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Taking Issue with C. S. Lewis
I’m treading on dangerous ground here, but I think C. S. Lewis has something wrong. In The Weight of Glory we come across this passage, which also appears as an excerpt in the Wikipedia deinition of Sehnsucht. In speaking of … Continue reading
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Tagged C. S. Lewis, Death, Faith, God, Holy Scripture, Inspiration, Language, Obedience, Religion, Salvation, Scripture, Theology, Witnessing, Writing
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Obedience and Faith Like a Child
This line of speculation started a while back when a friend posted a Quick Faith Quiz on his blog, wherein he asked: When Jesus talks about “faith like a child,” what does he have in mind? Is “child-like faith” different … Continue reading
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Tagged Childlike Faith, Faith, Life in general, Obedience, Religion, Scripture, Sin, Sons, Theology
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Skepticism, Bias, and Faith
A friend of mine ranted eloquently about skepticism and the inescapable nature of bias, and it got me to thinking about faith. While skepticism is a good starting point for coming to truth, it must ultimately give way to faith. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bias, Faith, God, Jehovah, Religion, Scripture, Skepticism, Sons, Theology
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Simple Thoughts On Paths We Take
nothing new or revolutionary here, just some thoughts I had I came upon two roads but disinclined to follow I made my own and found, that there is no lack of paths that make their way to hell.
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Tagged Death, Fiction, Hell, Language, Life in general, Poetry, Religion, Sin, The Path Not Taken, Theology, Writing
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Questions About Faith and Obedience
Over at Bittersweet Life, Ariel is conducting a little quiz on faith. I have a few questions of my own. Consider this story: A man calls his son and says to him: Son, I am getting old and I will … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, Home, Life in general, Obedience, Religion, Sons, Theology
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On Simplicity and Scripture: Struggling with the Word
One thing I’ve noticed over the years of being involved and associated with different ministries and programs is this: we seem to crave simplicity. Not that I have a problem with simplicity, it’s just that, in certain contexts, it becomes … Continue reading
Predestination, Free Will, and Obedience
Over the years, I’ve had a lot of people tell me that predestination and free will are mutually exclusive, but I’m not so sure that I buy it. Scripture talks about both predestination and choice and from my understanding of … Continue reading
Testimonials vs Scriptural Arguments
Testimonials vs Scriptural Arguments Over at Scot McKnight’s blog, there is an article by Stan Gundry. In it, he makes some interesting statements Arguments in which both sides launch aggressive offenses and structure fortress-like defenses can be unnecessarily adversarial. I … Continue reading
Sodomy in the Church
Marriage is not about you. This life is not about you. Consider: Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, Evangelism, God, Holy Scripture, Home, Jehovah, Religion, Scripture, Sin, Theology, Witnessing
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