by Brian | Apr 30, 2012 | Science
(This is part 2 in a series on the history behind the story of Galileo’s persecution by the church. Click here for part one.) In the first post in this series we looked at the need to be clear on history before we use it in contemporary discussions about our...
by Brian | Apr 28, 2012 | Hymns
Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land. I am weak, but Thou art mighty; Hold me with Thy powerful hand. Bread of Heaven, Bread of Heaven, Feed me till I want no more; Feed me till I want no more. Open now the crystal fountain, Whence the...
by Brian | Apr 27, 2012 | Ministry Opportunities
The guys at the Camp at Old Mill (where we were last weekend) asked me to let our group know about a ministry opportunity coming up with them. The Camp is maintained by the ministry of County Corrections Gospel Mission, which uses the camp for year-round ministry to...
by Brian | Apr 27, 2012 | Culture
“‘Philosophers,’ wrote Karl Marx, ‘have only interpreted the world differently; the point is, however, to change it.’ However unlike they are in fundamental affirmations, the Christian Gospel and Communism are at this point in agreement....
by Brian | Apr 26, 2012 | Culture, Evangelism, Science
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who said that the church persecuted Galileo because his scientific findings contradicted the Bible or the church’s teaching? This picture has always struck me as overly simplistic and too convenient to be true....
