Jun

17

‘The Shack’ by William P Young

June 17, 2008 | 4 Comments

Posted by ben hind · Filed Under General Discussion, Books, Personal 

I have been given an assignment by my boss at work, Footprints Christian Bookshop. Probably the best place to work, if you don’t get tired of looking at Christian books all day. The new book by William P Young ‘The Shack’ sold out on Amazon.com after just a week. It is set to be better […]

Jun

16

Belief in aliens and Christianity?

June 16, 2008 | 3 Comments

Posted by ben hind · Filed Under Theological Questions, General Discussion 

There’s an interesting discussion going on at Theologica about alien life. Can Christians believe in aliens without compromising their faith? The Vatican seems to take the position that the topic is ‘open’, meaning the bible doesn’t speak for or against it and so is open for debate. And I’d have to agree with them… there’s […]

May

29

Going to an Eastern Orthodox church

May 29, 2008 | 3 Comments

Posted by ben hind · Filed Under Eastern Orthodoxy, General Discussion, Personal 

I’m going for a one week holiday to Corfu (Greece) on Monday (so I won’t be posting next week), and plan to go visit an Eastern Orthodox church. I haven’t got a clue what it’s going to be like, and look forward to see how they do things. I have a couple of things I’d […]

May

23

Speaking up for what we believe

May 23, 2008 | 2 Comments

Posted by ben hind · Filed Under Problems in the Church, General Discussion 

I have for some time now wanted to speak out against a belief that I think is wrong in my church. It is not fundamental to Christianity. It is not essential for salvation or orthodoxy. But it bothers me. It’s the kind of thing that frustrates and irritates me whenever I hear it and see […]

May

22

Personal reflections on the Genesis creation account

May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Posted by ben hind · Filed Under Current Issues in Theology, Creation/Evolution, General Discussion 

This is (kind of) a response to Michael Patton’s post on R.C.Sproul and his position on the creation/ID/evolution debate. I thought you might like to know some of my thoughts on the issue.
Having been brought up in a very strict literal-6-day-24-hour-young-earth-creationist church (a bit of a mouth-full), I can’t say I’m unbiased. Of course, neither […]

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