This is the fourth installment in my series on the Nicene Creed. You can read the first three installments here, if you are interested. This post will take a look at another one of the more interesting controversies surrounding the creed, involving, literally, one little letter. But that one little letter makes a world of […]
Controversies of the Creed: One Little Iota Read More »
This is part 2 of our series on The Greatest Creed Ever Written. You can read part 1 here. This post touches on the background of the Nicene Creed. For Christians today, the doctrine of the Trinity is surrounded by mystery. We sing songs and hymns that speak of the Trinity: Let all things their
“There Once Was a Time When Christ Was Not!” Read More »
Saying “goodbye” is hard. If you’ve ever had to send someone off on a long journey or a child off to college, you know what I’m talking about. I’ve got a good friend that is preparing for that very thing right now—saying goodbye to a daughter that has enrolled in a school far away. I
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How do you give emphasis to something when you are writing? Online people write things in ALL CAPS to indicate they are being really serious. Sometimes we are not content to put one exclamation point at the end of a sentence so we put two or three. Others choose to use words like “awesome” or
It’s pretty common today to hear some Christians say “Theology doesn’t matter.” Sometimes this is not said explicitly but in other roundabout ways like, “Faith over reason” or “All that matters is Jesus.” A good follow up question to that statement is “Which Jesus?” Various religious groups have views of Jesus that differ widely and
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It’s one thing to be clueless. But have you ever known someone who was clueless about being clueless? Maybe she saw herself as a great cook, but anybody who tasted her food would strongly object. Maybe they figured they were the picture of health—despite what their friends (and doctors) kept saying about their diet and exercise (or
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