I’m currently reading through Tony Jones’ The New Christians and I am continuing to see the same problems in the Emergent movement that essentially drove me away from it. Before diving into the problems with the Emergent movement, I do want to commend them on what I see them as getting correct: 1) Christianity … Continue reading
I remember when I used to attend a “God-Box” church (my term for megachurches, or churches that aspire to be megachurches – termed “God-Box” because everything comes preprogrammed, so there really is no need for God) the youth minister had a brilliant idea. Though the church was situated in the ghetto area of town – … Continue reading
If Americans wish to see revival occur within America, they are going to have to start focusing on the glory of God. The problem with American evangelicalism is that though it is conservative, it can often lack godliness. It is possible to be conservative without being godly – if one believes that Christ is the … Continue reading
ID is merely a politically motivated agenda that is meant to further the cause of the far right Republicans. One common objection against ID is that it is merely a tool of the scary Right Wing political party. As the theory goes, the Religious Right is attempting to get ID snuck into classrooms in order … Continue reading
A few years ago I was an assistant coach to a high school debate class. One common thing that must be drilled into the heads of high school debaters is to do their best to avoid insulting the other team. I didn’t always follow this advice in high school which … Continue reading
One of the biggest accusations levied against Christianity – and theism in general – is that it is completely irrational, but when one examines an epistemological system that allows for knowledge, one must come to the conclusion that Christianity and theism are far more rational and plausible than naturalism. The problem for naturalism is … Continue reading
