Few things are more paralyzing to believers than that particularly dread gloom which inevitably dawns whenever a vague, gnawing sense of the unreality and irrelevance of the claims of Christian faith begins to crystallize in experience. Leo Tolstoy, after publishing War and Peace and Anna Ka
04.10.2011| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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Peter Enns has written an essay on "The Benefit of Doubt" which is, I think, necessary for many to ponder: "There is a benefit of doubt. Let me put that more strongly: there are things doubt can do spiritually that nothing else can do. Doubt is not the enemy, but a gift of God to move us from tru
11.29.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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This week, I'll be starting to coauthor a new series titled "I Take Issue With." Essentially, the purpose is to do my best at providing answers to the questions and problems people may have with Christianity that prove to be stumbling blocks to their faith. Most of the Christians who struggle wit
10.26.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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“O taste and see that the Lord is good : blessed is the man that trusts in him.” –Psalm 34:8 You know the feeling. The first bloom has died off. What you thought would last forever has withered away. Summer has gone on for quite a while now, and the sultry heat is starting to make you feel
08.30.2010| The Fish Tank | Judith Huang
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In reading over Jordan's most recent post, I was saddened by her confession that she is a "coward." Her post was an excellent one, and discussed many things that Christians often keep within themselves. However, I think she short-changed herself, and that she is much braver than she gives herself cr
06.2.2010| The Fish Tank | Chelsea Carlson
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"I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual." "I don't buy into that religion stuff." "I pray and stuff, but I don't bother with the whole church thing." It is very fashionable to be opposed to "religion" while still maintaining some semblance of spirituality. Our society has manifested an increa
07.30.2009| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
No CommentsThe Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Tim Keller. Dutton Adult, 2008. "Doubt and belief are each on the rise," claims Dr. Timothy Keller, author of The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism.[1] As the title suggests, Keller's new book is an open invitation for rational dial
12.1.2008| Books and Arts, Volume 4, Issue 2 | Daniel Chung
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