I'm amazed at how many people on their spiritual journey will accumulate beliefs that line up with the way they already think. …
Only four logically defensible spiritual paths.
As far as I see it there are only four logically defensible spiritual paths a person may walk. Accept yourself as the highest authority and pursue whatever interests you, including perhaps the rejection of all religious thought whatsoever. Accept your logic as the highest authority and rigorously …
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The Only Time I Give Satan Credit
Ordinarily, I don't give Satan any credit for anything that happens, but I have become convinced that there are some times when he rears his ugly head in particularly oppressive fashion. I believe Satan gets specifically active whenever a person …
Barack On Abortion
I was disturbed to see this video from Barack Obama talking about his intentions regarding the abortion issue... …
Prayer for the next level
Lord in Heaven, I'm sensing your call to take my steps into a new level of relationship with you. It's more than a desire in my heart. It's more than a thought or a notion. It's a repetitive prompting that you have more for me and a constant reminder that I need it. I've washed over it quite often. …
Do Supernovae Give Evidence of a Young Earth?
In light of my recent message on science and the Bible and how they relate, some friends pointed me to Answers in Genesis, a website that attempts to explain and defend the position that God created the earth in 6 literal 24 hour days no more than 10,000 years ago. I've long desired to see real …
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Questions on Theistic Evolution
NOTE: These questions were emailed to me and I thought they were worth posting here! These come from David Hynes, a deep-thinking guy who's been coming to our church since our Grand Opening. Hey Jeff! I didn't see how to post comments on your blog, so I decided to email instead. I'll go …
Is religion a product of evolution?
Here's another video clip that can hopefully provoke some discussion about the relationship between faith and science and whether or not religion is the product of evolutionary processes. Watch it if you can and tell me what you think! …
Ken Miller on the Evolution of Humans
What do you think of this video? …
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Addressing the Issue of Science and Faith
In light of our current discussion in the WHY campaign, I'm posting here links to a couple articles I have written here. I hope they are informative and helpful. Science v. Religion Angels Demons and the Scientific Method …
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Why does God demand total submission?
At Southside Church, we have been going through a churchwide campaign called, WHY> 40 Days Pursuing Answers to Life's Biggest Questions. I haven't posted the sermons yet, but we're just finishing our second week of the program, and already I've been challenged with some pretty big …
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Great Weekend… Or Not?
This is just a quick post to say that I had a really fun weekend on one hand and a really bad weekend on the other. At T.G.I. Friday's (where I just started to work part-time as a waiter), I had a section of two tables only, but in the brief couple hours of lunch, I managed to make over $30 in …
Are we willing to engage atheism?
I just preached a message this week on the reasons we should believe in God, and as a result I've been watching some videos from some serious atheists to get their perspective. There are some interesting thoughts out there, and I'm going to post here a collection of video clips and links to people …
The Universe Needs a Creator
I believe in God because the universe needs a creator. The first reason I have for my own belief in God is that the universe needs a creator. WARNING: I have a degree in philosophy and some of the concepts I use for my belief in God require the use of some technical terms. Here's a quick glossary …
Why should I believe in God?
Three kinds of people ask this question: Some people ask this question to pick a fight. They have made up their mind about their own belief in God, and they are trying to push my buttons. They want me to engage them in debate. Sometimes I do. Some people ask this question to put up a smoke screen. …
Productivity: August 13, 2007
Today's Accomplishments I mowed the lawn. I read a chapter from Transforming Discipleship: Making Disciples a Few at a Time I sent an email to Greg, Kyle, and Josh about our Four Guys and God meeting. (We are going to work through the 10 commandments in our discipleship). I've taken a closer look …