Atheist or Agnostic?
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living | No Comments »In the past, I had often thought a certain way regarding the difference between someone who claims to be an atheist versus someone claiming to be agnostic. My understanding had been that atheism was a very arrogant claim. My understanding was that to be an atheist, one was claiming that there was certainly no God. It seemed to me that this was an impossible claim unless one knew first-hand of the existence of every single ...
The Supreme Good (the Chief End of Man)
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 by Ty Wallace posted in Christian Living | No Comments »"What is the chief end of man?" It is a question as old as the existence of man himself. Not only is this a very important question we should be asking ourselves (as well as know the answer to) but there is really no way a person can avoid it, although many try. And how so? If not by brushing it under a rug, people will take on one or more of the various philosophies of ...
Human Value
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living | 1 Comment »According to the Bible, Man was created in God's image. It is upon this basis that Jesus makes His statement about the second greatest commandment which is to "love your neighbor as yourself." What about those who are not Christian and do not hold to the authority of the Bible? In those cases, how is human value determined? In fact, how is it even recognized as being valuable? If we are here as a mere result ...
Weighing the Truth
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living | 8 Comments »Over time, if one pays attention to this sort of thing, one gets to see or hear a variety of different "reasons" for claiming something as truth. One can also see or hear many different ideas as to how these "truths" were determined to be "true" or not. This is something about which we must be very careful. Many people have probably heard or read about the Mormons' "burning in the bosom" as being a method ...
The Truth Hurts…But It’s Still the Truth
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living, Evangelism | 7 Comments »Interesting thing about truth...it's true whether you want it to be or not. Sometimes we like it. Sometimes it doesn't matter either way. Other times, however, we don't particularly like it at all. It's those times that we have to be very careful. The Church in America today has to be very careful when it comes to truth. You see, so many of us tend to base what is true on how we feel about a ...
It’s Not My Place to Say
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture, Christian Living | 2 Comments »Has this ever happened to you? You're talking with someone and there is mention of a situation where someone is choosing to do something you both agree is morally wrong. Yet, the person says, "Well, I've done the same thing, so I can't really say anything." Is it just me, or does this sound a bit like some sort of moral relativism or avoidance issue? It's odd to me that when it comes to certain things, ...
Is It Christian, or Is It Culture?
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living | 1 Comment »More and more, these days, we continue to hear skeptics deride Christianity for many reasons. Some of them are completely absurd and untrue. Sadly, quite a few of the complaints about Christians are true. At least, to the extent that they accurately depict a fairly large majority of professed Christians. I believe, however, that Christianity is not the issue. While I do feel that others' perceptions of Christianity is a contributing factor, I don't see that ...
False Options
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Christian Living | Comments OffIn so many conversations I've had or heard, there is an interesting and common thing that I hear over and over again. Typically, this is when the "conversation" is more of a debate of some sort. Whether about theology, politics or whatever something strange often happens. As an example, the other day I was talking with a co-worker about a particular political issue. I won't mention the fact that it was about the health care reform ...
Send Your Tweets To the Almighty?
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 by Ty Wallace posted in Christian Living | 1 Comment »Want to reach God on Twitter? Not that you really need a Twitter account to talk to the Almighty as He already hears the prayers of the righteous. That be it may, an Israeli university student has taken upon himself to open a Twitter account that will allow fellow tweeters to tweet prayers that he will then place in the crevices of Jerusalem's Western Wall, a Jewish holy site that faithful believe provides a direct ...
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 ...
