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Book Reviews and Theological Rants of a Liberal Christian

The Dubious Disciple

Book Reviews and Theological Rants of a Liberal Christian

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Book Excerpt: The River of Life

, May 11, 2015

The word “gospel” means “good news.” Jesus says his message is good news—not to the prosperous, but to the poor. Not to the happy, but to the brokenhearted. Not to the slave owner, but to the captive. Not to the seeing, but to the blind. Jesus himself says the reason…

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Exodus 4:16, Moses as God

, May 6, 2015

So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God. //These words are spoken by God to Moses about Aaron. God tells Moses that Aaron will do the speaking for him, and he…

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1 Thessalonians 5:17, When to Pray

, May 4, 2015

Pray without ceasing. //Do you believe in prayer? Stephen Hawley Martin, in his book Life After Death, Powerful Evidence you Will Never Die, describes an experiment performed by Christian Science practitioners. It relates to the effect of prayer in times of stress. That it was Christian Science practitioners who dreamed…

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Book Excerpt: Life After Death, Powerful Evidence You Will Never Die

, May 1, 2015

by Stephen Hawley Martin How do we believe? I reviewed this book a couple days ago, and obtained permission to print the following excerpt. Its relevance to religion, and life after death in particular, should be recognizable. pp 140-141 For years, Drew Westen, a psychologist at Emory University, has been…

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Book review: Life After Death, Powerful Evidence You Will Never Die

, April 29, 2015October 21, 2015

Martin presents evidence in this book for consciousness outliving our bodies, and finds the case for reincarnation strong. He points to a cosmic mind as something we all share.

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Matthew 2:2-28, The Sacraments as Sacrifice

, April 24, 2015

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is…

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Matthew 12:17, The Sacrifice for our Sins

, April 23, 2015

But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ //Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? It was to save us from our sins, right? He was God’s substitutionary atonement, the…

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Book review: He Who Wept

, April 21, 2015October 21, 2015

He Who Wept accurately captures the politics of the day, centering on the little kingdom of Judah, precariously sandwiched between the dynasties of Egypt, Assyria and Babylon.

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Ephesians Chapter 6: Is Football in the Bible?

, April 9, 2015

Put on the whole uniform of the Team, that ye may be able to stand against the blitz of oncoming linebackers. Don the hip pads of truth, the shoulder pads of righteousness, the cleats of preparation. Don’t forget the facemask of faith and the helmet of salvation. Then clutch the…

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1 Corinthians 2:14-1, The Mind of Christ

, April 7, 2015

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For “who has…

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