Universal Values?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in Personal | No Comments »

“Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values. It requires that their proposals be subject to argument, and amenable to reason. I may ... Read more..

Chapter 2: From House Churches to Holy Cathedrals

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Posted in Pagan Christianity? | No Comments »

From House Churches to Holy Cathedrals As already stated in earlier posts, the early church believed that Jesus was the very presence of God and that the body of Christ (the ... Read more..

Chapter 2: Temples, Priests, and Sacrifices

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Posted in Pagan Christianity? | No Comments »

Temples, Priests, and Sacrifices Continuing in Chapter 2 of Pagan Christianity? authors Frank Viola and George Barna point out that the Old Testament Hebrews had a faith experience centered around the ... Read more..

Chapter 2: The Church Building - Inheriting the Edifice Complex

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Posted in Pagan Christianity? | No Comments »

Well, here we go. Chapter Two of Pagan Christianity? deals with the first specific example of a pagan practice adopted by the church. That being the idea that the church ... Read more..

Intelligent Design in Oak Park, Illinois

Sunday, October 30th, 2005 Posted in Intelligent Design | No Comments »

Oak Park is the community where I live and we have 2 local weekly newspapers. On October 26th, 2005 the Wednesday Journal ran an open letter from a local resident, ... Read more..

Paul Tounier on Silence

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005 Posted in Personal | No Comments »

My wife and I went away over the past weekend for some rest, reflection and prayer. We sensed a need to reconnect with God, each other, and our own feelings ... Read more..