God designed us with absolute and inviolate free will so that we could choose to be in relationship with him; the fidelity of a person who has no choice but to give it is worthless. God desires a real relationship with us, not one of zombie automaton to controlling master.
Granting us absolute and inviolate free [...]
Archive for the ‘Christianity’ Category
2 Jul
How to Believe in God: Brain First, THEN Emotion
30 Jun
The Fear That Feeds Our Discontent
We all struggle with too often or habitually doing or thinking things that we know are bad for us and/or those around us.
Our dysfunctional behavior is fueled by anger and resentment deeply rooted within us. We are angry at the fact that, somewhere along the line of our lives, our core emotional needs were not [...]
20 May
Forget Yourself to Save Yourself
When things get tough for us, we think we need to start watching out for ourselves. But the only way any of us can really protect ourselves is by losing ourselves in the service of others.
19 May
A Pro-Gay McCain and Emptying Churches: Hello, New World?
Meghan McCain’s brand of Republicanism increases, while church attendance decreases. It’s starting to look like a whole new world out there.
13 May
Lying Carrie Prejean Has No Moral Authority
Once again we Christians are proving to the world that the trees of condemnation are more important to us than the forest of the truth.
4 May
Why Forbidding Evangelical Soldiers To Proselytize Makes Me Proud To Be American
Apparently some Christian soldiers stationed in Afghanistan are (sort of) proselytizing to the local population. Their story (aired on Al-Jazeera) brought to mind two reasons I’m proud to be American.
29 Apr
The (Confusing?) Power of the Devout Gay Christian
An email reminds me of the fact that some of the most devout, biblically knowledgeable Christians I have ever known are gay.
17 Apr
Christians: Minus the Sex, is Gay Love OK?
Christians: God is love.
We love God.
Thus (and even just because we’re human) we love love.
We do not love it, though, when people of the same gender love each other. Not when that love is sexual, anyway.
Man loving his best friend? Very good. Man going Brokeback Mountain with his best friend? Very bad.
We don’t mind love [...]
16 Apr
Make That Christianity: 95% Brains, 5% Emotion
Yesterday, did I say that Christianity is 5% brains and 95% emotion?
What I was thinking?
Let’s change that to 95% brains, and 5% emotion.
Here’s why that formula also works: You would have to be one drool-stained moron to commit your heart, mind and soul to any faith or belief system that isn’t obviously, and in every [...]
15 Apr
Christianity: 5% Brain, 95% Emotion. Yeah, Baby!
I think those of us who believe in God are sometimes too reluctant to acknowledge that first and foremost the religious experience is about emotion. It has an intellectual aspect, of course—but the intellectualizing of religion comes way after the swooning, singing, crying, hoping, and repenting it inspires.
First you cry; then you write a book. [...]
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