Thoughts About God
I'll try to be honest - it's pretty easy to be truthful about others or things that are not too threatening. But when it comes to our own stuff we tend to soften the hard edges of our ugly truths.
Defense of My Faith
08.03.2008 - I found this while surfing the web - a Top Ten List of arguments that pick apart Christianity. Thought I'd try to answer each item point by point... [ more ]
The Jesus I Never Knew by Phillip Yancey
FINALLY completed this book... I actually started reading it several years ago but put it down for so long that when I got back to it, I started at the beginning again.
This is an excellent book. Phillip Yancey is a gifted writer who peers into his own soul with trusting honesty and spiritual insight. I've read a good deal of scripture and can attest to both his knowledge and understanding of the Bible passages he cites. (read more...)
Lost Sheep
02.24.2008 - Started reading again in a book called "The Jesus I Never Knew"... very good book. In the current chapter he's talking about the new grace - about how in a world that exalts the best, most beautiful and talented, yet God seeks out the opposite... those who are considered undesirable, the broken and rejected. (read more...)
Means Over Ends
The ends justify the means - why is this wrong? Aside from the obvious that knowingly doing something wrong is still wrong...
A simple example: I choose to steal money so I can give it to the poor. The end (giving to the poor) is good, however the means (stealing) is wrong. (read more...)