In teaching world religions, I often search for an effective resource to help communicate the complex. Spending short amounts of time on world religions leaves people with often more questions than before. As I searched for videos for world religions so that others could see and hear the religion in action, the best resource I …
The Complex Spiritual Nature of Our World His name was Yohei. It was the year 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. He told our mission team that Jesus, Allah, or anybody else who claimed to be God was probably correct. They all led to the same place, and we had everything inside of us that we needed …
My dialogue with some Jehovah’s Witnesses has continued as of late. After a couple of encounters, I sent my new friends an email with some questions and asked for their leaders to help me understand some discrepancies within the New World Translation. When they showed up back at the house last week, they said they didn’t …
The following is a message I sent to a friend who is a Jehovah’s Witness. We have had a couple of conversations about faith and the Word, and our time together has caused me to do some further study. As a resource to you, I wanted to post some of my findings. I want …
There is nothing like a Saturday. Utilizing sidewalk chalk to draw Creation. Creating makeshift trailers to haul things around the yard. Sitting in the shade discussing Michael the Archangel, the Deity of Christ, and Greek manuscripts. Ah, life. That’s how Saturdays have been for us lately. I was approached one Saturday by some Jehovah’s Witnesses as …
In the times we live, it is hard to have respectful disagreements. In this age of tolerance, people are intolerant if you say your beliefs are correct. There is no absolute truth except the absolute truth that there is none (are you getting the problem here?). In these current cultural wars, oftentimes, theological differences are …
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” -John 14:6 (NASB) His name was Yohei. It was the year 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. He told our mission team that Jesus, Allah, or anybody else who claimed to be God …
This week’s book is God is Not One by Stephen Prothero, professor of religion at Boston University. Prothero is not an evangelical. His book is not a Christian world religions book. I think it is always wise to read people who think differently than you to see if your faith really has substance. I …
While attempting to answer the God Question in our day and time is truly difficult, it is not impossible. Religion attempts to address the God Question and provide a belief framework by which a person can live. Religion may be defined simply as “the center of life that gives meaning.” Religion is a framework for …
I’m teaching RELI 101: Sacred Texts & Ideas at Lander University again next semester. The time for the class is Tues-Thurs from 1:15-2:45. I’ve had some questions about the course, so I thought I would provide some answers this morning. What does “Sacred Texts & Ideas” mean anyway? I didn’t come up with the title, …
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