Since I’m an author of a Christian site and I want to be mindful of sensitive believers, I will warn that the links I am putting in are a bit rough, crude, offensive, etc.
But I’m posting a link to this site because I want you to see what American Evangelical Megachurch Christianity looks like to [...]
I was reading some commentary on Scripture which cited a theologian by the name of Grotius. Like any Internet scholar, I did the right thing and looked him up on Wikipedia. Turns out Hugo Grotius was both a gentleman, a scholar (he went to college at age 11!), a philosopher, and a theologian, an early [...]
Okay, so thus far I’ve been able to avoid an Olympic-themed article. But I am really into the Games right now and I watch what I can.
Apparently the folks over at Boundless are too, and they share my enthusiasm for the Americans in the 4×100 Free…what a race! But later on down the article, they [...]
The purpose of this link is twofold: One, to introduce you to a site that seems pretty legit when it comes to talking about Christian news. Two, to provide an interesting insight into the state of Muslim affairs in America.
First of all, the fact that people want to pull the ad is, to me, nothing [...]
I know there are different opinions on this issue and no easy answers, which is good for this kind of setting.
There are plenty of organizations out there that are willing to help the world out. Walk for Diabetes, blood drives, United Way, you name it, there’s plenty of stuff out there to make the world [...]
I found this article because a Facebook friend had posted it. I’m generally not that into pulling spiritual stuff out of movies that really don’t have a lot of spiritual intentions, but this was good.
It’s about the latest Batman film and the Joker’s ideology in it. He is whimsical, chaotic, but he has a credo [...]
As I write these articles, I find that I don’t want to inject too much Brendan into them. I’ll tell a story or something, but I want the articles to have a timeless element to them and I don’t want to be a narcissist. However, I’ve felt restricted at times with this, so I’ve been [...]
When I saw that a South Park episode had won an Emmy, I wanted to check it out. The episode that won was the one where they make fun of the Warcraft culture, and, while watching, I began to appreciate the cultural phenomenon that is “South Park.” I watched a few more episodes because, when [...]
In the computer age, Killinger argued, religion moved from a belief in doctrines to a quest for self-fulfillment drawing on useful tidbits from an eclectic variety of faith traditions.
“Doctrine isn’t the driving force to many people today” except “to the fundamentalists who insist on it,” Killinger said. “But doctrine is a thing of the past [...]
We’re a couple of weeks past the 4th now, and I know I’ve got some Aussies in the audience here, but I thought this was a fascinating subject for discussion.
American Christians like to wrap themselves in the flag and proclaim America as a Christian nation, but have we considered our origins? The Bible tells Christians [...]
While I was putting the finishing touches on the article “Concealing Knowledge,” I came across this article, and I thought it was really good. It begins with a reminder that you can’t build a doctrine on one verse, which is why if you read my articles you’ll find that anything I teach with any kind [...]
There are a couple of things that I find amazing about what happens when I teach, be it a Bible study at school or an article here. First, I find that when I start writing about a subject, I see it going on either in my life or all around my life. Second, I get [...]
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