brother, and I moved in with my grandmother. During those early years, my grandmother had a great influence on me for God, but an elder in her church would turn me to atheism even though he thought he was doing the opposite. The questions about God began at age eight. ...
He also has a new beautiful young maiden attending him. Bathsheba, in other words, has no power. If David perceives the slightest impropriety in Bathsheba, he can have her thrown out. David is about to die. He has nothing to lose. Bathsheba has everything to lose: her position in the...
“[B]y examining the data of church attendance in the American National Survey of Children’s Health over the ten years ending in 2012, Andrew Whitehead discovered that young people living with autism were consistently the least likely to be attending a church [Whitehead, “Religion and Disabilit...
There is a fascinating book out by Washington Times religion reporter Julia Duin calledQuitting Church: Why the Faithful are Fleeing and What to Do About It. In the last five years or so, I have heard from countless Christians who are fed up with their choices when it comes to attending ...
I was looking through a few old USB sticks when I found this. It made me laugh. I had forgotten all about it. I also found the story which I have posted below. I can’t remember where it was published but it was at least 10 years ago....
Tony Palmer made a statement in front of a large congregation of Protestants that Luther’s protest was over…finished… because the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church had signed an agreement about the theme of righteousness by faith. ...
It states, as a fact, that there was something about the prophecies which was not of private solution, but it does not state that it is the duty of the church to prevent any private explanation or opinion even of the prophecies. (3) it says nothing about "the church" as empowered to...
Revelation, Scripture and Church: Theological Hermeneutic Thought of James Barr, Paul Ricoeur and Hans Frei How does God's involvement with the generation of Holy Scripture and its use in the life of the Christian church figure into the human work of Scripture interpretation? This is the central...
European countries such as Ireland, England and Italy, have been moving more towards secular ideals, with less people attending church, an increase in self-reported affiliations and other indicators such as new laws, politics, and legislation. In the chart below, you can see the difference betwee...
understand why my friends wouldn’t believe there was a God who created all things. The beauty of nature has always left me breathless and I suppose that’s why so many of my poems reflect my love for creation. I couldn’t understand why they laughed at me when I told them about ...