Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Category: JESUS CHRIST
A member of my distant family recently commented that he had not been given the gift of faith. This to him is the end of the matter-he clearly expects to live the rest of his life without it. Some Christians think that faith is only given to a select few. God chooses some while the … Continue reading GETTING FAITH
I've lived long enough to be carrying an extensive series of regrets, lurking and lowering in the back of my mind, and occasionally smashing into my consciousness... I've done and said far too many stupid things. I've turned aside from far too many potentially fruitful situations, and I've neglected far too many lovely, precious people. … Continue reading TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A HUMAN BEING
Did Jesus frequent the pub or the bar? After all, he did mix with the sinners, the tax collectors and the prostitutes, didn't he? Wasn't he, being a rebel, just like one of them? There are two quite opposite views on this question. Some people who may not even believe that Jesus ever existed nevertheless invoke … Continue reading JESUS IN THE PUB
How do Biblical adjectives which describe God as "a consuming fire" and as being "dreadful" square with John's declarations that: "God is Love" (1 John 4:8) and: "God is light; in him there is no darkness at all" (1 John 1:5 NIV)? There's no getting away from the fact that the Biblical God, while being loving, … Continue reading GOD OF TERROR, part 2
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
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