A few years ago my father, who was never really a church-goer, decided to join the Catholic Church, the church of his wife, my step-mother. I was pleased my dad was showing signs of faith, but my pleasure turned to dismay after I got the call from my mom. As part of my fathers’ application [...]
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Weird Catholic Rules
Posted in Christian Traditions, tagged Bible, Catholic, Catholic Church, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Commentary, Faith, Forgiveness, God, Hypocrisy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Opinion, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts, Truth on February 11, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Is all evil from God?
Posted in Evil, Truth about God, tagged Athiesm, Athiest, Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Commentary, Culture, Daily life, Ego, Faith, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Opinion, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, Thoughts, Truth on February 6, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I once read a blog post that claimed that God created evil, and therefore God is evil. One thing that was interesting about this post is that it was written by an atheist who also stated, “I do not claim to know God because God is a lie, an invention of men.” I often find [...]
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Imagine a new kind of church
Posted in Christian Traditions, Christian Unity, Evangelism, tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Commentary, Culture, Faith, God, Hope, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Love, Opinion, Relationships, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts, Truth on February 13, 2009 | 13 Comments »
I have often wondered about what kind of church Jesus had in mind, when He first set things in motion. I try to imagine how the church would look like today, if Jesus had physically stayed around to direct the growth of His church. I find myself looking back to the earliest churches, described in [...]
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