As with other important concepts within Christianity, it is important that we define terms related to theology. As I did previously with faith, I’m going to do the same thing with the term “church” this time. I will also be taking a look at the term “catholic” in regards to different organizational churches claiming to [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 30, 2008
Jehovah-Shammah; The LORD is There…
“The LORD is There” is actually a name of God, like Jehovah-nissi. I had not planned to cover another name of God so soon, but felt drawn to it today. This is a message for everyone; believer and non-believer alike.
This name, or title of God is like all the rest; it is given so that [...]
August 29, 2008
Righteous Anger…
There is an odd conception amongst some non-believers, and some Christians that anger, in and of itself is sin; that anger is always a bad thing. This is not the case.
If God Himself lets us know He is “angry” in our sense of the word, then it quite simply is no sin to be angry, [...]
August 26, 2008
Television and the Human Psyche…
It is inevitable; television shows, plots, characters, etc… will affect society. We are a culture that absorbs a lot of information from the television set, both good and bad information, accurate and falsified, reality based and dramatized.
I’ve noticed a trend in my college students…and that is picking majors based upon television shows. No, I’m not [...]
August 24, 2008
For fun: Addictive ’site…
Some of my readers may already have stumbled upon this site, but I just had to share for those who haven’t: http://icanhascheezburger.com/ It is fun pictures of cats and kittens with various captions…it’s very addictive and good for a laugh or two, some are utterly hilarious!
My brother and I joke about zombie movies, and video [...]
August 23, 2008
The Mitford Series…
The Mitford Series of books by Jan Karon has been out for a while, but I know that some people still haven’t read any of them, so I thought I’d put in a good word. This set of books centers around a fictional town called “Mitford,” Father Tim (the local Episcopalian priest) , and the [...]
August 22, 2008
What is Faith?
We Christians are to live by faith, and we know that faith plays the staring role (from our end) in salvation…so what is it exactly?
The Greek word for faith is pistis. When doing apologetics, you will find that many non-believers do not know that to really grasp some of the scripture, you need to return [...]
August 20, 2008
Where two or three gather…
This is, and always has been one of my favorite verses: Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. It is one of those “simple” verses that to me, contains great truth, and comfort.
We all know that He is with us even [...]
August 19, 2008
Human worth…
I got an urge to watch The Last Samurai on DVD yesterday, so went and rented the two disc special edition. I’m a huge fan of any “extras” on a DVD and am a commentary junkie. Watching the movie with the commentary by director Edward Zwick gave me the nudge to write this post.
How did [...]
August 18, 2008
Christianity, Culture, and Spirituality…
There is an interesting debate which crops up from time to time amongst my fellow Christians. It has to do with all three of the things mentioned in the title of this piece; Christianity, Culture, and Spirituality.
The Olympics in China have actually brought this back into my thoughts, as well as some discussion on a [...]
