Tuesday, December 28, 2004

The Prophet Isaiah and the Real "Christmas"

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As I preached out of Isaiah during December I found myself viewing Christmas differently than years past. A bit of a “mental revolution” (se...
Thursday, December 09, 2004

Atheist Antony Flew Now Believes in God

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As an undergraduate student in philosophy many students, including myself, had to read atheist Antony Flew's famous article "Theolo...
Wednesday, December 08, 2004

Michael Shermer, Dostoevsky, and Leading a Moral Life

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Atheist Michael Shermer, in his new book The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Share, Care, and Follow the Golden Rule , w...
Monday, November 15, 2004

Belief and Death

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My mother, Esther Piippo, died last Saturday, November 20, 2004, at 2:15 AM. My brother Mike and I and Linda were able to be with her just b...
Sunday, November 07, 2004

Jesus the Logician

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One of the many things I appreciate about Dallas Willard is his biblical integration of heart and mind. For a good example of this see his a...
Monday, November 01, 2004

Mythology, "Dying & Rising Gods," and the Uniqueness of Jesus

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Theolobloggy member Joe writes: "I wanted to ask you what you thought about people who say that Christianity is nothing new in relig...
Sunday, October 31, 2004

Spiritual Coaching

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For information and resources having to do with Spiritual Coaching check out my Coaching Website .
Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Hell

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The idea of “hell” is a tough one for some people. Yet I believe the notion of hell is sensible in light of the character of God. The biblic...

Suffering, Good, and the Glory of God

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Would God allow suffering in a person’s life if it would bring glory to Him? What if my suffering would help others to find God and to know ...
Monday, September 06, 2004

Tattoos: Scarification and Atonement

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Tattoos are a contemporary cultural phenomenon. Cultural phenomena do not occur in a vacuum but signify underlying meanings. What do tattoos...