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Church creeds have been with the church throughout most of its history. Even churches that
do not acknowledge the ancient creeds have their own doctrinal statements. In this article, I make a case for creeds for those
who might not be accustomed to reciting them in a worship service.
Calvinism and the doctrines of election and predestination have been the center of theological debates for many years.
One of the passages sometimes brought to the center of this debate actually is telling us something else--something much more
comforting and central to the Christian faith. Click the link below to read on.
Romans 8: God's Promise of Love
The following article reflects thoughts that I have had about the existence of God, agnosticism,
and reasons to believe.
The next article relates to the existence of evil and the apparent contradiction with a loving
powerful God. It does not give the typical pat answers. It delves more deeply into the question of evil itself and the implications
of its existence.
Perhaps the real blame game of suffering and evil should not focus on God or some cosmic force. Even
if we could, it would not change our plight. On the other hand, if we admit our own guilt that we share with all of humanity,
perhaps some real change may take place. Read an excellent article by Stephen Mitchell, "The Fellowship of the Guilty" that
originally appeared in Catapult Magazine in July 2005 about this subject:
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