I don’t watch TV. I mean, I watch stuff on my TV—but “only” DVD’s, since I don’t subscribe to any cable service. I would watch regular TV, but I have issues with commercials. So I don’t. Ah, DVD’s. Right now I’m (back on) a Seinfeld phase. Last night I watched the “Yada, Yada” episode. Classic! [...]
Archive for the ‘Christianity’ Category
31 Aug
Sarah Palin and Lady Gaga: What They Have in Common, and Why (Hallelujah!) They’re Both Right
[Update: Just to be clear---because there seems to be some misunderstanding about this, for which I'm happy to take full responsibility---this piece is in no way meant as a commentary on either the political message of Sarah Palin, or the music of Lady Gaga. It's simply a look at what I believe to be the [...]
30 Aug
Praying When You Have Low Self-Esteem
A thoughtful commenter to my post What Is Prayer? expressed his concern that he’s essentially not good enough to come to God with his problems and prayers. “God’s focus is deserved so much more by the millions with bigger issues [than mine],” he wrote. “Can anyone recommend a good book on the topic of prayer [...]
28 Aug
What Is Prayer?
“What is prayer? Thanks!” That was the entire email recently sent to me by a reader. How could I not respond? The short answer is that prayer is deliberately, attentively, and openly turning your mind to God. The longer answer is that there are in essence two kinds of prayers: meditative and intentional.
27 Aug
Is It Our Fault That We Christians Think We’re Superior?
Ha, ha, ha. That joke title was just my way of saying, “I overdrank this weekend.” (I’m kidding. I didn’t.) But yes, now that you mention it, overdrank is a word. Well, it is now, anyway. If you keep up on the world of book publishing, you know that with blinding speed the industry is [...]
24 Aug
What Exactly is the Holy Spirit?
One of the things that’s lately come up here in the comment threads are questions about the exact nature of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God–fully God, not any sort of partial, almost God sort of thing–that any believer in Christ understands resides within him or her. It’s the means by which God [...]
23 Aug
On the Christian’s Natural Sense of Superiority
Being close to God is something to be grateful for, not proud of.
21 Aug
The Song of the True Believer
I believe that my beliefs about the qualities and nature of God are absolutely, 100% correct. I just don’t think that what I think about God is correct. I know it is. I know it with everything in my being. True knowledge of the true God is a crucible consuming all but what it creates: awe, [...]
20 Aug
Is Christianity the Right Religion? Is Hell Real?
Lately I seem to have become Answer Guy. Which is cool, of course. More than cool; it’s an honor that people write me with the stuff they do. I appreciate those of you who follow my blog sort of tracking me while I answer this stuff (and of course via the comments helping out with [...]
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