Let their lying lips be silenced. Yes, it’s a line in Psalm 31. And David had his reason for writing it. These days, almost anything anyone says could be the target of that thought. There was a time when truth meant something. Not, it has almost no real meaning. Similarly, we used to know when people lied. Now, it’s like we either don’t know or don’t care.
When something positive happens, some Christians have a tendency to respond with “God is good”. I got some of these replies after texting about the results of my first blood test after radiation treatment for cancer. I don’t mean to knock the thought. But I often wonder, what would the reply be if the news was negative?
I had my first nightmare about cancer in the three and a half years since I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. And it was the day before getting radiation treatment results. At least, it seems like it should be called a nightmare. I mean, it was about cancer. And yet, like this entire time, it wasn’t scary.
There’s a song that says God’s love can turn mourning into dancing. Is that really true? In fact, the song even says, “again”? Is that for real? Where does that idea come from?
Who gets to define religion? In our case, specifically, who gets to define the new Christianity? China passed new religious regulations almost six tears ago. I started to write about them a couple of times. It was never quite right though. I felt like the U.S., in some way, was going to copy what China did. As it turns out, we’re doing just that.
Do judging Christians make you want to avoid church? There’s a time for Christians to judge. Judge each other, that is. Even a way. And guess what? When it’s not right, it can be extremely not right.
What’s The Significance Of Yeast In The Bible? Sometimes the Bible uses yeast for exactly what it is. It makes baked goods, like bread, rise. But sometimes we read about old yeast. There are implications of good yeast and bad yeast, But what if you don’t really know much, if anything, about yeast?
Predestiny and free will are two choices given to us by Christian denominations. By people, really. Those who influence what denominations believe about what God said. But are they choices given to us by God? You know, the One who gave the words to the people who actually wrote the books in the Bible? What... Continue Reading →
The rise of the Nones: religious changes in America. It sounds ominous. Maybe momentous. But I wonder, since religions are about God, what does God think about the rise of the Nones? In other words, is the rise of the Nones a religious change in Heaven? For that matter, what is a None?
Similarities between Renewable Energy and Christianity in America’s culture wars? Say What? Renewable energy and Christianity? Did I catch your attention with that? It’s more than getting attention though. I was really struck by some of the culture war issues that renewable energy and Christianity do have in common.
God and me - this life and the next 