Archive for April, 2006
Who Is the Gospel For?
When I was a teenager, I used to attend youth rallies on Saturday nights with some friends at Kansas City Youth for Christ. One night in particular, I remember being exhorted by Ronnie Metzger to bring our unbelieving friends to the rallies because otherwise, “We’re just preaching the gospel to a bunch of Christians.” [...]
Our Easter Sanctuary
Thanks to Judy for these very nice photos our our church on Easter morn.
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The Beast on Rick Warren
Pastor Philip Meade, over at The Beast’s Lair, is always a fun read.
His recent posts on the historical nature of Christianity and distinguishing Law and Gospel have been very good. His link on The Gospel of Judas was one of the best I’ve read.
Hoping I’m not going to be creating grief in his life [...]
Glorious Pascha
Our Easter celebration this morning was wonderful! The choir sounded quite good. And I always enjoy the Hallelujah chorus. The trumpeter worked his lips to the bone. The smell of easter was everywhere as we had more lillies than I can ever recall having. The sun was shining. The [...]
More Rick Warren Stuff (sigh)
Hey, go check out the scribblings of the brothers at Fide-o. Look around awhile and you’ll see their section on Saddleback Church. That’s Rick Warren’s. Since Mr. Richard Abanes is now on record calling me a bunch of names, it was comforting to see I haven’t been his only target.
As you can [...]
O Sacred Head Now Wounded
The torture and murder of Jesus Christ is one of the strangest events in all of human history. How utterly embarrassing this must have been for the first disciples….
Jesus was a mysterious figure in his day. Some people believed that He was the One sent from God who would set everything right. [...]
"Lutheran" Goddess Worship
This is one reason the Lutheran Church -Missouri Synod (LCMS) is not in fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Oh, certainly the LCMS has problems of its own. There is no flawless denomination. But the spirit of a church body can be discerned not only by what it teaches, but also [...]
Maybe the Gnostics Have Already Won Anyway
OK, one more final post about the Gnostic Gospel of Judas.
Over at Mere Comments, I found this disturbing set of statistics. The question is: “Do you believe that, after you die, your physical body will be resurrected someday?” Only 36% responded yes. Only 50% of those who’ve attended church recently said yes. [...]
Jesus Made Me Do It!
I had decided not to waste any more time blogging on the Gnostic Gosepl of Judas. I fully concur with The Beast that if Christians would pay more attention to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, then Judas would be less an issue. But I like the title from Daylight so much that I [...]
Responding to the Gospel of Judas: Ignorance is Not an Option
Darrell at The Southern Conservative posts his views after seeing the television special about this Gospel of Judas. I agree with Darrell that Christians ought to read – or at least become familiar with – some of these ancient gnostic texts. Not because they have any spiritual value but because of their historical [...]
