Mac claims: “the LORD……summed up his promises to me in one word: WAIT. ” But then says people who go to churches are ‘wussies’. Now Mac you cant have it both ways. Is going to church at least potentially a good thing? I would certainly grant you that going to a number of churches whould actually be harmful to your spiritual health. But, assuming the church is a godly one, is it actually possible that going to church might be... Read more
MArk Roberts has given me more reason to regret that I cannot yet make my own mind up about this film! “I don’t think any movie has ever inspired more emotionally charged and widely varied responses. In this sense at least, The Passion of the Christ is very much like Jesus himself. Almost nobody who has seen this movie responds to it in a detached manner. Though the responses to The Passion of the Christ have been all over the... Read more
Having really rattled my cage with an allegation that church going Christians were somehow defficient to the liberated non church goers, Mac Swift has no said ‘There have already been promises made that would see us in new fellowship, so I simply have to trust that he will bring these promises to pass.’ Now whilst this is a step in the right direction, this is as sad as the man who says God is going to bring him a wife... Read more
Baconboy’s blog: “Which brings me to my second objection, which is that there is little about humans that are worthy of redemption in this movie. I take human sin and evil very seriously, including my own, but I also believe that there is a reason that God loved us enough to send Jesus to the cross. There are attempts at kindness in the movie, but rather than verifying that humans are worth saving, all they do is underline the cruelty... Read more
blogs4God is listing all the differing Passion reviews (it has been sold-out). I love the paradox that Christians are promoting a film that in the UK will be an 18! I am a bit sad that I cannot really wade into these discussions as in the UK we still await our opportunity to view it. But view it I will, and once all my blogging friends are bored of it I will no doubt decide which side of the fence... Read more
Yahoo! News – Over a Million Form Human Chain in Taiwan Read more
For my unchurched friends (esp Mac- who seems to be softening in what he is saying). I can understand the fact that many of you feel that the church today is in a mess. But, there is no need to give up on it totally. In a great book No well-worn Paths by Terry Virgo, one man tells his story of disppointment with the church that lead him to help 300 churches to build biblically. Maybe there is a need... Read more
Vessel of Honour has posted a long exposition of his views, and I must say, that this blogging thing is great if it makes him and I stop, think about why we think the other is WRONG and explain it in a godly way So Mac asks, having extracted quotes from my voluminous posts: “What if God himself drove you out of church? Such a thought would be considered outrageous to many, I mean after all, why would the LORD... Read more
Joshua : “It’s a constant reminder to me that God did not just take on human flesh for 33 years. Rather, Jesus was fully human, separated from the trinity and experiencing pain alone, abandoned. At some point we all cry out ‘Why God?’ The answers will not always come when we want them, we may still hurt, we may still thirst. But Christ was also alone, and He too cried out. We are not alone. God understands.” Read more
BBC states: “A survey of people’s religious beliefs in 10 countries suggests the UK is among the most secular nations in the world. ” But 67% still believe in a God/higher power Read more
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