We have some doctors, nurses, and other medical staff in our church. In fact, I think the safest place for any of us to be is in our church. Should anyone have a health problem, someone there would be able to take care of it. In addition to medical professionals, we also have our share [...]
Marriage – Subjective or Objective?
by Wally on February 25, 2012 in Christian Living
Is marriage something that is defined by culture? Is it something that is subjective that is open to redefinition as times change? Or is marriage something that is an entity in and of itself and not subject to the whims of culture? That is; is it objective – a relationship that exists apart from the [...]
Deal or No Deal? Who is really in control
by servantsfeet on February 21, 2012 in Apologetics, Theology
Lately we have been doing a video study on John Ortbergs book entitled When the game is over it all goes back in the box, and looking at how we live in terms of the stuff, either material or immaterial, that we have, and how that effects our witness for the kingdom. We have been looking [...]
Marriage Inequality?
by Mike on February 14, 2012 in Apologetics, Resources
Given that it is Valentine’s Day I figured it would be a good time to talk about a highly controversial hot-button topic that is incredibly important to our country- same sex marriage. I am sure that most of you have seen the little blue stickers on people’s cars that have the yellow equal sign (=) [...]
Mormon Issues
by Mike on February 1, 2012 in Apologetics, Theology
For those who come to Sunday school at our church, you know that we have spent the last year or so looking at the (most) basic beliefs of Protestant Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Mormons (LDS). In the past month we have spent a lot of time going over Mormon history before getting into [...]
Book Review: Christians are Hate Filled Hypocrites and Other Lies You Have Been Told
by Mike on November 10, 2011 in Random, Resources
The title of the book is provocative. Christians are Hate Filled Hypocrites and Other Lies You Have Been Told certainly gets one’s attention. Bradley R.E. Wright Ph.D.wrote this book as a sociologist who is very frustrated by the rampant misuse of statistics, and therefore misrepresentation of evangelicals in America. His biggest frustration comes from the [...]
(Not so) Profound Facebook Theology
by Mike on November 4, 2011 in Apologetics, Random
I don’t spend a whole lot of time on facebook these days. But when I do, it is usually good for some true nuggets of philosophical gold. Among these treasures are two that are very common that I would like to discuss today. These kind of statements aren’t limited to facebook. But with facebook everyone [...]
The Name “Jehovah”.
by Wally on September 26, 2011 in Apologetics, Bible, Random, Theology
This past Sunday, during the adult study, I made a statement to the effect that I did not feel the name “Jehovah” is a good name for God. Because I do not want to detract from the focus of the class, I am going to use this forum to express the reasons for my statement. [...]
The Sociology of Being the Church- podcast link
by Mike on September 6, 2011 in Resources
Apologetics.com is one of the most influential ministries to my own ministry. They are who got me thinking critically about apologetics and how to defend my beliefs and share them with others. Christopher Neiswonger is the best of the hosts that Apologetics.com has for their radio show. Here is a link to one of the [...]
Alan Shlemon’s Podcast Series
by Mike on September 6, 2011 in Resources
Alan Shlemon of Stand to Reason came to our church back in August and we had a great time with him. For those who are interested in downloading the talks he gave (The Case for Intelligent Design and Bad Arguments Against Religion), you can do so from New Life’s website. The two talks are broken [...]
