Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: Jesus Christ
All of us who are people of faith have times of testing, do we not? It’s for such times that we need a spiritual “defense strategy” ready. Also we're called upon to "always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have” (1 Peter 3:15). Faith does not … Continue reading A SPIRITUAL DEFENSE STRATEGY
Many things are said about Jesus Christ in attempts to explain him away... One such claim is that it was the Church, at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD- centuries after his life and death- which conceived the idea that Jesus was not just a man, but God in human form. LET’S BE NICEA... First, … Continue reading A CHRISTMAS CARD FROM ISAIAH
1: KILL YOUR TELEVISION! The only vision some people have is their television... (BLAERG, "The Chattering Cyclops") Television takes your time, your mind, your money, your creativity and your imagination. It takes your children and turns them into God-haters. It takes your faith and trashes it with the most ridiculous lies about your origins. It feeds … Continue reading MIND BURP 12: GOOD AND EVIL
People commonly use blogs to talk about their depression... There’s something very therapeutic about writing and expressing hurts and emotions, and of course there’s always the hope that someone will understand and perhaps care a little bit. (SPLINTRD "Alone on Parnassus") My motivation for discussing a struggle with depression here is firstly to observe and … Continue reading A DEPRESSION OBSERVED
Some people are complaining that the Christian gospel offends them... (This post was first published over three years ago, and I felt it deserved another airing...) A very good friend of mine who isn't a professing Christian expressed his observation to me the other day that Christianity has a "bad press", and he suggested that this … Continue reading WHY THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL IS OFFENSIVE
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 