So even though these posts are somewhat getting picked apart (in a polite way), I’m going to continue. The focus of this blog since early summer has been my journey away from faith and back to it again, so I want to stay true to what this blog is all about.
Yesterday’s post began to tackle [...]

One of the things I’ve been struggling with on this new path I’m on is figuring out where the Bible fits in. I’ve moved past the “God dropped the Bible from heaven” belief system, but I haven’t been able to embrace a new one.
In Letters from a Skeptic, Greg’s dad constantly challenges the perspectives of [...]

I still don’t have the right answers. But I can explain why it is that I’ve been struggling to find the right place because of where I’ve been. One of the things that I’ve become aware of recently is that fewer people than I thought hold to the idea of biblical infallibility and total authority. [...]

There’s an interesting post at dailypress.com about belief and why it’s such a big thing in Christianity.
It’s especially interesting for me to read since I’m in this weird transition phase of my faith. On one hand, I’m reading it and I find myself nodding along with everything, because it’s a really well written Christian piece.
On the [...]

My small group is going through the book of James right now. Yesterday we went through chapter 2, and we spent a good deal of time discussing what exactly judgment is when we got to these verses (12-13):
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because [...]

Light Along the Journey is quickly becoming one of my favorite blogs, and today’s post bumped it up a few favorite points!
That’s why I am a little skeptical of most sociological research.  Every week there is a new study that tracks some social phenomenon, whether it be stay at home moms or same sex marriages or [...]

My friend Jeanie is an amazing woman. She always has the most perceptive insight and an innate ability to practically apply everyday life to Scriptural truth. Today she wrote about something that I really needed to hear.
“It occurred to me one day that though I often worry about whether or not I sense the presence [...]

Today I discovered where a well-known Christian saying came from. Have you heard the phrase “a man after God’s own heart”? I’ve heard that saying most of my life, and knew it was somewhere in the Bible, I just never knew where. Until now.
King Saul got impatient and disobeyed God by offering a burnt sacrifice [...]

Who’d a thunk* that I’d realize a sin in my life by reading a history book? But that’s what happened when I did my reading in 1 Samuel today.
Far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you.
I’m probably the world’s worst pray-er. Whenever we get the [...]

I read two articles today (Time and Fox News) dealing with teaching the Bible in public school settings.
Two non-Christian students enrolled in one of these classes in Texas gave great reasons for taking the class (from the Time article):
“Some of my friends are Christian,” she said, shrugging, “and they would argue about, like, whether you [...]