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As I said a few posts ago, Christianity is offensive. However if you are offended by Christianity why be concerned? Christianity is for losers. It is understandable that people are offended by the message of Jesus – the religious people of his day certainly were – but why should anyone really care about what Jesus said if they conclude that he was a fool? I myself feel a little uncomfortable when a raving fundame...

I was recently listening to an interview on Econ Talk with Nassim Taleb (The author of The Black Swan) on the subject of antifragility – a...

This post is a follow up to my last two posts.

I just happened to see this clip on youtube of Francis Chan admonishing men to act like men, which got me thinking. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAe5ULE8n_4

Then I saw this clip of Mark Dris...

This is a follow up to my previous post Church/Law/Religion?

How are we supposed to live the Christian life? Do we just get to keep on sinning since God’s grace will cover it all? Or, are we actually supposed to do that which Jesus commands? If so, how? How do those who have already believed the Gospel live in light of it?

Recently I was thinking about the fact that many people feel that they’ve been hurt by religion. They feel like they’ve been judged by religious people. Many people raised in the Church, don’t go to a church anymore because they were made to feel bad when they did. This isn’t all bad though – it’s good to feel bad. Now, before you conclude that I’m just another horrible religio...

. . . [T]here were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is ...

There are many wonderful hymns which are filled with an incredible depth of revelation. It’s a shame that the church in America these days has for the most part neglected the hymns, because they can educate us while we worship. They engage the intellect as well as the emotions. The Christmas carols are no exception, and fortunately we return to them at least once a year. Last Sunday we were sin...

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I recently listened to an interview of Roger Olson ...

In my last post I discussed the gospel – what it is. I briefly mentioned the confusion many Americans seem to have concerning the gospel. Here are a few verses which bring into sharp contrast the gospel proclaimed by Jesus and his followers and the gospel proclaimed by many modern Christians.

There's a lot of Christians working hard, or at least told that they should be working hard, to spread the gospel. But, before we go too far we might want to make sure we know what exactly the gospel actually is. Otherwise we end up, as we have, with a lot of people who think the gospel is some variant form of moralistic therapeutic ...