Just Do it! Do justice! Its just this! Its about doing!

This past weekend I found a new appreciation for Paul’s words in Galatians 5:16,
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.” (NASB).
How does one refrain from doing evil? By thinking real hard and long? By
meditation and contemplation? By one’s doctrinal beliefs? Not at all!
Its [...]

Reflections from Pentecost 2008: Training For Change

I just returned from my first attendance at Pentecost, Training for Change http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=get_connected.pentecost08&item=pentecost08_main
Like many advocates for peace and justice, I struggle with the issue of poverty in terms of knowing what the exodus out of poverty leads to. I know that poverty is something that people are to exit out of but to what?
In [...]

What is the Basis of the Christian Belief?

Is it how logical the Bible is formulated or is it the grace of God?
The answer is the latter.
Yet, some make the great point that God has communicated through the Bible. The God whom we have placed our faith in is the God of scripture or declared in scripture. Thus, the Bible as a logical [...]