January 2010
4 posts
the position of religion in american government
hi all. recently i got into a pretty heavy conversation over the role of religion in american culture…especially politics. now let me mention a few things right up front. let me start by explaining what i mean by religion. to me religion is a man made system that defines god, man, and explains how man can be rightly related to god. this changes from religion to religion. this is not...
why most people of character dislike politicians
the title of this blog may be objectionable to some, and it has not been tested in any kind of scientific poll, but i’m using it anyway. my experience with normal, everyday people is there is little respect for the political class. here is my spin on why.
let me start by saying there are so many problems with politicians, i cannot possibly address them all. but recent events are a perfect...
buddha versus jesus
have any of you been following the flap over the comments of brit hume??? if not, he commented that tiger woods should consider turning to christianity because forgiveness and transformation are foundational beliefs of christianity. in doing this he referenced that tiger was apparently a buddhist, due to his mothers influence, and brit was not sure whether forgiveness was an essential element to...
do not love the world????
we have been studying 1 john for several weeks now in our sunday morning services. we have come to one of the more significant texts in that letter where john commands these believers “do not love the world”. jesus often focused on the relationship of the believer to the world in which they lived, as did paul, as did peter, as did james. in fact i can’t think of an author in...