To consider that some of the most fundamental things you believe about the very earth you live on may be on a sandy foundation is a very difficult thing. To even open your mind to this idea means that you are willing to consider that the world is even worse than you originally thought it was. From my experience, it…
Tag: history
Is Christmas Good or Bad?
As part of my ongoing ‘battle against the spirit of christmas‘ which started years back now, I continue to dig in deeper each year. This year the fire was truly kindled when our family decided that we may not go to our church’s ‘christmas service’ next week as a form of ‘personal separation’ (call it protest if you want but…
Was Martin Luther King Junior a Christian?
This post has been toned down a level as it has been suggested that I was being ‘judgemental’ and ‘not theologically trained enough’. Fair enough. I judged that MLK’s theology was totally off base and I have not been to seminary. So that is probably true. But, I’ll change the tone so that this post is in more of a…
Global Technological and Industrial Revolutions
A fine student I know, Eric Cho, wrote this essay and I thought it was a pretty cool quick read that pretty much covers all areas of advancement that we have faced in recent history and some implications. Enjoy, and thanks, Eric! There have been several historically significant revolutions throughout the last three centuries and some that are still…
Overcoming the ‘spirit of christmas’ with the Spirit of Christ: Part 1 in a Series: Roots
This series (I’m assuming it’s going to be a series because I really expect this to blow up into something interesting) did not come out of one moment of frustration, or a single event, but instead it has been developing inside of me for many years. It also is not just about Christmas but this journey pertains to any other…
Origins of April Fools (All Fools Day) Day
April Fools day has thrown me off since I was a kid. I thought it was quite irrational if not ‘wrong’ that there would be a day when you could trick (a.k.a. lying) your parents and do pranks and not get in trouble. I noticed people also enjoyed tricking me. For me it was the only day of the year…
Jesus is Not the Reason for the Season
MODERN DAY DISCIPLE OF JESUS DECLARES JESUS NOT THE REASON FOR THE SEASON Before I was a disciple of Jesus, I thought that Christianity and Jesus and all that virgin birth stuff was the root of the Christmas holiday. Even the word ‘Christmas’ seemed like ‘the mass of Christ’ – some kind of ‘Christiany-Catholicky-religiousy’ thing. It didn’t help that everyone…