Car in snow. Public Domain. Click for credit. The air was cold and crisp as I started driving home. The roads were clear so I zoned out. About the same instant as I noticed white flakes in the air and the white fluffy stuff on the road, was when I started losing control. Going down […]
The Brainwashing
Are you being brainwashed? In a post by Stella Morabito (see source below, it is worth the read), she tells the story of Patricia Hearst, who within two months was brainwashed into a totally different person. There were a number of things that she went through but here are some of the techniques her kidnappers […]
Don’t Trust, Written by Man
A friend tells you, “you shouldn’t take the Bible too seriously since it was only written by men, and men make mistakes.” What do you say? Many things could be said, the more you know, the more prepared you will be for this type of encounter. Believe me this is a real argument that people […]
Why Respect?
I already talked about one very important question “what do you mean by that?” This question is powerful because it can clear up misunderstandings fast, decreasing conflict. Danger Many don’t know what they mean when they make claims, they just repeat the talking points. This means that this question, along with others, are powerful but […]
What do you mean by that?
In a previous post, I talked about fifteen things that I am trying to focus on more. The last five were under the title of “culture of inquiry”. I am trying to ask more questions for a number of reasons. Also, I talked about questions in my post on how to talk to those who […]
Confidence In Conversation
Should I talk to Non Believers? Are you afraid to talk to atheists, agnostics, people from other religions and nominal Christians? If there is a God and the Bible is true, then its message compels us to talk to others while living a godly life. We can avoid pitfalls in interaction through learning. This is […]
Big Thoughts on Christianity
These “big thoughts on Christianity” have been rattling around in my head. These are areas in my life that I have been trying to work on. Hope you can also put these principles to use! Focus on Scriptural Integrity. 1) Reading passages/verses in context reduces error and poor exegesis.2) Coming to the Scriptures to understand a concept, […]