Erik Reece’s article, “Jesus Without The Miracles,” breaks my heart in many places, and confuses me in others. Reece bases his thoughts on Thomas Jefferson’s Bible excerpts, which I wrote about in my last post, and the Gospel of Thomas.
Continue reading about Distilling the Teachings of Jesus? Pt.2
In philosophy classes the question is often raised. When I tell coworkers that I enjoy reading theology they ask the question. When I reflect too long from a human perspective, I find myself seeking an answer to the question.
The question is this: If an infinite, benevolent, loving God exists then why is there [...]
Note: I apologize for the great length of my recent posts. Please forgive me, and I will attempt to be more concise in future writings.
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No, those aren’t simply outdated Leave It To [...]
If you know me personally then you know that I’ve been talking about this for a couple months, but it has only just begun working its way through official channels. The national assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has “received” a proposal which allows congregations to try out alternative ways of speaking of the [...]
“The intelligent design movement belittles God. It makes God a designer, an engineer,” said Vatican Observatory Director George Coyne, an astrophysicist who is also ordained. “The God of religious faith is a god of love. He did not design me.” from CNN.com
Who is man that he may place arbitrary boundaries upon an infinite God? [...]
I had a particularly refreshing five hours of sleep last night to prepare me for today’s nine hours at work and two hours of Ultimate Frisbee, but I am in surprisingly good spirts and feeling quite awake right now. (For anyone that doesn’t know me personally, I generally avoid any activity or pursuit that [...]
