Archive for January, 2012
My Experience at a Local Mosque
Recently I went to service at a local Muslim Mosque. A couple weeks ago I was asked to participate in a debate between myself and a Muslim Imam. I went to the service and then talked with the Imam afterwards. We are still working out the details for the debate, but I thought I would [...]
Homosexuality, The Bible, and Soulforce #2
Homosexuality and same sex marriage has become a very hot topic and those who believe the Bible says it is a sin or that the government should not recognize same sex marriage have become reluctant to speak out. There are several reasons for this, but one of them is not being able to deal with [...]
Why I Love Religion and Jesus
This video echos the mantra of so many people today. Saying, “I hate religion, but I love Jesus” doesn’t say what people think it does. What people don’t understand is that as soon as you say you believe in something…like Jesus…you have dogma which means you have religion. Jesus was not anti-religion, he was anti-bad [...]
What Students Want vs. What they Need
Recently Rick Lawrence of Group Magazine published the results of a survey of 20,000 plus teens answering the following questions: What would you like to do More of in your church’s youth ministry? (these results were published in the latest print version of Group) What is your biggest challenge in growing deeper in your relationship [...]
Homosexuality, The Bible, and Soulforce
Not to long ago I had a long Facebook discussion about the issue of homosexuality. That particular discussion was more political in nature and did not address (at least not in depth) what the Bible has to say on the issue. An organization called Soulforce has, as one of its resources, an online article that [...]
What’s New in 2012
Many people make resolutions to change something about there life each year, perhaps you are one of those people. Few people are successful in making those resolutions reality. There are at least a couple reasons why and if these obstacles can be overcome, then perhaps 2012 can be the year you succeed. Ecclesiastes says, “What [...]
