God possesses an infuriating manner of not answering prayers sometimes. Especially if the answer is "no." Or "you decide." Often, I arrive at the point where a decision simply has to be made and God hasn't delivered a scroll from heaven with his decision, so I do what I think best. And immediately I have... Continue Reading →
A lot of great insights from Jesse! Yes, there are real problems in American churches - Yes, there is always room for reform - Yes, BUT - when put in perspective, a lot of times we have it easy, we have it good. It's always good to be able to see through the eyes of... Continue Reading →
What was church like when our faith was in its infancy?
A follow up on our discussion about the likelihood of Matthew being the original author of the Gospel bearing his name - or at least being intimately involved with the work that brought that book together ( The Case for Matthew ). Let's look at the shortest Gospel, Mark - and the longest Gospel, Luke. The... Continue Reading →
Based on that title, some of you are here for a post all about the positives of protesting and its ability to affect legislation. Others of you are here for a post that details why protesting is the hallmark of entitled millennials and/or poor people who should be working instead. Guess what? You're all wrong.... Continue Reading →
Whether Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox - Jewish, Muslim or Pagan - atheist or agnostic - you can learn something from this man!
Sometimes we have to go backwards to get on the right road. Help us get on that road!
We mentioned in a previous post that biblical scholarship is increasingly returning to the position that the Gospels were written by eyewitnesses (Who Wrote the Gospels?) with the intent to convey history, not folklore (Gospels: History or Folklore?). Here's a couple details of why Matthew seems very likely to have been written by the tax... Continue Reading →
Did the Gospel writers intend to record history or are these books really just folklore and legend?
Brave insights from Jonathan Martin - "Institutional religion often has a vested interest in keeping people blind" and much more!
Rogue Millennials 