Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Guys and Dolls: How the missionary is redeemed by the gambler

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It's high school musical season again. Have you ever seen Guys and Dolls ? I like the unusual plot line: it's one of the few dramas ...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Jesus in the Wilderness: Why the Tempter Left

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These thoughts are in the style of how the ancients pondered over Scripture in the Talmud. After Jesus had been in the wilderness, we read t...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Sinners obsessed with an angry God

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The fear of hell has gained an unBiblical place in some discussions about Jesus. How can we tell if hell has been pushed to the front too fa...
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

"People take different roads" in spirituality

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It's good for anyone to be able to look at what their critics are saying, to weigh whether the criticism has merit, and to explain their...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Catch-22 Doctrines

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Over time, a church's teachings grow. I'm not talking about the space of mere years, but the course of centuries. Every once in awhi...
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Sunday, January 15, 2012

The religion *of* Jesus, or the one *about* him?

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Critics of Christianity have a stock saying that they are fine with the religion of Jesus, but not the one about Jesus. There is an implie...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Should Christians keep the Sabbath?

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"The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." - Jesus (Mark 2:27) Most Christians have already heard the basic things t...
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