Monday Morning Apologist: Homosexuality wasn’t Important to Jesus?
-OBJECTION: Paul may have spoken about homosexuality, but Jesus never did, so I believe it’s okay because it wasn’t important to Jesus.
Monday Morning Apologist: Should Christians tell People they’re going to Hell?
-OBJECTION: Telling someone they’re going to hell is not loving, nice, or Christ-like.
Monday Morning Apologist: More Than One Way to Heaven?
-OBJECTION: There’s more than one way to heaven; all religions are roads leading to the same place. It's bigoted to think otherwise.
Monday Morning Apologist: Proof for God’s Existence?
-OBJECTION: I need proof that God exists. Otherwise, I will not believe.
Monday Morning Apologist: Jesus – Just a Moral Teacher?
-OBJECTION: I believe in Jesus but not as divine. He was simply a great moral teacher.
Monday Morning Apologist: Is the Bible Fiction?
-OBJECTION: “The Bible is fiction, myth. You believe in fiction.”
Monday Morning Apologist: Religion? Man-Made?
-OBJECTION: “Religion is a man-made creation meant to control. I don’t believe in organized religion.”
Intro to Monday Morning Apologist (#MMApologist)
A couple years ago, I started sharing the "Monday Morning Apologist" posts to my social media account. After some thought the other day, it seemed wise to add it to my blog (though the blog is private at the time of this entry). An apology (or apologist), in this context, is a defense of something communicated through speech or writing. So, this is not an "apology" in the sense of reflecting...
The Color of Compromise: A Critical Analysis and Review
The Color of Compromise. By Jemar Tisby. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2019. 215 pp. $21.99. Hardcover. **WARNING POSSIBLE SPOILERS** Effort has been made to minimize spoilers, but a critical analysis and review requires at least some interaction with the content of the book. America's history, though less than 300 years old, is a rather complex and polarizing subject. There are moments of...
A Prayer For Our Current State
O Lord, Creator of all things, we need You desperately.
You are most excellent in all Your ways.
You knew us before the foundation of the world and saw our paths from a distance.
My God, there is no god but You.
We can do nothing apart from You.
We trust in You. Our community, our region, our nation, and our world needs You.
All the seeds of sinful destruction we planted are coming back to devour...