The Old Testament mentions at least 39 named prophets of the Lord,[1] as well as many unnamed prophets of the Lord.[2] Not all of these prophets predicted future events. What they all had in common is that they spoke for the Lord, delivering God’s messages to his people. And that Read more…
Google defines to “demonize” as “to portray or misrepresent someone, a group, or an idea as wicked, dangerous, or entirely evil.” For example, some people demonize immigrants, talking as if all immigrants are wicked, violent criminals. (They aren’t. They actually commit crimes at lower rates than American citizens.) Some people Read more…
When my daughter was in college, she went to a church gathering of fellow college students. She was struggling with certain aspects of her faith and asked questions of the group, hoping to get answers that would help her understand Christianity better. Instead, after she had been there awhile, she Read more…
Intellectual Christianity. Is there really such a thing? I didn’t used to think so. I thought Christians willingly turned off their brains when they entered a church. I believed that they deliberately avoided the hard questions about their religion because they didn’t dare question their faith—questions like: Why would God Read more…