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Why We Fear Calvinism, the Doctrine of Hope

[Note: originally posted on the R8 College Fellowship Blog.] We grow accustomed to the smallness of things because we dwell in small places: a particular dorm room, a specific job, a well-defined family and a reason…
Is The Trinity Really Important?

The orthodox formulation of the trinity wasn't declared until the Council of Nicaea met in the fourth century, and the word 'homoousios' was only barely included, in a last minute stroke of brilliance by one of Emperor…
Do We Understand What it Means to be a True Christian?

On the recent Revelife post entitled What is a "Christian?" -- From a Nonbeliever, bluecho@xanga commented: The problem exists because people blindly f…
Why I Think That Young People are Leaving the Church

This is a response I posted on Why are Young People Leaving the Church? I'm a Christian. I want to make that clear right up front. I think this article is ignorant, biased, and self-serving. Just like most of what c…
How Much Of What We Believe Is From The Bible?

Did you grow up believing a doctrine that you later found wasn't even in The Bible? It seems to me there is a lot of things "Christians" believe that are not scriptural. About a year ago I was getting the oil changed…
Regarding "The Shack" and Truth vs. Doctrine

Guest posts submitted by KTAment When I picked up The Shack, I didn't know much about it except that everyone wanted me to read it and my grandmother did not like it. In the week that followed, I enjoyed reading the boo…