Category Archives: The Pain of Disappointment

Notice that the error of the conservative Churches of Christ is not quite Judaic. It’s not that they’re trying to be like the Jews of the Old Testament. It’s pagan. It’s not that the faith/works arguments made by Paul in … Continue reading →

And so, we can perceive a flavor of paganism in some our Christian practices. It’s not surprising. After all, Christianity arose against a pagan background. And the early Christian church sometimes deliberately adopted and Christianized pagan practices to make Christianity … Continue reading →

The Romans saw the gods as beings to be manipulated into providing blessings. The gods themselves cared little, if at all, about the people. Indeed, the stories about the gods suggested that that gods might rape and commit murder at … Continue reading →

Those of us who cut our teeth on Romans tend to see the Christian world in a faith vs. works way. It’s not a bad thing. It just misses an even bigger theme. Internal to the early church was a … Continue reading →

Okay. I understand why it’s so difficult to respond to a post on the over-whelming excellencies of the Alabama football program, but I thought the Saban quote might lead to an interesting discussion. The quote is actually from Jim Rohn … Continue reading →