wonderful article today in the Wall Street JOurnal......Weekend Section page W3.  Great discussion on language, its translations, it meanings, how people read it, and think about it ( Read more... )

And I figured (presuming this gets past the moderators, that is) that people might be interested in hearing them.

First, people that I've noticed who talk about "The Church" seem to refer to it primarily as an institution (a caveat here and everywhere else, this comes from my particular viewpoint and biases, so if I misrepresent anything, I'll ( Read more... )

People in this nation seem to be afflicted by the mental virus that afflicts the Church in every era, seizing on things that are and were the sign of the end times. 2,000 years ago, Christ's coming was believed in even more strongly than the most pre-trib Lahayite's imaginings today. Note the words: 2,000 years ago. Christ is not dependent on any ( Read more... )

Missionary activity has no business coming out of the barrel of a gun any more than it had in the old days coming out of the sword. Conversion by the sword may have a higher retention rate than conversion by the tract does, witness how Christianity spread through Europe from first, Germany, to Russia by that manner, but a religion whose Savior says ( Read more... )

Why exactly do you think we Christians aren't in the business of using armed force with our faith as much as we used to? There are groups like this in Northern Ireland, Africa, and India, but they are hardly the same thing as the Medieval armed orders like the Teutonic Knights and the Crusaders. I'm an avid reader of Church history, and that ( Read more... )

Today is the opening of an art exhibition at our church. It is part of our overall effort to encourage believers to reclaim their inheritance as creative children of a Creator God.

The central piece is one by my wife, called “The Open Tabernacle.” It is a simple open cube marked off by ribbons at each edge. Here is the accompanying description:

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Today in my Ancient & Medieval History class, we were watching a video on The Bible, specifically Genesis and Exodus. According to the host of the video, Genesis (and this is from my notes) "used the structure of the Mesopotamian myth". For example ( Read more... )

Hello,

I've heard people speak of documents that are used to prove the historical existence of Jesus. Does anyone know anything about this? What historical proof do we have, other than The Bible, that Jesus walked The Earth?

Thanks!