Meetup.comTo me, the power of faith in God is undeniable. It is powerful, life-changing, history-changing. I’ve seen it’s power in my own life, in the lives of others, and seen it’s impact in history and continue to see its accomplishments in today’s world events. I placed my faith in Jesus when I was 8 years [...]
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I recently downloaded a new iPhone app called Skeptical Science. The app (and its website) is designed to give easy access to science-based arguments regarding global warming. Overall, the usability is great and information within appears to be top-notch, but I think this concept needs to be taken further. First of all, the app’s (and [...]
Well this is embarrassing. I ended my last post with a promise to discuss living without religion vs. living without science. It turns out it is a very short conversation. We can not currently live outside of either. Ta-Da. Promise kept. I’m guessing (nay hoping!) that you fine readers came here expecting a bit more [...]
Well, it’s official. I’ve been indefinitely suspended from religious belief. You show up to church drunk one time and accidentally vomit into the sacramental wine and yell at everyone that you are going to steal the little wafers and test Jesus’ “flesh” for DNA and they kick you out. Of course, that was after I [...]
(or “Cool Resources You Should Check Out”) I was raised in a fairly liberal Christian household—RLDS (nee Community of Christ) denomination, and while I had Book of Mormon stories in Sunday School, pretty much everything you’ve ever heard about “Mormon theology” is just as strange to me as it probably is to you. My parents [...]
I was raised and have lived most of my life as a fundamentalist Baptist. I believed the Bible was the inspired Word of God, God-breathed and perfect as originally given by God to the writers. I believed that events in my life were of God’s design and purpose, that I would be eternally blessed by [...]
This first blog will serve primarily as an introduction to who I am, up to a point, why I embrace particular labels, and a few other opening statements to help get us off on the right foot. (Or left, it is entirely up to you). There are many labels that I accept willingly and enthusiastically: [...]
This is the second version of this blog entry that I have gone through. Second title, too. The first version sounded (to me at least) more like a college English essay rather than a blog post. There is nothing wrong with a blog that is professional sounding, but that’s not me. The first title was [...]
