For sometime, I’ve been prayerfully, seriously considering returning to vocational ministry. My wife and I have talked about it a lot. Recently I specifically prayed to the Lord to show me a sign, to let me know this is the path I should take. And then a few hours later, I received this e-mail from a co-worker: I’m in public relations, advertising and marketing. This is a promotional partnership I’m working on. I ordered the design of banners and fliers,... Read more
The idea of original sin really is original, it’s not in the Bible. It’s a concept conceived by Augustine of Hippo. Augustine’s original sin says that you’re born a sinner as a result of the sin of Adam and Eve. Because you’re born a sinner, you need the Church to facilitate your salvation. Augustine’s concept of original sin served Church leaders well — salvation and connection to God could only be found in the sacraments provided by the Catholic Church.... Read more
I wrote about the Bible previously. So, this is a little more about the Bible. A great deal of energy is dedicated to the Bible. A collection of writings that didn’t exist in its current form for more than the first 300 years of Christianity. And for more than 1,200 years after that, the only Bibles were hand-worded in a world with nearly universal illiteracy. God and Jesus did just fine, for a very long time, without a commonly accessible... Read more
The Bible is a collection of 66 (or 73) different books, some history, some poetry, some songs, some letters, as well as the rules of an ancient religion . . . written over the span of 1,600 years. Problems arise when people can’t tell one from another, and confuse them into each other. Problems arise when you try to take a rule written for and by a certain group of people, and apply it to your life today (taking your... Read more
April 4 marks the 48th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. King has been dead nine years longer than he lived. Every year, I revisit the response of Robert Kennedy in Indianapolis, Indiana, following the assassination. This is one of the finest spontaneous speeches in history. Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m only going to talk to you just for a minute or so this evening, because I have some — some very sad news for all of you... Read more
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