Every once in a while I'll come across an article or a video, or maybe a conversation, where someone is complaining about Jesus doing something in the Bible that's "not very Jesus-like", times when Jesus seems to be acting out of character. They struggle to explain how those episodes fit with our picture of Jesus. How should we respond to those complaints?
The media has decided to make a star of a Texas politician, and that politician says a lot of questionable things about Christian beliefs. One that received some attention was "God is non-binary." If you were like me, you were caught between two reactions: "Well, yeah" and "Wait, what?" Does it feel like something else is going on here? There is.
"Who is the liar?" Many are not what they claim to be, so we struggle to identify who the true followers of Christ are. Our society offers a few easy options. Let's take a look at them, why they don't work, and what does.
This week, I'd like to share a selection of interesting pieces from across the interwebs.
When physics showed the universe is not eternal, that was a game changer. If the universe began, then there was room for a creator, after all ex nihilo nihil fit or "out of nothing, nothing comes." Until internet atheists argue, "Uh huh! It happens all the time." OK, let's talk about this, because there's nothing and then there's nothing.
