by Lake on December 29th, 2008

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.

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by Lake on July 24th, 2006

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 [...]

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by Lake on June 30th, 2006

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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“Yes, ma’am.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Smith.”
“Thanks for the ride, Mr. Brown.”
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No, those aren’t simply outdated Leave It To [...]

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by Lake on June 20th, 2006

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 [...]

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by Lake on February 21st, 2006

“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? [...]

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by Lake on July 6th, 2005

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 [...]

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