Apologetics
What is wrong with those books?
One netfriend asked: What is wrong with the books; Nancy Drew The Hardy Boys Why would you, as christians, exclude them? I know you exclude the Harry Potter books because of Magic being involved, which is understandable. But, why exclude Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys? Another responded: Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys books […]
Pharmacist Fired For Refusing To Dispense Day After Pill To a Rape Victim
One netfriend: To a Rape Victim A Denton pharmacist refused to dispense the “day after” pill to a woman who was raped this week. She had a prescription written by her doctor, and when she took it to her local Eckerd store to have it filled, the pharmacist refused to fill it. He went into […]
Alcohol
“Jani” wrote: Heh. I’m finally sitting down with a glass of wine Mark responded: Aaah!!! You’ll go to Fundamentalist Hell for drinking alcohol!!! Fundamentalists think that Jesus and his disciples only drank grape juice. that’s why Peter stood up on the Day of Pentecost and said: “We are not drunk as you suppose ….. because […]
National guidelines on Islam
ACNS 3777 | ENGLAND | 11 FEBRUARY 2004 Mission agencies call for national guidelines on Islam [ACNS source: Church Mission Society] Clergy training in the Church of England must give higher priority to understanding Islam, a consultation by the 11 member-agencies of the Anglican Partnership for World Mission (PWM) has concluded. The consultation, held at […]
God and the problem of pain
Is god willing to prevent evil but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him god? – Epicurus (341-270 BCE)
Advice to a Christian artist
Thurane of New Jerusalem Please share your opinions and input for new Christian artist: Thurane of New Jerusalem Mark’s response: Thanks for the opportunity to comment. Well done! Learn from the best of other musicians. Support Christian musicians who arte working out in the real world far away from CCM. Make good art. Make that […]
Slavery today
Jensen ACNS 3746 | AUSTRALIA | 20 JANUARY 2004 Not Everyone is Free in Today’s World by Archbishop Peter Jensen A Column written by Archbishop Peter Jensen for publication in the Sun-Herald 18/01/04 [ACNS source: Diocese of Sydney] Last weekend the UN launched the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery. The launch ceremony […]
Homosexuals and the Spirit of Christ
Roland, after reading your article I am not able to work out wether you agree with this current trend away from scripture or you oppose it. = Put me on the side of Scripture Does not the church realise that this is a spiritual problem and you are not born with it = Can you […]
The Uniting Church in Australia – one perspective
THE SPIRIT VISITS GOD’S CHILDREN THE GRAND INQUISITOR (Ivan is talking to his brother, Aloysha.)[1] And now the time came when he wished to appear to the people, if only, for a moment – to the tormented, suffering people, to the people sunk in filthy iniquity, but who loved him like innocent children. The action […]
A Theology of Wealth
Why a theology of wealth? Perhaps more than ever we need a theology of wealth. Why? Three reasons immediately come to mind. First, Christians in the West are richer than most people in the rest of the world. If most of us are relatively rich by the world’s standard, how, then, should we use our […]
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