Anyone who has watched a Billy Graham crusade is probably familiar with the Protestant hymn Just As I Am. The idea is that you come to God in whatever state you are, from wherever you are, and you “give your heart to the Lord”. What some might mean by this…
Do you stone your child for talking back? Do you stone adulterers? Do you kill witches? ~ Actual questions from skeptics asked on some forums Does God work with people in different ways down through the ages? Individuals are different. Groups of people differ all the time. We do see…
OK, I’ve resisted speaking out too much against it to this point, but this is plain stupid. The Telegraph reported on 5 August that “Novartis: ashes of CEO’s mother ‘stolen by animal rights activists’”. Novartis claims that a sports facility fire in May was arson. Fire accelerant was also found…
I believe it isn’t unreasonable to assume that our modern lifestyle has led to an increase in autism. According to the Autism Society of America (ASA), autism is the “fastest-growing developmental disability”. Some have blamed pollutants and even fluoride in our drinking water. Some have blamed vaccinations that contain traces…
You have heard it, or at least of it. “Your Best Life Now” is the slogan. Somehow, God wants you to have all the best right now. Well, when I came across “Everyday Theology: God wants your best life… now!” on Blogging Theologically, I couldn’t resist reading it. Very insightful,…
America has become spoiled. You really have to wonder how long it will be before this whole house of cards called “entitlement” comes crashing down upon us. You remember Genesis? You know, that story about the Garden? Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the serpent. I notice God did not…
David Ben-Ariel seems to get his articles plastered everywhere. At least they give him the proper attribution, but it is kind of strange to be reading something and think “That’s familiar sounding,” then find out it is an article by him. He has an article, apparently the original, on Ezine…
Some ideas sound good on the surface. They can sound reasonable, even logical. However, when you dig into some of them, you start to find all sorts of things that just don’t jive with reality. That is the danger of using human reasoning when it comes to understanding God and…
The Washington times reported on 14 August that “School prayer charges stir protests”, with the subtitle “Educators face jail in Florida”. This is significant because past clashes of religious people and the state were dealt with via civil suits and not criminal proceedings. "I have been defending religious freedom issues…