Church vs. Christianity – Part II

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments Off

Last week, I started discussing some of the issues of the Church with respect to how they approach and/or address sin. This is not all Christians in all situations, but it is prevalent enough that it creates a perception of the Church as a whole. It is connected to the whole idea of Christianity and drives people away from Christ. Where I started to go with this last week was...I basically started to take a look ...

Church vs. Christianity

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture, Christian Living | Comments Off

It is no secret that throughout history, terrible human tragedies can be traced back to the Church. Specifically the Christian Church. Notice I'm using the capital 'C' for Church. This is to indicate the idea that it is the body of Christ followers and not a specific denomination that I'm referring to. What sorts of things am I referring to? Just read the news some time. Look at the pictures of Christian protestors at the doors ...

A-B-C Plan

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living, Political Issues | Comments Off

We've all heard of the ABC plan for fighting against the spread of the AIDS virus. If you haven't, it came out during (I think actually from but I can't be sure) the previous presidential administration. The basic idea of the ABC plan is pretty simple. The 'A' stands for "Abstinence." In other words, the idea here is that one way to slow the spread of AIDS is to abstain from sexual activity. This part of ...

If I Were God…

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 by Dan Carrington posted in God's Character | Comments Off

It seems like there is just no such thing as having too many articles about the "Problem of Evil" in the blogosphere, these days. In the interest of living that out, here's another one. The way I'd like to approach this today is from the perspective of why people feel like the Problem of Evil is as significant as they feel it is. After all, when I hear about people using this to describe their disbelief ...

Happy Resurrection Day – Jesus Lives!

Sunday, April 4th, 2010 by Ty Wallace posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." (John 11:25-26) We can be assured that these words are true because Jesus Himself rose from the dead! May you reflect on this day all that God has done for us in Jesus Christ and be ever thankful for his riches in grace and mercy. Happy Resurrection Day!