Are There Non-Negotiable Beliefs for Christians?

With the advent of postmodernism and its wide embrace in our culture, there was a backlash against it by Christians. Postmodernism brought the ultimate death in the notion of any concept of absolute truth and, therefore, God. As is often the case, when the culture swings one way, the Church swings hard to [...]

Believing God Instead of Man

My mother and I often get into theological debates. Well, “debate” is a strong word. We often discuss, and disagree, on many theological issues. Yesterday, for example, while riding in the car to take my wife out to lunch, we were discussing what it means when Jesus says:
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we [...]

Reflections on a New Job and Identity

After a year and a half of being micro-managed and underpaid in a call center, I have been offered a new job with a Christian organization that assists other Christian organizations with holistic marketing, focusing on a term called Transformational Giving.  I’m no expert, and surely I will write more about this later, but Transformational [...]

Pledge of Allegiance in Church = Idolatry?

The following article was also published on Wrecked.org on 07/07/09.  If you are interested in following the discussion there, please click here.
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For many of us, whether we would express it this way or not, America is (or close to) a Christian nation.  It is true that many of our foundational values as a nation, as [...]