A Vow Of Poverty…

When I was a kid in the Catholic church I remember that the priests and nuns took a vow of … More

Except God Alone….

As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good … More

Fear of Death….

Everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die to get there. I first heard the above … More

The Practice of Exclusion…

I have been thinking lately about the words of Jesus and how he interacted with those he came across. Except … More

Fire Insurance???

Here is an extended quote from the second chapter of James for our discussion today: You foolish person, do you … More

Today’s Church Building, What Would Jesus Do……

I got to thinking recently about what did Jesus teach us about where we were supposed to come together to … More

Putting God in a Box….

When we insist that our version of God is the only true one are we putting God in a Box? … More

The Nature of God….

Trying to determine the nature of God is something many who are much smarter than I am have been doing … More

The Duality of Jesus??

I’m sure according to the theologians I have the wrong word in the title  but in this post I want … More

An Act of God???

Given the large loss of life due to the Goplin Missouri tornadoes recently I got to thinking about why we … More

Christian Spending on Massive Churches???

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42769004/ns/travel-destination_travel/ The above article is about the ten most beautiful churches in the world. Since I take my life lessons … More

About The Bible — Part 1… What I believe

It has been a while since I have done any “deep” posts so this post will start a series on … More

Earth As A Proving Ground???

Why did God go to all the trouble to create the universe? By any standards that was a massive undertaking. … More

The Words We Choose….

It is strange how we choose different words from the Bible to latch on to.  Yvonne and I just returned … More

Are We All Praying to the Same God???

A question came up during a Bible class I attended some time ago about the differences between the different main … More

Being Estranged From Others….

It is, I have learned, far easier to ask forgiveness of a god we can’t see than from a person … More

Why Didn’t Jesus Write a Book??

A fellow blogger who happens to be a Quaker asked an interesting question recently. It was “Why didn’t Jesus write … More

Divorce–A Christian Perspective

Divorce is one of those things that gets very different treatment in different Christian denominations. The red letters are pretty … More

The Father, The Son, and the Holy Bible

The concept of the Trinity was something that was invented many years after Christ’s ascension. It did not originate from … More

Is the Church Christian?

Here is an excerpt from a book entitled “If the Church were Christian” by Philip Gulley. Several years ago I … More

Jesus and Paul Comparisons – Harder than it looks..

I am having trouble with my project of comparing what Jesus said to what Paul said.  There are several reasons … More

What is the saddest thing in this world???

That is a question that has been on my mind the last few days.  I have lived for more than … More

Why, God??

Recently I seem to be asking questions that I was previously very reluctant to consider. I know I am not … More

Why Did You Tell Us?…

Happy New Year’s everyone! God has given us another year to show the Lord’s love in our lives. Let’s not … More

Speaking up in church..

Speaking up in church is something that varies widely in the Christian world. When my wife and I joined a … More

How about it Christian Billionaires??

 RJ’s Comment Wouldn’t it be great if Christian billionaires got together to make a similar pledge except in Jesus’ … More

Life in the Universe?

This is a quick post with a question that popped into my head.  I see from an article I read … More

Don’t Ask; Don’t Tell

Some people probably think that the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy applies only in the military. In reality it applies … More

Virgin Birth…

Here we are in the Christmas season so the virgin birth will be mentioned many times in the coming weeks … More

When you tell someone that they could do a better job of following Christ are you demeaning them?

In a recent exchange of comments with a reader of this blog he made the comment that I was demeaning … More