Traditionally, church membership has been contingent on 1) Believing correctly 2) Behaving correctly 3) Belonging to the community But what happens if we invert this process: 1) Belonging unconditionally, where love and grace are the key drivers. 2) Behaving differentlyRead more…
What do you believe? … No, Really
Theoretical beliefs are listed; true beliefs are lived. One’s beliefs are rather easy to state, but authentic beliefs are tested in the crucible of life. With regard to true beliefs, the “saying” and the “doing” will be mirror images ofRead more…
Hitchens and The Rage Against God
In the ongoing discussions of secularization and its merits, value, threats, or significance, a recent book is contributing to the discussion, in particular, the aggressive vision of the New Atheists and some of their strident claims. The authorRead more…
About African belief in ‘Spirits’
To say that African people believe in spirits can be misleading. I am not sure if they know what ‘spirits’ are. ‘Spirit’ is, after all, an English word; but even native English speakers, if asked ‘what is a spirit’, oftenRead more…
The New Atheism and the Christian Mind
“God is a delusion – a ‘psychotic delinquent; invented by mad, deluded people.” [i] So believes Dr. Richard Dawkins. On the BBC radio, speaking of God he said, “This infantile explanation belongs to an earlier, superstitious era in the historyRead more…
Uncle God
Do I see God as my Father, or someone else entirely? This is an article I had published at theooze.com.Read more…
Belief
What does it mean to have “sound doctrine”Read more…