April, 2006 Archives

Like A Biker Wedding

April 26th, 2006 · Posted in Christianity, Reflections, Religion · 7 Comments

Brian Jones, pastor of Christ’s Church Of The Valley in Philadelphia, PA, writes in an article in this weeks Christian Century that the church should be like a biker wedding.
In explaining what he means by that statement, he tells about a wedding he performed for an aquaintance who begged him to officiate at her service. [...]

Christian Carnival 119

April 26th, 2006 · Posted in Christian Carnival, Christianity, Reflections, Religion, Weblogs · 0 Comments

The 119th Christian Carnival is up at Brain Cramps For God.
The Christian Carnival is always a great collection of posts from throughout the Christian Blogosphere — and this week’s edition continues that tradition. Reading the Carnival gives a great perspective on a wide variety of topics from news items to things that others are [...]

Rob’s Da Vinci Code Site

April 23rd, 2006 · Posted in Books, Christianity, Evangelism, Religion · 0 Comments

In case you missed Rob’s comment on my Da Vinci Code post, he has a post that list some resources to help discover the truth behind the fiction — as well as a link to a site where more discussion and more information is shared.
You can read Rob’s post here, and take part [...]

The Problem With The Da Vinci Code

April 23rd, 2006 · Posted in Books, Christianity, Church History, Evangelism, Film, Movies, Reflections, Religion · 2 Comments

Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code has been a book of contriversy since it’s publication, and with the the upcoming release of the movie on May 19 the controversy rages even more strongly.
The book makes the claim that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and had children - and that the Catholic [...]

Sermon: Acts 4:32-35, John 20:19-31

April 22nd, 2006 · Posted in SERMONS · 3 Comments

I have written and posted my sermon for tomorrow. It’s based on Acts 4:32-35 and John 20:19-31 — and entitled “The Last Beatitude”.
Here’s a portion of it:
When Jesus says, “Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have come to believe,”
He is talking about a gift — a blessing — that God [...]