How you think changes everything
(Continued from Part I) In the late 1980s, Jonathan Z. Smith wrote an article on the “dying-rising gods” in the scholarly and authoritative Encyclopedia of Religion, and showed that the notion that there was a widespread category of gods who died and rose again was not based on a careful reading of ancient sources. “The category of […]
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I grew up in the 1970s, and remember a TV commercial selling “Enjoli” perfume that said, “I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan, and never, ever let you forget you’re a man…” This told me that I could have a career, come home and cook dinner for my […]
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Jesus says that any who would follow him must deny themselves and take up their crosses daily. Luke 9:23-24 says, “Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but […]
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Many Christians leave the faith due to a lack of understanding of the problem of evil. To prevent this from happening, we need to be reflective on whether or not God is justified in permitting evil. I am just finishing up a summer session at Biola University in the Masters of Apologetics track on “Why God […]
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I’ve seen a lot of Christian advice about how to get over your troubles, from depression to addictions, etc. They seem to focus on personal prayers starting with “I” statements. There is nothing wrong with that, but I haven’t seen much success in conquering personal problems this way. If you get your eyes off your […]
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