Freedom of Speech

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Political Issues | 3 Comments »

When I hear about some of the issues going on today in this nation with respect to the "separation of church and state" (and don't get me started on how out of context that is often taken) it is beginning to remind me of CD release from back in the late '80s or early '90s by rapper Ice-T. The name of one of his albums was "Freedom of Speech: Just Watch What You Say." There are ...

Take This Body, Take This Blood

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | 2 Comments »

Having been raised in the Catholic church prior to disavowing all things church-related, I had always been taught certain things about communion, or the "Lord's Supper." In Roman Catholicism, as well as in Lutheran tradition, communion is thought of quite differently than much of the reformed Church. The word used for this distinction is "transubstantiation." That's a big mouthful of letters that, put together, relay the idea that the bread and wine served at communion, once ...

Spiritual Leaders

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | 2 Comments »

For years now, leadership expert and trainer John Maxwell has taught that "everything rises and falls on leadership." Many other books and training courses on management and leadership include the same concept. The leader is responsible for the success or failure of the team. On the flip-side of that, many marriage and relationship experts talk about a husband and wife as a team. As with business or sports or any other team, a marriage generally needs a ...

Koko Begat Bubbles Begat Adam

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments Off

In writing this, an assumption is being made that the concept of evolution does not need a great deal of explanation. The basic premise that must be understood for the purpose of this post is the idea that human beings descended from apes (or ape-like creatures). There are a number of issues with this type of thing, though we see it taught in our school system as if it were an indisputable, proven fact. For now, ...