Is God’s Love Really Reckless? The Psalms Test
In a previous post I tried to balance the scales on the average Christian’s perception of Jesus as a nice, sheep snuggling, child blessing, pacifist. We unpacked a litany of…
What Would Jesus Really Do?
One of the things that “amuses” me about the Christian in-fighting following in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination is everyone’s certainty that it is they and not others…
Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (Part 4: Jesus, Charity, and Property Rights)
Recap In Part 3 of “Was Jesus really a Socialist?” we considered 20 different arguments made by believers to defend the idea that real Christianity is socialist… that Jesus Himself…
Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (Part 5: Charity as Discipleship)
Recap In part 3 of “Was Jesus Really a Socialist?” I list the claims made by those attempting to present Jesus as this very thing. In part 4, I pushed…
Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (An Important Excursus)
Sorry for Being a Troubler-Maker In part 3 of “Was Jesus Really a Socialist?” I list the claims made by those attempting to present Jesus as this very thing. Amusing…
Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (Part 3: 20 Claims for Jesus the Socialist)
Recap In Part 1 & 2 of “Was Jesus really a Socialist?” we considered more than the fluffy and emotionally satisfying notion that socialism means sharing and caring and, the…
Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (Part 2: Torah and Natural Rights)
Recap In Part 1 of “Was Jesus really a Socialist?” we considered more than the fluffy and emotionally satisfying notion that socialism means sharing and caring. Some Christian leaders with…
Was Jesus Really a Socialist? (Part 1: Three Kinds of Socialists)
If you are an emotional thinker, it is easy to respond emotionally rather than logically and rationally to bumper sticker claims like, but not limited to “Jesus was a Socialist,”…
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Bemoaning “Naked” Baptisms & Klinefelter syndrome
Had a brief engagement the other day with a person who seemed bent on using an out of context fact about some early church baptisms among the Greek believers to…
Top ten most outrageous moments I’ve Had in Church
Two pieces of prolegomena: 1. Sorry for the length. 2. This is not just a whining session. I’m going somewhere with all of this. I think it will be worth…
“Egad! You Painted Yourself as Jesus!”
I am not an art historian, but as I understand the matter, it was not uncommon for great painters of old to put themselves into Biblical scenes as either the…
Empathy, The Christian, & Charlie Kirk (Part 3: Desire vs. Need)
The Story of Our Trilogy We began this three-part discussion looking at the manipulative presentation of Charlie Kirk’s statements about empathy. His enemies took them out of context and gave…
Empathy, The Christian & Charlie Kirk (Part 2: Useful Idiots & Emotional Thinkers)
In our last session together…1 Please, feel free to lie down on the couch, that’s why it’s there… Gooood… is that comfy? So, in our last session together, we discussed…
Empathy, The Christian, and Charlie Kirk (Part 1: Context Matters)
Oh that darnable quote from Charlie Kirk, “I can’t stand the word empathy. Actually, I think empathy is a made up new age term… that it does a lot of…
God Song: Is There Any Defense for AI Music?
The Original Plan In the early days of writing songs and using AI to create the music that I envisioned for the song, I put a lot of energy into…
God Song: Why I Use AI to Create Music
Oh the Possibilities I’ve wanted to write songs for many years, but being limited in time and energy and having to work to support my family, I made hard choices…
Fear, the Future, and A.I. as a Tool for Believers (A.K.A. Why and How I Use A.I. as a Believer)
I have no intention of mocking people who are concerned about the astounding power of A.I. I too grew up on movies like Colossus, Westworld, and Terminator. I’ve seen all…
‘Til Passions Cool Do Us Part? Arranged-Marriage vs. Love-Marriage
How’d I Get Here? Here is an article I never figured I’d write. I’m a Caucasian American of Scottish/Irish/Native American Descent raised in New England by a Southern mother. I…
Hermione Granger, Violence, & Basic Sense
Actress Emma Watson, who earned her rights to shape public opinion and policy through her arduous educational endeavors playing a smarty pants witch, named Herione Granger, in the Harry Potter…