Monthly Archives: March 2016

I had a super intelligent aunt who was shocked one day when I told her I had attended an “ultra-liberal” church a few times. She was a rector in the Episcopal Church, a denomination that is not a bastion of … Continue reading →

My wife Susan joked about Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White.  She said I would be excommunicated. Well maybe, if I was a Catholic but I am Methodist. I may just be asked to leave our church…in … Continue reading →

On the first post about Paul Little’s book Know Why You Believe [written on January 6, 2016] I asked “Why does Paul Little have to write a book about our belief? Aren’t we all on the same page?  Don’t we … Continue reading →

I really love it, the lines: “A man with a fried egg over his left ear came through the door of your church. ‘Oh,’ he says glowing, ‘this egg really gives me joy, peace, purpose in life, forgiveness of sins … Continue reading →

Valid: having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable or cogent. Is the Christian experience valid? This is the final chapter of our book, the topic for this final week. When I first read Paul Little’s last chapter, I … Continue reading →

Have you ever been around a “live” Christian? That sounds silly but here is what I mean. Have you ever been around a Christian who is alive with the love of Jesus? They have something special. They have an aura … Continue reading →

Years ago, when my son was a teenager, I was beginning my serious relationship with God. That happened to me when he was in his teen years.  I began to learn what it meant to be a Christian. For my … Continue reading →

Isaiah 51:16 “I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who says to Zion, ‘You are my people.’” Paul Little writes “Isn’t the God whom we worship the God of the Old Testament, … Continue reading →