Wednesday, February 9, 2005
Free will versus determinism
Whether you are an atheist or a Christian, you believe in free will or determinism or a little of both. For atheists, determinism means that your genetic makeup and external forces cause the events in your life. For Christians it means that God chooses our genetic makeup and causes events in your...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2005
My Vocation
What is it? Since I quit being a pastor, I have wondered what my ministry really is? But it isn't really a mystery. my ministry is to be mother to my daughters. Since their needs are greater than others their age, it is more than being a mother. All the education, life experience and work experience...
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Sunday, February 6, 2005
The Reason for Religious Wars
If something is important enough then it will be fought over. Those of us who live in the West during the twenty-first century, cannot c ntries and in the past consider religion to be the most important topic of all. It is more important than breathing, eating, or politics. An infidel threatens not...
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Friday, February 4, 2005
Bashing religion is so much fun!
Why? Because the religious are so serious about their faith that they will generally react. Yesterday in a N.A. meeting three people shared some difficult things that cause they a lot of pain. Then a man whose a born again Christian speaks up and says that the Bible is the answer to everything. Look...
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Saturday, January 29, 2005
The biggest problem with fundamentalism
is that the fundamentalists adopt the world view of their perceived enemies. When Liberal theologians interpretted the Bible through historical criticism, the fundamentalists went to anthropology to prove the Bible. Although anthropology has contributed greatly to our understanding of the world of...
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Wednesday, January 26, 2005
The greatest virtue humility. The greatest vice, pride.
As far as I know, job applicants are never chosen for their humility, whether the job is secular or religious. We are chosen on the basis of our abilities and our experience which shows the boss that we can do the job. One of the oddities for those in the computer world is that employers want...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2005
A Cross for now a crown for later
Most of us want to wear the crown now. But it isnt done that way. All that crowns do here is inflate our egos. Even if you have low self esteem, a crown would make you cocky and imbearable. The cross however is full of grace. We can forgive ourselves and give to others. The glory of the cross is its...
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Monday, January 24, 2005
Meek and Mild
Jesus was not meek and mild. He said outrageous things on a daily basis and yet could disappear in a crowd. Unlike most preachers he did not have to be noticed. So although he was far from meek and mild, he wasn't tough, elegant or impressive all the time either. The thing that he was noticed for...
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Sunday, January 23, 2005
Easier Softer Way
The Bible calls this way, the road to destruction. It is the path to hell. Life is funny. You can enjoy life now and live in hell later, or live in hell now and enjoy eternal life. If you want to be in God's will, you cannot avoid good things just because they are painful. Pain is our friend. Pain...
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Saturday, January 22, 2005
Christian Ethics
Some matters require following rules of etiquette, such as not eating in front of another person without offering some to them first. Others require some thought. Do you offer your seat on the bus, in the waiting room. Do you offer it to just pregnant ladies or to all the women in the room. A seat...
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