Things Unchurched People Dislike About Christians

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 by Ty Wallace posted in Christian Living | 7 Comments »

Just prior to Jesus' crucifixion he told his disciples, "If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you" (John 15:19). Now while we Christians should not worry about the fact that the world may hate us, we should make sure it is not for all the wrong reasons. I found ...

Apologetics Today

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living, Evangelism | Comments Off

To be completely fair, this is probably more for me than for anyone else. At times, it seems as though I have a tendancy to assume that the same mistakes that I'm making are the ones that many Christians out there are making. With that, my hope is that someone who actually is making the same mistakes as me might read this and that it would somehow bless them.

Context is King

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments Off

If someone were to ask the question, "What's the best way to refute the teachings of the Christian Bible," I suppose the answer would be..."Simple. Just take everything out of context." It really is just that easy. The sad truth of the matter is that both skeptics and Christians have been notorious for doing this very thing for centuries. I suppose to many, that might be a rather bold and even controversial way to begin. Perhaps ...

New Study Reveals That Living Together First Can Spoil Marriage – No Really?

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 by Ty Wallace posted in Marriage & Family | Comments Off

I know, the title of this post hints at sarcasm but this is something us Christians have been saying for some time. I'm glad to see that their is now some secular proof to back up the fact that co-habitation prior to marriage does not make for a healthy marriage. In fact, it sets it up for dismal failure. The study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Family Psychology, reveals that upwards of ...

One-Sided

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living | Comments Off

Now, I'll be the first to admit that Christians can often be one-sided when it comes to controversial issues. We are not necessarily any better than others when it comes to ignoring important information when it may seem to weaken the arguments for our own conclusions. There is an excellent article about this that would probably be beneficial reading for Christians and skeptics alike. That being said, since I'm on the Christian side of this everlasting ...

Two-Party Pains

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Political Issues | Comments Off

In the past, I have never devoted much of my time to politics. In fact, in my younger years, there was pretty much no time in my life for such things. As far as I was concerned, politicians were just a bunch of power-hungry, lying thieves who's decisions only mildly impacted my life. Well, some of this perception still remains to a large degree. Nonetheless, I have followed the last few elections a bit more closely. ...