In our previous post we considered biblical and theological reasons for asserting that at the moment of conception human life begins. We will now consider a medical rationale for this same assertion. Continue reading
Just recently controversy was raging in Congress regarding Planned Parenthood and whether this organization should continue to receive funds from the government. Obviously abortion continues to be a hot political issue. Sometimes it seems to be overly politicized. Partisans on both sides of the issue say and do things that make you scratch your head in wonder. However, in the midst of this ongoing debate we must not lose sight that beyond being a political and partisan issue it is even more fundamentally a moral issue. And the morality of it all boils down to one basic question: Is the unborn fetus a human being? If not, then what’s the beef with Planned Parenthood, with abortion itself? But if the unborn organism in a mother’s uterus is indeed a human being—then without a doubt it is a moral issue of the highest priority. Continue reading
As longtime readers of this blog know, sometimes I just feel the need to rant a little. Today is one of those days. I want to rant about Christians and the church, or more precisely… the commitment of Christians to the church. This is the gist of my rant. But this time, my rant will be in the form of parables. So here are three parables about the Kingdom of Me. Continue reading
One of the most common buzz words going around today in the fields of health, medicine and psychology is mindfulness. You hear it popping up in discussions on wellness, nutrition, education, business, sports, etc. Seminars, classes and conferences are being offered at universities, medical centers, and professional organizations around the world. For example, in May of 2004 the National Institutes of Health held a daylong symposium called “Mindfulness Meditation and Health.” The original mindfulness program developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center is now used by over 700 hospitals worldwide.[1] It is obviously something that is very popular. Continue reading
I have been reading a book lately about the history of Christian doctrine. In this work, the author comments on the differences between the Gospel of John and the other three Gospel writers. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are often called the Synoptic Gospels. The world “synoptic” basically means “seeing together.” You may have noticed that these three Gospels present a great deal of similar material in a roughly parallel format. So these Gospel writers often share the same material but with their individual perspectives and approaches. The Gospel of John, however, is dramatically different from the Synoptics.
One of the chief differences is that John’s Gospel is very explicit in presenting Christ as divine. The deity of our Lord is most clear in John. The author of the book I am reading emphasizes this. Yet, he goes beyond this, and states that it is only in John that we see Christ’s deity. According to him, the Synoptics present Jesus as merely a man, Messiah perhaps, but certainly not divine. Continue reading
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