Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Category: FAITH
Sometimes God gets some pretty bad press. Sometimes God is accused of some pretty bad things. In fact, it may be true to say that God has probably taken just about every criticism that could be made about anyone, not to mention the slander, mockery and blasphemy... If you're a follower of the Biblical God, have … Continue reading WRATH AND MERCY
Ask anyone who knows me and they'll tell you I'm not quite like other people. And I know from experience that when people don't fit easily into a stereotype, others attempt to either squash them into one or just write them off as being "weird". Some claim to approve of weird and unusual types, until they come across one whose weirdness doesn't fit their understanding … Continue reading HOW TO BE OFFENSIVE
Some believers will tell you that we only get faith when we're given it. If faith came from within us, they say, then faith would be works and not faith... I agree that the Spirit of God draws us, and helps us see the truth, but if we really are only converted and "saved" because God zaps some … Continue reading WHY I BELIEVE IN THE GOD OF THE BIBLE
Most of us have a one-hundred percent chance of dying, and dying is the most common cause of death. So perhaps it requires a little consideration, now and then... In five years of blogging my most popular post by far has been "The Meaning of Life According to Hamlet, Paul and Deep Thought". So I … Continue reading THE MEANING OF DEATH
Upon conversion the believer begins his or her walk of faith in the self-assurance that God's operation in his life will be predictable, safe, and subject to certain human standards. The opposite is true... Before someone out there burns me at the stake for making such a heretical statement, I want to declare that after decades of living under my own profession of faith, I still believe … Continue reading THE UNTAMEABLE GOD
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 