There are two groups who think all religions are the same: the informed and the uninformed. The informed have done a general study of the main religions and have concluded that they share the same central tenants or that God is too big to put in a box so he/she/it must be larger than any […]
The Parts of the Bible I Don’t Like
There are lots of parts in the Bible I don’t like. And I’m not talking about sins I’d like to commit that the Bible tells me not to, that’s a different conversation. I’m talking parts of the Bible that make me cringe. Parts that don’t make sense to my 21st century American mind. Parts that […]
How Saying “Merry Christmas” Turned into a Swear Word
I was chatting with the free sample guy at Meijer the other day, getting some godsend cups of red velvet cake that enabled my 2-year-old and 4-year-old to make it through the rest of the grocery run. After we got done asking each other about our kids and discussing the miraculous power of red velvet […]
What does the Bible say about other religions?
What does the Bible say about other religions? “All Roads Lead to God” isn’t as nice or humble as it sounds Saying that “all roads lead to God” sounds nice. Saying that “all roads lead to God” sounds humble. You see it this way, I see it that way. All the roads on this mountain […]
Ben Carson is right about Islam, Congressman André Carson is wrong
I was listening to an interview with U.S. Representative André Carson on NPR yesterday. Carson is one of only two Muslims in Congress and was being asked about the violence that is connected with the Muslim faith. Congressman Carson was giving the standard moderate Muslim response that the texts in the Qur’an that command violence […]
5 Do’s and Don’ts of Deconstructing Your Faith
I know plenty of people who have walked away from the faith they grew up with. You probably do too. In fact, walking away from one’s childhood faith has almost become part of the American right of passage into maturity: 1. Go to church as a child, being dragged by your ear by mom or […]