Category Archives: christianity
on ‘simply christian’ by n t wright
I finished N. T. Wright’s ‘Simply Christian’ today. Compared to Christianity as presented on Christian Radio, in many churches, and by many of my friends, N. T. Wright’s approach was highly unusual, but orthodox. I highly recommend it both to non-believers, and to those who want to be able to talk effectively and persuasively about [...]
on that mennonite confession, article 2
Article two is here. Thoughts below the jump. The second article is titled ‘Jesus Christ,’ and begins with some pretty standard theological talk about Jesus Christ. But then comes something very mennonite, something I have not yet seen in any sort of creed or confession or catechism: In his suffering, he loved his enemies and [...]
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belief in the supernatural is a coping mechanism
It’s true. Our faith, unless it is a horribly ineffective one, helps us cope with what life throws at us. So why does the title above look so atheistic? Because when we see the statement that “Faith is a coping mechanism,” we interpret is as “Faith is merely a coping mechanism.” We do this because [...]
christmas meditation
I just finished a walk around the outskirts of the little town of St. Marys, and greatly enjoyed the fact that we have a white Christmas in this part of the world. You may rightly say that a white Christmas is merely some snow falling on the ground, and you may be right, but the [...]
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joel watts on paedobaptism
Baptism has been a hotly debated topic ever since the reformation (though I don’t know how heavily it was or was not debated before that). Here’s two posts from a Baptist-raised guy who is now a member of a church that practices paedobaptism. Related Posts:Christian Reconstructionism Series, Part 2: Francis SchaefferOn the Recent Storm of [...]
kindergarten epistemology
I have wrestled my entire life with epistemology. I hardly doubt that will change. I remember strange questions I would ask myself back in our little apartment in Venezuela, before I was five years old. But the strangest question, one that has come back to me in an endless repetition, first disturbed me on the [...]
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purchase 1
Earlier today, I went to our little local used bookstore, Canalside Books, and purchased the red-letter edition of Mark by the Jesus Seminar Related Posts:the owens-campbell debatea post on the historical jesus . . .
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i taught a rabbi today
that the New Testament was written in Greek, not Latin as he had supposed. It seems that to many Jews, Christianity means medieval Catholicism. Related Posts:beyond the canon listhebrew thursday: pronouns and prepositionsreverse folk etymologywhat’s going on with GOD in genesis 6:5?a curious coincidence
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on ‘surprised by hope’, by n t wright, part 1