Doubt is not sin An interaction with a man who claimed belief in the past but walked away from Christianity got me thinking about doubt and how to respond to it. In a Sunday School class when I was young, a zealous Bible School student … [Continue reading]
A lesson on the culture war from “War Horse”
Stuck in trench warfare In the movie War Horse, there is a scene where the horse is trapped in barbed wire between the opposing trenches. A young British soldier calls a truce and walks to the horse to cut him loose from the wire. A young German … [Continue reading]
Reaction to David A. Schwartz: Acceptable Discrimination?
The Premise of Discrimination This post is a reaction to a Huffington Post article by David A Schwartz entitled "Acceptable Discrimination?". In this post, Mr. Schwartz makes the argument that those who support traditional marriage are of the … [Continue reading]
Righteousness, Scribes and Pharisees
#16 in the Sermon on the Mount Series Rule keeping as religious observance There is something in man that gravitates toward rule keeping as the means of religious observance. We think those who live an austere life are more holy or more deserving … [Continue reading]
