There is a difference between worshiping Jesus and actually doing what he told us to do. I remember the documentary … More
Tag: Religion
Revolution….
Young and old, rich and poor, and people from every social, economic, political and cultural background are starting to rethink … More
Oh That Founding Father Origen…
As we have learned in several of my recent posts Origen was one of the most influential theologians in the … More
Beliefs vs. Practices….
With this post I am going to introduce you to a book that has had a pretty profound affect on … 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 Church Is Not a Democracy….
We in the U.S. know that one of the primary foundations of our democracy is freedom of speech. That is … More
God Is Not Dead But the Church Is On Life Support…
This is a cross post from one of my other blogs at RJ’s Corner. I thought it appropriate for RLL … More
A New Direction…. Again….
In recent days I have been getting frustrated by the progress I have made into the parallel studies of the … More
The Beginnings…..
Time Period: 573BC I am about three weeks into my study of the parallels between Christian church history and the … More
Nudges….
This is another aside post that is somewhat linked to the previous one. In that post I discussed how I … More
Official Christianity….
I am going to jump ahead a little here so that I can put something into your mind before we … More
Ashamed Not to be a Heretic…
Source:Ashamed Not to be a Heretic: Harry Emerson Fosdick – QuakerQuaker. “If the day ever comes when men care so … More
My Evangelical Friend…
I just went another short round with my radical right gun totting evangelical friend on helping those less fortunate than … More
What Language Did Adam & Eve Speak??
Some Christians believe that each and every word in the Bible is literally true and without error. Even though I … More
Our Sheltered Lives…..
I am a frequent visitor to several Christian blogs. One of the bigger ones I recently visited was discussing Matt … More
Is Religion an idol??
Is it possible for the Christian Religion itself to be an idol? I believe it can be and here is … More
It’s Just a Face
We have all seen many pictures such as the above portraying Jesus. Most show him as a fair haired … More
The Twenty Piece Shuffle
Subtitle: Some very inspiring words I just finished a book entitled “The Twenty Piece Shuffle” by Greg Paul. It … More
The Thing about Mary
I have always wondered why Catholics are so focused on the Virgin Mary and Protestants, except for Christmas Eve, … More
The curse of riches
Matt 19:24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle … More
How about those mega-churches?
There is a wide disparity of opinion about how true to Christ mega-churches are. I probably fall somewhere in the … More
Happy Birthday Jesus
About Christmas
Most of the information about Christmas is found in the Gospel of Luke. Luke was probably a gentile by birth … More
An Ordinary Radical??
Let me start out by telling you that this post is not about Jesus being a radical but there is … More