Archive for the ‘Theology’ tag
Jesus’ Tomb People Backtrack
I am continually dumbfounded by how gullible people are when it comes to anti-Christian hype. Anyone who bothered to do five minutes of research could have debunked that ridiculous “Jesus’ Tomb” business from James Cameron recently. But we don’t want the facts to interfere with our Christian-bashing.
Not surprisingly, now many of the [...]
"For the Joy Set Before Him…"
We never stop looking at the cross, but sometime you have to look beyond the cross to see the empty tomb. A couple of years ago, I took a little survey after church one Sunday asking my congregation’s opinions about the movie about the Passion of the Christ. And one person wrote this comment: [...]
Tre Ore
Our church, together with a couple of neighboring Lutheran congregations, held a Tre Ore (“three hour”) service today.
Why a church service three hours long? It is a custom to wait with Jesus from noon til three on Good Friday because it was during those hours that darkness covered the earth while Jesus hung [...]
Why Did Jesus Die on the Cross?
If you went outside and conducted a poll asking the man on the street this question: “Why did Jesus die on the cross,” what kinds of responses do you think you’d receive?
I think some people would say He died on the cross because one of His followers betrayed Him and the Jews and Romans conspired [...]
Hell is Real
Hell and damnation are real, says Pope Benedict XVI.
It’s not easy in this day and age to speak about these subjects. Few take the words of Jesus seriously. He tells us more about hell and damnation that any other figure in the Old or New Testaments.
I’ve met Christians who may agree that hell [...]
Faith or Wishful Thinking
What is the difference between faith and wishful thinking? Someone said to me regarding a specific desired outcome to a problem, “let’s trust God that this will happen.”
Now that would have been good and pious if he’d meant, “I don’t know what will happen, but I believe that God is good and He will [...]
Wrestling w/God
I am always intrigued by the story from Genesis 32 of Jacob wrestling with the angel. Of course, this passage and Hosea 12 identify the mysterious stranger as the Lord God himself.
What does it mean to wrestle with God? Jacob was always wrestling with someone. Even in his mother’s womb, he wrestled [...]
Jim Carrey on Religion
Actor and comedian Jim Carrey riffs on religion etc. here.
Notice the dry, withered, old canard, “I’m not religious, but spiritual.”
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Strange Cult in Florida
This is the first time I’ve heard of this particular group, a cult calling themselves Growing in Grace. The leader has called himself everything from the reincarnation of St. Paul, to the antichrist to Jesus Himself. Many of his church members are so dedicated that give up to 40-50% of their incomes to [...]
