Christianity —
I had to smile at this interpretation of the message of Christianity:
The belief that some cosmic Jewish Zombie can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him that you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity [...]
A good list by Carmen C. Dicello.
If Jesus were walking our streets [post]. . .
He would be more critical of those who are theologically on target than those who are not.
He would attend celebrations and drinking parties.
He would possibly provide the beer.
He would drink with the rest of us.
He would spent [...]
Christopher Morley said:
I went to the theatre
With the author of a successful play.
He insisted on explaining everything.
Told me what to watch,
The details of direction,
The errors of the property man,
The foibles of the star.
He anticipated all my surprises
And ruined the evening.
Never again!–And mark you,
The greatest Author of all
Made no such mistake.
So, maybe it is a good [...]
Psalm 13
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and everyday have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?Look on me and answer, O Lord my God. Give light to [...]
“First they came for the Communists but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists but I was not one of them, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews but I was not Jewish so I did [...]
I was reading the nakedpastor’s blog post about vision and I agree with him. Vision is so promoted in churches as the way to bring life and “purpose” to the congregation. Proverbs 29:18 “Without a vision, the people perish.” is stated to give biblical support for this corporate/business idea. David Hayward points out that the [...]
Half the world’s population (3 billion+) lives on less than $2 per day. One billion live on less than $1 per day. To communicate this idea to the senior high youth we went on a field trip to Ogle’s to see if we could buy enough food to live on for a day with just [...]
“If a man dies, will he live again?”
-Job 14:14a
That is really the question of Easter isn’t it. Anyone here personally know anyone who has come back to life after being dead?
In this modern age of science we have learned a lot about death.
In fact, science has identified many kinds of death that can affect [...]
Introduction
How can we relate to a man who is God? He had a physical body just like
us, yet he could walk on water. He had to eat and drink, yet he could
make one meal feed thousands and could turn water into wine. His spit
could heal blindness; his clothes could heal a hemorrhage. He weeps and
mourns [...]
Pete Greig, “founder” of the 24-7 prayer movement, has a new book called God on Mute: Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer in which he deals with the issue of unanswered prayer. Here are the reasons he lists on why some prayers are not answered:
Common sense: Am I asking God to do something stupid, meaningless, [...]