Humanity’s Conflict
The crux of the riddle of humanity is the blending of two conflicting truths. On one hand, we are all created in the image of God. On the other, we…
Category: The Basics
Humanity’s State
Let’s recap the puzzle pieces we have so far concerning the riddle of humanity. The first piece recognizes humanity’s creation in the image and likeness of God. The second piece…
The Basics 2f – God’s Response to Humanity’s Mess
The riddle of humanity seems like a hopeless mess. Whether we admit it or not, everyone is broken and has failed the potential of our creation in God’s image. But…
The Basics: 3a The Bible Library
Our next section in this review of The Basics of Christian Faith will consider the Bible. What is the Bible? How did it come to be? What is its role…
The Basics 3b – The Inspired Bible
The Bible we hold in our hands is special for one reason. It is like other ancient writings in that someone scratched an ink-laden tip across a piece of parchment…
The Basics 3c – The Bible: God’s Story
I recently completed a 16×20 paint by numbers canvas. The whole project took around 20 hours spread out over five weeks. The results will never hang in a museum and…
The Basics 3d – The Bible Speaks
When I was a kid, a sure sign something wonderful was around the corner was the Christmas edition of the Sears catalog landing in our mailbox. My brother, sister and…
The Basics 3e – The Bible Revealed
If I gave you a masters level textbook on Physics or Chemistry or Computer Science could you understand it? Probably not unless you’ve done the previous course work to become…
The Basics: 3f The Bible is Understandable
One of the first truths emphasized by the Earth Sciences such as Geology is the importance of layers. In general, younger layers of rock and soil are always on top…
Of Married Life
What is the Biblical understanding of the relationship between men and women in marriage? A question that is fraught with trouble and strong opinion. But let’s see if we can’t…
The Basics 3g – The Bible is Reasonable
As we approach the Bible there must be an attitude of humble balance. It’s easy to take extremes. To find allegory where none was intended. To take thing so literally…
The Basics 3h – The Bible’s Authority
The Bible’s authority in our lives is our choice. To be clear the Bible is authoritative in itself. It is bedrock. No other document is required for support. It is…