tagged Patriot, Politics, theocracy on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the last post I brought forth the proposition that God loves all of humanity and does not particularly bless one world government more than another. I also pointed out that many today think that if we could just turn the US into a Christian theocracy everything would be wonderful. I pointed out that we [...]
Taking America back for God — Part 2
Posted in Christianity, Politics, Red Letters, Theology, Worldview, tagged Gregory Boyd, Nationalism, Politics, Principles, Yoder on July 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last time I pointed out a couple of reasons why I believe that the phrase Taking America back for God to be erroneous statement. This time I will expand my thoughts on this topic and talk about allegiances. Does God recognize governments and give some more blessings than others? — Except for Israel of course [...]
Taking America back for God
Posted in Christianity, Historical, Theology, Worldview, tagged genocide, political solution, theocarary on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The title of this series of posts is a popular mantra for a fringe wing of one of our political parties in the United States but is it really true in reality?? I am going to break down my opinions of this topic in next three postings on this blog. Using the word “back” implies that the [...]
Election/Predestination
Posted in Theology, Worldview, tagged free will, predestination on July 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We just finished an adult Bible study series at my church on election/predestination today. Boy, was that an interesting one! We certainly don’t shy away from the difficult topics. That is one of the things I like best about my pastor. It turns out that my pastor and I are pretty much aligned on this [...]
The Jesus Factor
Posted in Christianity, Red Letters, Worldview, tagged Christianity, Giving, Jesus Factor, Poor on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Sunday I listened to a sermon from my pastor that truly moved me. It is about a subject that is very near to my heart. For that reason I am posting a copy here without comments. Please take the time to read it. You will be enriched by its message. It is kind of [...]
Loving God…
Posted in Christianity, Worldview on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Matt 22:37-40 “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Of course, the above words [...]
Must, shall, command…
Posted in Christianity, Worldview on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Before I proceed to cover more places where the Lord shows us how to live I want to bring up some of my past experiences which may tint my beliefs in the Bible. I spent 30 years as an engineer designing consumer products. During that time I wrote many product requirments documents,user manuals, repair [...]
Love in the Red Letters
Posted in Red Letters, Worldview on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s spend some time studying the meaning of Love in the Gospel text. Here is the first one: ”You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in [...]
Some Personal Views on Outreach – Contemporary Services
Posted in Christianity, Outreach/Evangelism, Personal Testimony, Worldview on April 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of the many conflicts in churches today is whether to offer a “contemporary” service. There as very strong advocates on both sides of this issue. But even if a church decides to take the contemporary themed service off the table there are still many other outreach tools that can be used. Let’s not limit [...]
