On the day of the Boston marathon, an eyewitness reported that announcements were made that the authorities were conducting a training exercise involving bomb-sniffer dogs.   What a coincidence that the day they conducted the exercise, the bombers would plant bombs…. But this also happened on 9/11.  In what has been described as a bizarre … More Accurate Prophets of Doom?

By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, April 17, 2013 10:19 EDT Topics: anxiety disorders ♦ Marymount Manhattan College Assistant Psychology Professor Nava Silton People who believe in an angry, punishing God are much more likely to suffer from a variety of mental illnesses, a scientific study published in the April edition of Journal of Religion & … More Belief in an Angry God associated with mental illness

Last Saturday night I was on my way up the F3 freeway on my bike and I ran out of petrol.  Normally I use the milleage indicator on my bike to determine how much petrol I’ve got left…after each fill up I reset it to 00000 and so when it gets to around 230km I … More I hate it when things happen that challenge my understanding of God as a non-interventionist God

Rachel Held Evans is a brilliant writer and I thoroughly enjoy her blog posts.  She makes the likes of John Piper and Mark Driscoll seem like illliterate Neanderthals. You should read Exhibit “A” and “B” first before reading the rest of this post Exhibit A: The black belt should step aside (because she’s a girl!) … More John Piper doesn’t mind being taught by a woman as long as he can’t see her boobs or hear her voice

  Exhibit A: The black belt should step aside (because she’s a girl!) Exhibit B: Boys playing with dolls unravels the moral fabric of society Scot McKnight was the first person to draw my attention to the fact that “anyone who thinks it is wrong for a woman to teach in a church can be … More John Piper will let himself be taught by a woman as long as he can’t see her boobs