Our culture is changing and many say for the worse. Studies show that the general population is beginning to change its attitude towards organized religion and Evangelical Protestantism in particular. Unlike past generations, people are growing increasingly suspicious and even ambivalent towards Christians. In the mean time, our government and, in fact, all of our … Continue reading
After my friend told me his story, I started thinking about how we approach the world. The one passage I keep coming back to is John 12:47, the famous, “I did not come into the world to judge the world, but to save the world.” The context around this passage is what’s most fascinating because … Continue reading
A friend of mine who waits tables recently told me of an experience he had the other night. To increase their tips servers attempt to strike conversations with guests and will use anything they can. When a server’s guests have kids the conversation gets easier. My friend saw that one of the kids kept leaning … Continue reading
If you haven’t heard already, Rebecca Black is “about to blow up” and she wants everybody to know about it. All of you “haters” out there who said, “see you later,” are, in fact, total losers and she wants you to bemoan the fact that she is doing things you never dreamed of. What’s the … Continue reading
The great Christian writer and thinker G.K. Chesterton passed away. Chesterton is easily one of the most quotable authors of the 20th century, possibly of all time. He was simply a master of the English language, but his quick wit and ability to see through hype also aided him in his writing endeavors. I find … Continue reading
“Mystic Mondays” is a series done here at the Christian Watershed in the hopes of keeping us grounded. While we support the rational defense of the faith, we must ultimately concede that our faith is beyond reason; Christianity contains reason, but reason doesn’t contain Christianity. This is because our foundation is not in a system, … Continue reading
A Unified Theodicy answers the logical problem of evil, evidential problem of evil, and existential problem of evil with one word: Love. Humans were created to love God and to love each other, but when we turned away from our purpose (which is sin) we introduced the world to evil. The irony, however, is that … Continue reading
When the Pharisees threw the woman at the feet of Jesus they did so in order to entrap Him. Would He let the prostitute go – thus violating the law of Moses – or would He show no mercy and enact the law – showing Him to be uncompassionate? Rather, He responded with the ever-famous … Continue reading
Think of the person you see as being a spiritual guru, someone you look to when seeking spiritual advice on Christianity. Now imagine that you’ve invite that person to your home for dinner, but instead of choosing to dine with you he or she instead chooses to dine with Bernie Madoff. In fact, the more … Continue reading
There are many things in pop-culture that often leave me confused, but I tend to ignore it. After all, I’m not someone who really keeps up with those aspects of American culture. I don’t generally read celebrity gossip, who’s dating or who’s breaking up, what a musicians favorite food it, and so on. When I … Continue reading
