Archive for the 'Christian Living/Theology' Category

The evolution of God

Amazon recommended a book called The Evolution of God to me because I “have ordered Christian books in the past” or something like that. According to one of the reviews, the author argues that the God of the Bible starts out as a vindictive tribal god and evolves into an almighty God by the time [...]

Did Jesus exist?

Today I listened to a debate between J.P. Holding and Ken Humphreys on the existence of Jesus. Humphreys argued that Jesus did not exist, but he did take it for granted that the Apostle Paul was a real historical figure. Holding did a nice job of showing that the same unfounded tactics Humphreys was using [...]

More on ESCR

Former President Clinton recently added his two cents to the debate. He said that scientists engaging in embryonic stem cell research must be careful to use only embryos that “have been placed beyond the pale of being fertilized before their use.” Somebody should tell him that fertilization is what produces an embryo and starts human [...]

Whose morality?

Bob recently started a discussion on his blog about the issue of legislating morality after I made a comment on one of his posts that all laws legislate morality. As chance would have it, Joseph Farah has a column on WND today on that very topic. He says it better than I could, so here [...]

Lifting ban on embryonic stem cell funding not above Obama’s pay grade

For someone who says that the question of when life begins is above his pay grade, President Obama certainly seems sure that it isn’t at conception. After all, if the life of a human being begins at conception, as is the scientific consensus, Obama would surely not be able to say something like, “the potential [...]

Christianity in Crisis: The 21st Century

I just got done reading Christianity in Crisis: The 21st Century by Hank Hanegraaff. It is an exposé on the Word of Faith movement, sometimes called the prosperity gospel.
The book starts out with a brief introduction to the movement along with those who are leading it, including Joel Osteen, Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyers and T.D. [...]

Please pray for PAZ Japan and the Japanese people

The Japanese people are one of the largest unreached people groups in the world.

For more information, visit the PAZ Japan website.

Did God harden Pharaoh’s heart?

The short answer: Yes. The long answer: It depends on what you mean. If you’re asking whether God’s actions led to Pharaoh going from indifference to outright rejection of God, then yes, that is precisely what happened. If you’re asking whether God acted on Pharaoh’s heart and mind to prevent him from repenting, then no, [...]

Jesus wept

I’m sure we’re all familiar with the story in John 11:1-44:
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when He heard that [Lazarus] was sick…He said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” …Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I [...]

Shhhh! Don’t say the “C” word!

Here’s the first story I’ve seen this season:
For as long as anyone can remember, Christmas trees adorned with lights and ornaments have greeted holiday season visitors to UNC Chapel Hill’s two main libraries.
Not this year.
The trees, which have stood in the lobby areas of Wilson and Davis libraries each December, were kept in storage this [...]