Throwing the baby Jesus out with the bath water

Sadly, many people have been wounded by the church or Christians.  Some people may use this as a convenient excuse not to believe. 
However, the assertions that Jesus really lived, died and rose again are either true or not.  Whether people were wounded by the church or someone in it is ultimately irrelevant to their eternal [...]

Boston

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We vacationed in Boston for a few days while picking up our daughters from their respective ballet workshops.  We had been “empty-nesters” for five weeks, but we survived.
There are a few things to dislike about Boston:

The traffic.  It made me miss Houston traffic.  And then there [...]

Irreconcilable beliefs

Some folks hold views that are not only wrong but irreconcilable as well.  The only consistent theme is that they are all in direct opposition to the Word of God.
Consider how some groups simultaneously try to hold two or more of these views:

Men and women aren’t different.
“Gender fluidity” means boys and girls as young as [...]

Heretics ‘R Us

I dropped by The Reverend Chuck Currie’s blog to see what The Reverend Chuck Currie had to say.  Because, after all, The Reverend Chuck Currie is a reverend.  You can tell, because it says so in his blog title.
He is a leader in the United Church of Christ denomination, a group that is apparently not too keen [...]

Weekly roundup

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Ten reasons we believe the Bible – Thorough but readable summary on why you can trust the Bible.
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Rising illegitimacy rate tied to legalized abortion – counter-intuitive, but true.
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A series of responses to “god is not Great – How Religion Poisons Everything” by Christopher Hitchens.  Hitchens is an “evangelical atheist” who is a sharp-tongued, bright guy [...]

The most dangerous idea in religion?

The Religion section of the Houston Chronicle had an article where five religious leaders answered the question, “What is the most dangerous idea in religion today?“ 
Religion is one of the most potent forces in human affairs. It has inspired some of history’s most sublime moments, but also some of its most barbaric.
The Inquisition, bombings of [...]

What did Jesus think of the Old Testament?

John MacArthur mentioned several important things about what Jesus thought of the Old Testament in a recent sermon series.  Here are some of them plus my own comments.
For one thing, He thought He wrote it (and I believe him).  Christians have traditionally held these views:

Jesus is God as He claimed to be.
God inspired the Bible.
Therefore, [...]

Shameless plug

I want to invite you to visit the Bible Study Blog as well.  All are welcome, including skeptics and those new to the Bible. 
We typically cover one chapter every other day.  We just started the book of Romans, one of my favorites, but I’ll be glad to field questions on any of the books covered to date [...]

Prenatal Testing and Down Syndrome

This is Sindy, one of our World Vision sponsor children.  She has a poor but loving family.  We’ve enjoyed writing to her the past five years.  Hopefully we’ll be able to do a mission trip there sometime and meet them in person.
Sindy has Down Syndrome.  I thank God that she was conceived in Honduras instead of the [...]

Parts of the Pachyderm

Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason has an excellent piece called the Trouble with the Elephant.
The ancient fable of the blind men and the elephant is often used to illustrate the fact that every faith represents just one part of the larger truth about God. However, the attempt is doomed before it gets started.
In the story, [...]

Problems with pro-gay theology – 5 of 5

This is the last post in the series.  Please consider reading parts 1-4 as well.
Part 1    Part 2    Part 3    Part 4   
Pro-gay theological principles in action
In the first parts of the series, I addressed the three commons ways pro-gay theologians make errors, namely by believing that: 

The Bible is either not the Word of God, or [...]

Problems with pro-gay theology – 5 of 5 – summary

This is the last post in the series.  Please consider reading parts 1-4 as well.
Part 1    Part 2    Part 3    Part 4   
Pro-gay theological principles in action
In the first parts of the series, I addressed the three commons ways pro-gay theologians make errors, namely by believing that: 

The Bible is either not the Word of God, or [...]

Problems with pro-gay theology – the series

I added a part 5 to the series at the last minute.  There was a lot of good dialogue in the comments section and I thought a summary might be useful. 
Parts 1-4 addressed specific problems with categories of pro-gay theological reasoning: Dismissing the Bible, misinterpreting the Bible and adding (alleged) personal revelations to the Bible.
Please [...]

Very cool video

In case you haven’t seen this video of Paul Potts, the car phone salesman singing opera on the U.K. version of American Idol, check it out.  Wow.

That was his first performance.  If you need closure to see who won the final, click here.
Here’s a bonus video of some funny incidents in [...]

Weekly roundup

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Fantastic video clips of John MacAurthur on Larry King.   Why can’t more Christian leaders come across like this?  He is easy to understand, consistent, humble and always points back unapologetically to the Bible as our authority.
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More people have been killed, slaughtered, raped, tortured and maimed in the name of God than for any other reason.  Or have [...]

D’oh!

I thought a little comic relief was in order. 
No animals were harmed during the taking of these pictures, with the possible exception of the baby ducks.
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Hat tip for the email with the pictures: Mike Launikitis