The Need For Religion
Some people do need religion. My friend Mike Todd shares some thoughts about our tension with growth played out in the idea of evolution. “The fundamental question in this line of thought is whether or not you believe in evolution. The evolution of humanity, of consciousness, of thought, and of faith. I’ve said before that I believe that God never …
What Do You Think
[Note: This video contains strong language.] I love artists. Artists are given a special permission in our culture to speak what others would not say. But by doing it in artistic form we seem to accept it in ways that we normally wouldn’t, had it come in direct form. It’s interesting to me as we begin to wrestle with the …
Buddhism’s Commitment To Reality
What do you do when the story you’ve been told no longer jibes with your understanding of reality? One of the central tensions I ran into while writing Discovering The God Imagination, was the confrontation with the traditional stories that informed my understanding of the Gospel. I had reached a point where I could no long live with the “traditional” …
Admitting Our Limitations
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Marilynne Robinson www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party This is a very interesting video of Jon Stewart interviewing Marilynne Robinson. She explores the tension between science and religion and suggests that scientists are not being honest about their own science. For the sake of good …
The Logic Of Hell
I promise you I’m not on a roll about hell. Strangely enough after posting yesterday’s post, I came across the following post about Carlton Pearson, who as a pastor renounced hell. His church subsequently fell apart. Once he starts preaching his own revelation, Carlton Pearson’s church falls apart. After all, when there’s no Hell (as the logic goes), you don’t …
The Morality Of Hell
I love Andrew Sullivan because he’s constantly finding interesting stuff. Recently he profiled a letter from a follower of Jesus wrestling with the issue hell. But it was a comment in the letter that caught my attention. The reader said: Most people I spoke with in India shared the same gratitude and love for their beloved Ganesha that I did …
The Term Biblical
Recently I was watching a video on a church related topic and one of the people in the video kept saying, “These things must take place to be Biblical.” And something inside of me kept poking me in the side when he said that. So I sat with it for about six point two seconds and then it hit me. …
Not Cut Out For Religion
This was insightful and deeply creative from Jude Simpson.It explores the nature of following Jesus and our insipid desire to dumb it down. I ask you, what’s the answer, and you just ask me questions, and I’m like, “hello, I thought you were God?” Can’t I just download you, pay-as-I-go to decode you – a quick fix listen on my …
Who Needs Convincing
What if John Piper’s diatribe is really a need to convince himself about an angry God? The Piper dust up has really gotten me thinking about something. How often have we seen someone really go out on a limb to prove a point about God, or doctrine, or something of significant importance? And in the wake of that, the person …
When The Thing Becomes The Thing
What happens when the thing we’re doing becomes the thing? Recently I read something about a church that was commended for doing some really great things for helping the poor. They received some significant recognition from someone who is deeply active in world affairs. And I commend them too. But as I read the article, I couldn’t help wonder (mostly …
