Well, as you read at the beginning of Katie's post on Monday, this topic was indeed something that I pushed for. So, if you are one of those who either gets nervous in talking about eternity or just otherwise doesn't like to do it because we don't have any proof, I am guilty as charged...
At Logan’s request, this week’s blog posts are on hell. Sounds like a fun topic to write about, huh? It is important to address, because I believe hell is a real place.Why do I think hell is real? Primarily because the Bible says it is, and the Bible is my source of authority. But, the...
Do you want to be well? Now, if you read Katie's blog from Monday, you may be wondering if you just accidentally clicked on it again. I assure you, this is not the same blog post, even though I chose to begin with the same question. While Katie was quoting Jesus from John 5, I am asking...
The most important verse in the entire Bible is this verse: In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth.It is an important verse on so many levels. First of all, a worldview is derived from an understanding of the nature of reality. Genesis 1:1 lays the foundation for a Judeo-Christian...
“Do you want to be well?”This seems like a silly question in today’s society. Of course everyone wants to be well; who would want to be sick? This is the question that Jesus asked a sick man in John 5:1-15. This man, along with many others, were hanging out at the pool called Bethesda....
One of the most important times in my personal life involved a brand new understanding of one of the foggiest ideas of the Christian faith. I'm talking about the notion that there is a Holy Spirit who is not a "thing" or an "it", but rather a person who makes up the Holy Trinity along...
Growing up, the Holy Spirit was commonly referred to as the Holy Ghost. Because of that, I’m sure you can imagine how a child could misinterpret that - picturing a cartoon-style ghost with a sheet over it! The Holy Spirit was one of those things that was never explained to me well (that...
As human beings, we often have a problem putting the focus too much on ourselves. We love to get credit for anything positive that we do and hope that people will ignore or fail to recognize our mistakes. If we happen to reap the benefits of someone else's work, we don't make a big...
I have heard numerous people say that the Bible should not be taken literally and their justification for that claim is Jesus’ parable of the mustard seed. They say, “Jesus said that the mustard seed was the smallest of all seeds. We know that it isn’t the smallest seed, so was Jesus...
When I first saw the word for this week, holiness, I figured I’d discuss God’s holiness, because He is the only one who is truly holy. Holiness is an attribute of God that we can never achieve as humans, since we are sinful and we are not perfect; being holy is being without sin. But...
One of the things that I think is true about every human being and the flesh is its desire for glory in this world. If we are honest with ourselves, we want to be affirmed, recognized, noticed for our accomplishments. We hate it when we work hard and give of our time and energy only...
I have spent plenty of time bad-mouthing OEC, but now it’s time for me to put up or shut up. Why should a Christian believe in Young Earth Creationism? Some of the answers are obvious if you have been keeping up with my entries. It is derived from a simple reading of Scripture, it places...
