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So where have I been again...
Well, I've been reading a lot instead of writing a lot. I've realized that I really want to write, but I haven't given myself the time to actually grind it out with respect to topics that I think deserve a lot of time. I know I can write well, but I have to treat it like a craft. I've learned this from reading some other really good blogs lately. ( Read more... ) -
Identity, Grace, and being a Christian
I'm going to try to explain an idea that's been turning over in my mind for awhile about the way many Christians read the Bible. For those who read this who aren't Christians, this entry may be particularly uninteresting, but I want to leave it open to people not on my list, so instead of limiting only to people on *my* list who I know are ( Read more... ) -
A Question of Identity...
So much of the important stuff of life has to do with identity. We claim identities for ourselves, we hide them, admit to them, question which ones are real and which ones don't matter. We spend our lives negotiating with society to achieve certain identities, and much of our social interaction is spent confirming and reconfirming identities to ( Read more... ) -
Where have I been!
Well, I haven't written in far too long. I'm still thinking about the next issue I'm going to write about, which is to say, I'm not quite confident enough that I can explain it well yet. But I promise that I'll write about it soon ( Read more... ) -
Christian Unity... possible? probable? inevitable...
Today, as a follow up to yesterday's thoughts about division, I'd like to write a bit about what I think this means for Christian unity...
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The Sticky Issue of Divisions In Modern Christianity
So I'm new to this blog thing, but I realize now that my long posts may be annoying to some who don't have the time or inclination to read them. So today I will attempt to use the LJ Cut tag...
Today I was thinking about the divisions among Christian groups and what it means for us...
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The Problem of Pain, or, Why Do Bad Things Happen?
One of the things people look to religion for most is comfort in times of difficulty. They want some satisfying explanation about why they have to go through some painful time. For some this comes from a sense of injustice; they feel they don't deserve what they're going through, or that if there were indeed a good, loving and all-powerful God, He ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts on the idea of Grace
It has been said that justice is getting what you deserve, mercy is *not* getting what you deserve, and grace is getting what you do *not* deserve. I don't think this is perfect, of course, but its a good place to start ( Read more... ) -
Science and Theology...
At the suggestion of someone else, I'll talk about something I've thought about for a long time: the relationship between science and theology. Having grown up Christian, and being somewhat gifted with an analytical mind, these two methods for finding things out have to be somehow harmonized. Historically it has been a very thorny and complicated ( Read more... ) -
Late late journal entry
Well, I've tried to type this entry like two or three times without successfully posting it. So forgive me, because each time it happens I just give up. In any case, finals week was pretty busy for me. Ended up with an A in exceptional people, a B in classical mechanics 2 and a C in statistical mechanics. I'm happy with myself, because I feel like ( Read more... )