The Blasted Fig Tree
There’s a lot of debate about this story in Jesus’s life. Some say it shows Jesus getting seriously irked by an inanimate object that had no reason to have figs on it, since it wasn’t fig season; therefore, Jesus was just a man who got mad for no good reason—clearly refuting any claims of divinity. […]
How Can the Garden of Eden Story Be True?
A fellow blogger once printed an interesting post in his blog, and this post was my response to his statement. I wish I could link my readers to the original article, but it’s since been removed from the site. Still, I think these points are worth noting. Eden, wherever it was, would have been destroyed […]
Superstition or Religion? Where Does the Person of True Faith Stand?
True Christianity has on work gloves and snake-boots. It wades in and attacks problems while relying on God for strength to persevere through whatever difficulties may occur. …true faith removes a person from the tyranny of fear and allows the person to live in peace.
WWJD, Anyway? Turn the Other Cheek, or Turn the Tables?
There is a debate going on right now in various blogs on the Blogging Network about whether it is right or wrong for a Blogger A to censure (not censor) Blogger B for what A views as offensive, blasphemous, or inappropriate material. In one series of comments, it was suggested that the offended person should turn […]
The Parable of the Talents: What Does It Mean?
It’s always bothered me, this story from Matthew’s gospel. A king heads off on a journey, leaving his three servants in charge of his wealth. One guy gets five portions, the second gets two portions, and the third gets only one portion. The text says that the master was aware of each servant’s ability and […]
First Sunday Musings
Today is the first Sunday of February, so we had Communion at church. It was unusual, almost difficult, for me, as it was my almost-six-year-old’s first. He asked Jesus into his heart a couple of weeks ago, and I told him he could take Communion with me today. I was very happy for him, of course, […]