If you follow current studies or events, you will know that American society is facing a drastic increase in the “Nones.” These are individuals who do not identify with any religious creed or belief. And yet “spirituality” is on the rise. People are looking for something that will fill a definite need. But why should […]
Is There a God? (Theology for All #4) Read More »
We’ve had COVID sweeping through our house. So it’s been a week (so far) of fevers, aches, and congestion (along with a very active two-year-old). The feeling of being “closed-in” has been building, something we haven’t experienced since the height of the shutdown during the pandemic. During this time, my Bible reading has taken me
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Theology for All #3 If Scripture is authoritative (see last week), then we need to know if we can trust it. How do I know that the authority that I am submitting my life to is a Divine authority, and not just some corrupted religious text? I am going to leave out a discussion on
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One of my favorite lines from the film adaptation of The Hobbit is when the dwarves have all shown up at Bilbo’s house for their meeting with Gandalf, and they are ransacking the home. Gandalf arrives, and Bilbo immediately launches into a tirade on what the dwarves are doing to the house. He concludes by
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Why is the Bible so important to Christianity? There is a relatively simple answer, but it’s an answer made cloudy by the number of Christian churches that claim the answer in their theological statements while denying it in their practice. The Bible is vitally important to Christianity because it is the authoritative source document for
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