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- Why Bother With Church?July 5, 2008Winston Churchill once said that he related to the church rather like a flying buttress: He supported it from the outside. (A flying buttress is an external support that reinforces the walls of old cathedrals.) I tried that strategy for a while, after coming to believe Christian doctrine sincerely and committing myself to God. . . .
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Archive for May 2nd, 2008
- The Danger of Counselors |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 02 2008
I have my first individual session with a marriage counselor and waste no time making my case. I say, “It’s gotten so bad my wife doesn’t even listen to me any more. I think she’s deaf or something. But she won’t do anything about it.”
“Well”, the counselor says to me, “I’d like to know how [...] - What if God Couldn't Feel? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 02 2008
What if the Bible told the story of a God who was all-knowing and all-powerful–but who could feel nothing? In a relationship with such a God, I’m thinking a conversation might go something like this:
“Hello, God… It’s me again… I need to talk to you about some things that have been on my mind.
The more [...]
