James Calkins at http://theologetics.blogspot.com/ posted some questions he’s been thinking about lately, and asked his readers to take a shot with some of them. I started to respond there, and it got too long, so I decided to do some cross-linking. Hopefully he’ll come here to read my response. His questions, summarized, were:

…questions about God, humanity, life, death, afterlife, eternity, the Bible, evil, suffering, etc., etc… Questions like, “Why doesn’t God seem to work in the same ways He did in the past? If He is immutable then why does it appear that He has changed?” and, “If God is eternal then what was He doing (pardon the mixed metaphor) before He created the universe, and if He is unchanging then wouldn’t He have never made a universe since that would constitute a universe-sized change in His pre-creation habits?” and… “I understand the existence of love to be in harmony with a good God who is both unchanging and triune, because there has always been love among the members if the Godhead, but where did His ‘wrath’ originate?”

An honest look at Armenian and Calvinist theology concerning salvation.

Today I was listening to “Misery Signals,” a (in my opinion) very good metal band out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This band raises an interesting question about faith that I would like to comment on.

I gave a speech for my small group at church on the importance of reason in the Christian faith. For those of you who know me, you know that this has been a very important topic to me, and I was very excited for the opportunity to speak on it.

I’ve been listening to a song recently that I would like to share with you. I believe that one should not turn their back on challenges against their beliefs, but should in the name of all honesty and sincerity be able to face them and acknowledge them for what they are, even if there are no solid answers. I find this song personally challenging to my own beliefs, appreciate it for its honesty, and accept it as a real, living and breathing challenge many have about the existence of God that has little to do with academics.

Today everything has to make sense. One can argue and rationalize about beliefs, and one feels the burden of proof laid upon them for the things they believe. If something does not make sense, why believe it? I certainly feel this way. Should I believe in something that does not make sense to me? The answer is as I expect, “No.” Why not? “Because it wouldn’t make sense to believe in something that doesn’t make sense.”

A co-worker of mind and her husband attend a pretty seeker-friendly church, and she’s admitted to me that she doesn’t feel like the church actually teaches that much. The format seems to be that the pastor will choose some topic that he’ll cover for a couple of months, and it might be “relationships” or whatever, [...]

With this 3-part article I discuss religion and love, and two popular statements often used in these contexts. My intention is not to cause unreasonable speculation, but to maybe clear up some confusion that I think exists when talking about religion and love.

With this 3-part article I discuss religion and love, and two popular statements often used in these contexts. My intention is not to cause unreasonable speculation, but to maybe clear up some confusion that I think exists when talking about religion and love.

With this 3-part article I discuss religion and love, and two popular statements often used in these contexts. My intention is not to cause unreasonable speculation, but to maybe clear up some confusion that I think exists when talking about religion and love.