Barbara Harper posted: " Here are some great thought-provoking reads found recently: Bored With Christianity? HT to Challies. "In a world that offers such multitudinous choices and options for life and happiness--why persist in this same old religion with the same old boo" Stray Thoughts
Here are some great thought-provoking reads found recently:
Bored With Christianity? HT to Challies. "In a world that offers such multitudinous choices and options for life and happiness--why persist in this same old religion with the same old book?"
Christ's Crucifixion Isn't Child Sacrifice, HT to Challies. "Many professing Christians are uncomfortable with God killing his Son as the penalty for our crimes. They see this as child sacrifice. From their perspective, it's impossible for such a doctrine to be consistent with God's character when it's so clear that God abhors the killing of innocent children."
Unfathomable. "Give them a taste of this big, wild, wonderful world that was made by a bigger, wilder, more wonderful God. It won't make any of your problems, or theirs, disappear. But I have a strong hunch that in the presence of something so large, they will be reminded of the One who is Unfathomable himself."
Cosmic Significance Therapy. "For Moses, the aim of considering the brevity of life isn't hopelessness, but a proper outlook—an eternal perspective. And this perspective shapes how we live and work today."
When You're Up to Your Neck in Mud---Sing! HT to Challies. "Singing in adversity gives hope and lifts spirits. If that's true in general terms, how much truer wouldn't that be if we were up to our necks in mud and singing songs that actually spoke of hope, songs like psalms and biblical hymns?"
I'm Not an "Angel Mommy," and Here's Why. "As a follower of Christ and a mother who suffered three miscarriages, I have a vastly different view of what my babies are experiencing. People who die don't earn angel wings."
The Delight and Distress of Preaching, HT to Challies. I've experienced what this writer discusses, even though I am not a preacher and have done little speaking. By the way, I would much rather hear a preacher or teacher who feels like this than one who is brash and overconfident.
Knowledge Is Not a Bank, HT to Challies. "Knowledge is not a bank. It's more like a garden. Truths and skills that are planted in our minds can bear good fruit in our lives. But just as a neglected garden will run wild with useless weeds, so our minds can easily become a wilderness of distractions, anxieties, and trivialities that choke out the good and productive knowledge we've accumulated before it gets the chance to take root and grow into real applications in our real lives."
Reject the Algorithm, HT to Challies. This isn't written from a Christian perspective, but makes some good points for being genuine rather than trying to get the most clicks.
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