A continued discussion from three gentlemen in one of the men’s Bible studies online here. This is, in part, a discussion between Catholics and Protestants, though I will not take sides, though it surely seem I do. We are simply looking at the language and hermeneutics as a backbone for our discussion. I let the [...]

Q. What makes you think Christianity is true?

A.Now comes the difficult part, as Chesterton said; to put all these things down. It would take a book that others have written(1), so I suggest you read those and I will say only this:
When one knows something so completely and believes it so fundamentally, it is more [...]

Are the existence of God and the presence of evil mutually exclusive? Does the death and suffering we witness in the world around us every day somehow speak against God? In these posts I argue that not only is it possible for God to have a morally sound reason for allowing suffering, but without God evil could not even be said to exist.

“Do you have any tips for finding a good church?”
Short Answer:
Well, there is only ONE church, as stated in the Apostles’ Creed, “sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam” or “the holy catholic church,” that is, eternal and universal. The gathering of the people of God throughout time and space. When you profess faith in Christ, as the Apostles’ [...]

Humans strive for balance but tend to extremes. In fact, we all strive for balance precisely because we know we tend to extremes. Extreme right, extreme left or extremely center.
Front of the bus, middle of the road, back of the church.

Is it heretical or even irreverent to represent The Creator God, The Father, as a woman?
It’s not that Young makes The Father figure of the Trinity into a black woman that reeks of blasphemy, but that he makes Him into anything at all. We create graven images when we do such; we must allow God [...]

Sept 17th, 1948 – Dec. 11 2009.
We shouldn’t suffer Del’s life to be reduced to that tiny “dash” between dates. His passing was quite sudden and that certainly never makes it any easier.

A Call of Christian Conscience
Christians, when they have lived up to the highest ideals of their faith, have defended the weak and vulnerable and worked tirelessly to protect and strengthen vital institutions of civil society, beginning with the family.

The hardest people to reach with the Gospel of Jesus Christ are arguably “nice people.”
There are so many who see “religion” as simply a way to make the world ‘nicer,’ to make people ‘good’ or to keep society from, as the Joker put it, ‘eating itself’ instead of simply the response required of Man to [...]

Intelligent Design
A lot of people allege that the ID movement is nothing more than the old God-of-the-gaps idea, dressed in new clothing.  But is this the case?  I don’t think so, and I’ll tell you why.  IDers aren’t merely waiting for evolutionists to say “We don’t know” so that they can jump in and say [...]

Not only is suicide a sin, it is the sin. It is the ultimate and absolute evil, the refusal to an interest in existence; the refusal to take the oath of loyalty to life. The man who kills a man, kills a man. The man who kills himself, kills all men; as far as he is concerned he wipes out the world. His act is worse (symbolically considered) than any rape or dynamite outrage. For it destroys all buildings; it insults all women.

“Why it is necessary that we be able to choose evil for us to have free will, while it is not necessary that God be able to choose evil for Him to have free will?” was the actual question.
For starters, I must admit my limits and refer my readers (all one of me) to Lewis or Augustine, Bonhoeffer or Athanasius for a detailed answer. Dr. Craig is certainly well thought out, but I always like to think things through myself.

Short answer: Good is defined by who God is, His very nature. Evil is turning from or disobeying God, and as we are like but separate entities, we have that choice. A choice that God does not have. God cannot turn from Himself, though He may do as He pleases.

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”(Romans 3:23Romans 3:23English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEV23 All of us have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory.WP-Bible plugin)
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23Romans 6:23English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – [...]

I’m currently reading “The Challenge of Jesus” by N T Wright, and he makes an interesting statement on p21. He says, “The Enlightenment notoriously insisted on splitting apart history and faith, facts and values, religion and politics, nature and supernature, in a way whose consequences are written into the history of the last two [...]

I’ve just finished reading the complete Chronicles of Narnia (thanks to Robin!) and finally made it to one of the parts I’ve been looking forward to since I began the seventh book, The Last Battle. This is the section I’m sure you’ve heard about even if you haven’t read the series. It is the bit [...]