Category Archives: faith

Selective Scripture Editing and Logical Conclusions

Posted on 06/21/2010 by

I don’t like “devotionals.”  They are almost always silly, trite, supposed “life lessons” that are tied, loosely, to a particular bit of scripture, with little to no theological grounding. Very often, that scripture has been edited to remove bits that … Continue reading →

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Annoying Street Preachers Annoy Me

Posted on 04/24/2009 by

Tonight we went to the Merchant Square section of Williamsburg to find something to eat. While we did end up finding a lovely restaurant with wonderful food, we also found street preachers shouting hellfire and damnation to anyone who would … Continue reading →

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The Apostle Paul Went To Spain?

Posted on 08/17/2008 by

In church this morning I was listening to the minister read from Romans, when all of a sudden I hear him say “… and Paul wanted to go to Spain.” Wha-huh? Maybe I just haven’t paid attention before, but I … Continue reading →

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My Church Was Robbed Last Night

Posted on 07/21/2008 by

I don’t have any details, but I just got an email from my church saying we were robbed last night. What sort of person robs a church? My first thought upon hearing this was “Man, I hope this guy rots … Continue reading →

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Finding vs. Discovering

Posted on 12/07/2007 by

As an Advent project this year, I decided to translate the two Nativity stories in the New Testament, Luke 2:1 – 20 and Matthew 1:18 – 2:12, from Greek into English. Yes, it’s been done a thousand times already, but … Continue reading →

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My Eucharistic Theology

Posted on 11/22/2007 by

Eucharistic theologycreated with QuizFarm.com You scored as Zwingli You are Ulrich Zwingli. You believe that bread and wine are symbols of the absent Jesus. You believe in interpreting Scripture reasonably. Zwingli 94% Calvin 81% Luther 63% Orthodox 50% Unitarian 19% … Continue reading →

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What a Lovely Christian

Posted on 05/11/2007 by

There are some “Christians” who give the rest of us a bad name. Some TV-preacher jack-ass called Bill Keller is one of them. He’s going off on Mitt Romney for being a member of a “cult” and being evil and … Continue reading →

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Bruce Metzger, R.I.P.

Posted on 02/15/2007 by

Bruce Metzger died on Tuesday. He was 93. I first heard the name when I read Bart Ehrman’s book Misquoting Jesus last year. Metzger was a leading figure in the world of biblical textual criticism, and the general editor of … Continue reading →

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God Did Not Write the Bible

Posted on 07/20/2006 by

There’s a big discussion going on over at the Rapture-Ready Message Board concerning the current state of affairs in the Middle East. Lots and lots of people there are all a-flutter that “the Rapture” is nigh and they’re busily packing … Continue reading →

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It’s A Good Thing I Was Prepared…

Posted on 03/06/2005 by

In my Sunday School class we are studying a book called The Other Gospels, which is a collection of Gnostic texts, discovered at Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945. This week our text was The Dialogue of the Savior, and it … Continue reading →

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