Thursday, July 31, 2008

Church music and worldliness

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Some aspects of church music are too close to the world. a) Showing off. This, by the way, doesn't have to be done with a guitar or a dr...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Sunspots 171

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: An article in Slate says that there may be a link betw...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Church Music and the body

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Certain habits are considered dangerous, by Christians and others, because they put our body at risk. Some Christians might even go so far a...
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Monday, July 28, 2008

Church music, some additional thoughts

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In a previous post , I presented Biblical evidence that worship may legitimately be quite loud, and that it also may be quite soft. I would ...
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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Music in worship: Some thoughts from the Bible

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There are more than two opinions on what (if any) music should be part of worship. But a lot of opinion seems to be in two camps. Some peopl...
Friday, July 25, 2008

Would Lazarus have been better off dead?

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Would Lazarus have been better off dead? Would he have been better off if Jesus had not called him back to life? That's a pretty presump...
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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Religious Tolerance? Guidelines for Christian behavior

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In a previous post , I indicated that I believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. OK. So how should I act if I believe that? 1...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Sunspots 170

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Humor: (Except that it's sadly true) Ellen Goodman on the ou...
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Religious Tolerance? Why I believe that Christ is the only Savior

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Is Christ the only way to salvation? How tolerant of other beliefs should Christians be? Tolerance, especially tolerance of the religious be...
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Monday, July 21, 2008

What Christians Believe: Behavior

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In a previous post , I indicated that the Nicene Creed is often taken as a summary of what Christians believe. I pointed out that it says no...
Sunday, July 20, 2008

What Christians Believe

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What do Christians believe? That's a good question, and the answer, whatever it may be, will certainly not please everyone. However, let...
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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Grass, by Sheri S. Tepper

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Sheri S. Tepper is a prolific writer, and at least one of her novels ( Grass , which was published by Doubleday in 1989, and is the subject...
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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Is Google Making Us Stupid?

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An article in the current Atlantic has the same title as this post. The author muses about that question, and his musings deserve to be wi...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Sunspots 169

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Humor: Scott Uselman has posted some good advice for husbands. ...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Ten recent books that claim that evolution and Christian faith are compatible

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Steve Martin has posted a list of ten books that, in his opinion, are reasonably well-written (all by scientists) and "[promote] the c...
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Monday, July 14, 2008

Henry Neufeld on death as part of natural selection

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Henry Neufeld is one of several Christian thinkers who do not see the amount of death needed for God to have used natural selection as part...
Sunday, July 13, 2008

Chance, yet again, in the Bible

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Proverbs 18:18 The lot puts an end to quarrels and decides between powerful contenders. ( ESV ) As often in Proverbs, this statement do...
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Sunspots 168

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Humor: The Onion reports that 98% of US commuters favor publi...
Sunday, July 06, 2008

Why didn't the Apostles raise James from the dead?

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Jesus brought some people back from the dead to life. The early church did, too. In Acts 9:36-41 , Peter raised Dorcas from the dead. Anothe...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Sunspots 167

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: More than you probably wanted to know about itching, bu...