Part of being Christian means that we allow Jesus to serve us. This is completely backwards to the way the world tends to work. Usually those with power are served by those with less power, but this is not the upside-down way of Jesus. In the Kingdom of God, Jesus has all the power and he serves us. When he washes the disciple’s feet, Jesus shows that he sacrifices in small act of services. The Read More …
This week I challenged readers to write their own tips on choosing a church- How to Choose a Church (A Challenge). It’s really easy to pull an article from the blogosphere, dismantle it, and move on to the next article. I don’t want to do that. I want to critique, contribute, and get critiqued. So here is my offering for non-church goers on how they should choose a church. 1. Talk to your friends. This Read More …
This week I was led to this article A Non-Churchgoer’s Guide For Finding A Church For Your Family. I was quite interested in what the author would have to say about how to choose a church. This article however was not helpful at all since it was filled with all kinds of assumptions not based on how churches actually are. First, I want to say that I really liked Mr. Nick Shell’s article 8 Non-Religious Read More …
Within Christianity I have learned that there are three realms to spirituality. Our connection to God. Our connection to others. Our connection to ourselves. If we only have one or two of the three, our spirituality is missing something. This article is primarily about the first realm. Recently, I have come across several people who identify themselves as “spiritual.” However, when prompted further, they couldn’t identity what makes them so. I understand that within various Read More …
On this New Year’s day I only have one thing on my mind. I admit it’s kind of random for the first post of the year–legalism. I have been kicking this idea around in my head so I decided to write on it. If your looking for definitions on legalism you can find it here, here, and here, so I won’t offer a definition beyond these. I became very familiar with legalism when I attended a Read More …
I wonder if anyone has ever read the Hippocratic Oath. Here is the text, just in case you haven’t. I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia and all the gods, and goddesses, making them my witnesses, that I will fulfill according to my ability and judgment this oath and this covenant: To hold him who has taught me this art as equal to my parents and to live my life in Read More …
I am a British Christian. My family were Christians when Ireland was still in pagan darkness. I belong to the ancient church of this land. I didn’t like the thought of this Irish missionary upstart. I thought he was a puppet of the English king, whom I hate. When I saw him coming down the lane I would have passed by in silence. But something about him, something in the way he looked at me, made me stop. ‘Are Read More …