February 5, 2010
For Further Study:
Five Wishes from Aging With Dignity is an interesting resource.
The Quest for the Holy Grail at the bridge of death.
A hopeful song about Heaven by Rance Allen.
One view inside the Fundamentalist evangelistic Halloween Hell House (warning disturbing)
Heaven and Hell by Hieronymus Bosch
Questions For Further Discussion:
Do You believe in Heaven?
Do you believe in Hell?
How does one go to Heaven or Hell?
How often do you think about death?
January 19, 2010
For further study click on the red links below:
The Secular Web’s article called The Formation of the New Testament Canon by Richard Carrier
Many Evangelicals interpret scripture is through the lens of Dispensationalism
The Social Gospel and Fundamentalism article on PBS’s “Scope’s Monkey Trial”
A technical article on the “Historical-Critical Method” of interpreting scripture
Father Matthew presents: Lectio Divina
A video on what Lectio Divina is not (could be any type of biblical reading)
Daily Biblical Devotions from the Presbyterian Church (You can even hear my seminary classmate David Gambrell read them out loud).
An interesting article on the Mishnah, skip down to the section on Rabbinical “Attitudes toward Scripture”
Questions for discussion in the Comments section:
Do you read the Bible on a regular basis?
Do you understand the Bible?
Does it matter what translation of the Bible that you read?
January 12, 2010
January 12, 2010
In the next couple of weeks we will be launching an online church school on this blog. It will give you the opportunity to explore a vital faith question weekly and participate through responding in the comment section. We hope that the use of this will enhance your spiritual life and deepen your relationship with our creator.
