King is sailing, they say

 This is a question that has nagged me off and on for years as a Fundamentalist Christian.  It is a question that I still have today, and I am not satisfied with the answer.  Let me share it with you. 
Many Fundamentalists share the cliché “I am not religious, I just love the Lord”, or something [...]

I have to stop listening to these Christian radio teachers.  I swear they are going to make me blow a gasket.  Here is something I transcribed from a recent Dave Hunt broadcast:
Referring to Peter claiming that to God a day is like 1000 years to justify an earth created over 6000 years ago:

How can you [...]

…or you may get mauled by a she-bear..!!
It was darker than usual this morning due to turning the clock ahead an hour, so I was able to pick up a distant AM station on my drive into work.  It was broadcasting a rerun of one of those ancient J Vernon McGee Thru The Bible programs.  [...]

Most of your fellow churchgoers are Biblically illiterate.  I have heard pastors harp on that point for nearly my whole life, so I am not surprised by this USA Today article – hot off the presses:
It is basically a book plug for Stephen Prothero, chairman of the religion department at Boston University.  But the main [...]

When I first announced to my Christian friends that I would no longer be leading our Bible Study because of my doubting faith, they said I was on a “Faith Journey”.    That was about 3 months ago.  Two days ago, I was told that I was in a “Faith Crisis”.  I feel like my level [...]

 A nostalgic trip down memory lane
This filmclip is from the Academy Award winning documentary Marjoe, a film which exposed evangelist Marjoe Gortner as a charlatan.  This type of ultra Pentacostalism is the crap that I was raised with during the late 60s- early 70s Jesus Movement.  From the looks of it, it was filmed [...]

Theresa at Frasch Ideas wrote the following comment, and it perfectly sums up my feelings after reading the Martin Luther King biography that I reviewed yesterday.  This question formed in my head as I read the book, and it started my slide into questioning and doubting Christianity -
Why is it that Christianity is the only religion that [...]

A few readers have mentioned that they sometimes have trouble commenting on this site.  I am not at all internet savvy, so I played around a little this morning to see if I could figure out the problem.  It looks like sometimes when you type your comment and press ‘SAY IT’,  you will get an error, be [...]

Let the Trumpet Sound
The Life of Martin Luther King Jr., by Stephen B. Oates

This is part 2 of my review of this outstanding book.  If you have not yet done so, head on out to the library and check this thing out.  It is on my top 10 list from last year.
Now, here is how [...]

Let the Trumpet Sound
The Life of Martin Luther King Jr. by Stephen B. Oates
This is one of the books that started my doubting slide.  This is a major catalyst for my current trend away from my beliefs.  I have always had questions and doubts, but this book forced me to confront those doubts head-on, to [...]