Who doesn’t love a good story? We all do. People tell ghost stories around campfires. Kids want a bedtime story before bed. We watch TV shows and movies, which (with the exception of “reality” TV) allow us to escape into the story of some fictitious (or historical) narrative. We read novels – murder mysteries, Amish […]
The Bible and Government: 3 Points for Peace
October 20, 2016 By
Folks are a bit stressed (angry, discouraged, frustrated, depressed, vitriolic, etc.) concerning an upcoming presidential election. Rather than rant, I thought I would write about three of the most salient things the Bible has to say about how a Christian should understand the government. This provides (for me, at least) needed perspective in the midst […]
Learn the Rules of the Game
October 6, 2016 By
If you wanted to be a rock star in the 80’s, you had to have lots and lots of hair with serious body to it (even for the fellas). You also needed to wear copious quantities of make-up. Guitar solos were not optional. We might ask, “Why?!?” But the only answer could be, “Because that’s […]
Books that Didn’t Make the Cut: The Gospel of Thomas
September 21, 2016 By
In Egypt in 1948 a remarkable discovery was made: a collection of ancient documents now known as the Nag Hammadi Library. These writings were the work of a group of Christian heretics called the Gnostics. Most of these documents date from the 2nd-4th centuries. The best known of the Gnostic writings is The Gospel of […]
Books that Didn’t Make the Cut: The Gnostic Gospels
September 8, 2016 By
Jesus didn’t really die on the cross. He married Mary Magdalene, moved to France, and had several children. All that claptrap about his identity as God’s incarnate Son, his sacrificial death and resurrection from the dead? All propaganda foisted upon you by a deceptive church. The real truth is to be found in the writings […]
