To start, we’d like to apologize for taking a while to get to the third installment of this series. As you can imagine, the last weeks of the semester are very stressful and busy, particularly for those geniuses who are writing theses like C. Marshall.
An Apologetic for Liberal Christianity – Part II (“Inerrancy Rejected”)
(For the first part of this series, click here.) The Claim Some people believe that the Bible is inerrant. By this they mean that what the Bible says is invariably true, or that the Bible never goes wrong with respect to what it says, or that the Bible, properly interpreted, is always reliable, or any
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A mirror and not a canvas
What a relief, to know that I do not have to have my whole future mapped out but instead am required to quietly and steadfastly depend on God. The ambiguity of my life on earth takes on new meaning as I understand that I am running a different sort of race than the world expects me to. Instead of looking within myself into what appears to be a muddle of ugly contradictions and faults for assurance, I know that I am to look to God. Instead of a blank canvas, calling me to paint my own destiny, I am meant to be a mirror reflecting Christ. Paul reminds us of this beautiful calling in his letter to the church in Ephesus and to all believers everywhere: “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God”. Ephesians 5:1-2 (NIV)
Understanding the Loaves
When the evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came towards them early in the morning, walking on the sea. He intended to pass them by. But when they saw him
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Reason & Faith I: Overcoming Disconfirmation Bias
One of my favorite passages from C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity is his first chapter on Faith, which has gotten me through many of my doubting periods. One of my favorite parts of the passage is Lewis’ deference to reason: Obviously, I used to say, a sane man accepts or rejects any statement, not because he
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5 Things Christianity Isn’t About
1. Christianity isn’t about believing things for no reason. American Christians have a pernicious tendency to characterize faith as belief without evidence or reason. Of course Christian faith isn’t about believing things without evidence or reason. If it were, Christians would be mad – pitiful, dangerous, and incurable. Christian faith is about trusting God. It’s
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