10 Critiques of Christmas Criticisms.

10 Critiques of Christmas Criticisms.

by | Dec 20, 2014 | Just Life

Recently I noticed an article chiding followers of Christ for their misunderstandings of Christmas floating around cyberspace.  It was gathering a good bit of attention from some of my friends who don’t normally go in for Biblical Christianity.  Usually when that scenario plays out you can bet the post is cynical at best and derogatory at worst and most often simply filled with half-truths. This particular post was found in Time.com and written by Mark Sandlin.  (link here)  In the post, Sandlin shared what he felt were 10 things Christians should NOT DO on Christmas to which my skeptical friends thought were great. A few of Mark’s comments were right on while on the other hand a few of them made me question if the guy really knows Jesus or not.  So today I have written a quick response to Mr. Sandlin and then 10 quick things that Christians SHOULD do on Christmas. So anyway, here we go . . . (more…)

10 Reasons why Fundamentalism Might Not Be a Bad Idea.

10 Reasons why Fundamentalism Might Not Be a Bad Idea.

by | Dec 5, 2014 | Kingdom Living

I have a confession to make. I’m sorry. But for a long time I have tried to shy away from the term “Fundamentalist.” Tried? Well actually I’ve purposefully said before that I am in no uncertain terms; “not a Fundamentalist.” Now I’m not so sure. The issue with the term is that the only time we see it in print or conversation these days is when it is used to compare a Christian to the Westboro Baptist Church cult or an Islamic group that wants to take over the world. You see my dilemma?

The problem is that the term today is thrown onto anyone who opposes gay marriage or really any social pillar that the politically correct left holds sacred. In essence the media has beaten the dead horse of the Westboro comparison to such an extent that the true ideals of fundamentalist thought are now unrecognizable.

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