I am still in the midst of considering and perhaps adopting the Conditionalist view of hell, which is that those who reject Christ are punished according to their deeds, then annihilated – that is, they cease existing rather than entering into eternal life. I am...
One of my favorite atheist podcasts is from The Thinking Atheist. Seth, the proprietor of TA, is a former Christian who is now an outspoken atheist apologist. He is both thoughtful as well as, at times, maddeningly blind to his lapses into some of the...
I have had a few major doctrinal and ideological shifts since becoming a Christian at the age of 21 in 1986, which in itself was a huge shift from my family’s agnostic, scientific, anti-faith perspective. 1. From Arminian Holiness to Calvinism In 1990, I abandoned the burden...
I have a whole list of pet peeves, but one of my top annoyances to date is a list of Christian doctrines that are not only erroneous (IMO), but have driven people away from faith unnecessarily. I want to call these out and toast them....
NOTE: This post is part of a series on God’s Priorities One of the first tasks in resetting our priorities as Christians is to change our relationship with God. Naturally, that starts with what is known as ‘regeneration’, or being ‘born again’ through receiving Christ, as the...
I’ll admit it – I am NOT a fan of comic book movies. I don’t hate them, they are just uninteresting to me. Recently, for The Dark Knight Rises, I wasted 3 hours of my evening, and $45, and I wish I could get them...
This sermon got some strong positive and negative feedback, including the criticism that it contained ‘profanity.’ You be the judge. Contains the following points: Failures of the Left and Right Emergence of the Christian Center Organizations moving from LEFT to Center Organizations moving from RIGHT...
NOTE: This post is part of a series on God’s Priorities This is the second of the four basic priorities of spirituality, as I outlined in my Introduction is that of Receiving God’s Truth. As you may remember, this a combination of Loving God and...
