There’s some interesting debate going on over at Debunking Christianity regarding “The Problem of Evil” or should I say “The Problem of Unecessary Suffering”. Some of Rev22’s authors have chimed in.
Check it out here.

During a discussion about evolution on another website an atheistic scientist by the name of Daniel said: “So, is wisdom good or bad? It depends on “what type”, according to most interpretations. So, “well how do we know what type of wisdom is good or bad?” And the answer? “Whatever the Bible says…” How do [...]

Wow…..I don’t remember ever feeling compelled to finish a book within the first 24 hours of picking it up, but this Shane Claibourne dude’s book is awesome. A significant portion of my view of Christianity has been changing and this book really confirmed the directions that I’ve been heading in. Basically it’s about getting back [...]

I think we all have a tendency to mistakenly take action for sin. As I’ve said before in these pages, I believe sin describes the state we are in when we replace our focus on God with a focus on ourselves. We all do it, all the time. The more selfish our heart is, [...]

While doing a bit of mini research on books about the “emerging church”, I found quite a few reccomendations for another book called ‘Mudhouse Sabbath’. The author is a Christian convert (formerly a follower of Judaism). She describes many of the spiritual practices that she misses doing since she converted and how Christians have unfortunately [...]

This past Friday as I was driving home from my guitar lesson, I narrowly avoided a head-on collision with a Cadillac Escalade. I was approaching a red light when I heard tires screech, and the next thing I knew an Suv was coming toward me at 50 miles an hour. When I imagine a near [...]

Recently I went on a spiritual retreat in the Blue Ridge mountains and one of our leaders asked us to take some quiet time alone to ponder two scripture readings:
“With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a [...]

Found an interesting article, A New Era of Tithing, at Get Religion.org about a new trend in church solicitation: http://www.getreligion.org/?p=1923
To recap, apparently there is at least one church that is using ATM style machines in their sanctuary to help capture the congregation’s tithing. Problem is, the pastor is alleged to be taking a tithe or [...]