Theology of Nuance; Struggling with God and Man and Overcoming

18

May

At what point will you abandon your faith?

Posted by D.S. Martin  Published in Pain, Suffering, Temptatation

(Francisco de Goya. St. Peter Repentant. c. 1823-25.) (I am posting this for a fellow follower of Christ, who has been forsaken by God. I know that your questions will not be answered in this post, however, I believe that each follower of Christ should ask this question and not just pretend to be a [...]

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14

May

Review of book:Simple Church by Thom S. Rainer and Eric Geiger

Posted by admin  Published in Church, discipleship, purpose

I am persuaded that God has again, in this book, provided a great service to His servants in the Church. “The purpose” is re-emphasized and the process for achieving the “Great Commission” is clearly laid-out for any and all who wish to serve the Lord. Even while I am convinced that all believing “church leaders” [...]

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10

May

Betrayal of Job (“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”)

Posted by admin  Published in faith

Many do not agree with me that God “does” things that amount to betrayal or forsaking of His people. But, until you can tell me what Jesus meant by his dying words (Write it. Post it here to this essay. Support it with citations from scripture. I will not debate, what is clear from the [...]

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4

May

Can we name any souls who were saved under the Old Covenant?

Posted by admin  Published in Nuance, Paradox, faith

I am beginning to think again.So, this question occurred to me, Can we name any souls who were saved under the Old Covenant? and my initial answer came up with the obvious Abraham, among many others, e.g. David, Rahab, Daniel, etc. However, this begs a question; if the Old Testament (Covenant) had the power to [...]

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3

May

Update on my Father-in-law

Posted by admin  Published in Family, faith, prayer

Gary remains in the critical care unit of Presbyterian Hospital. The principal issues that the lead trauma surgeon has high-lighted are his internal organ functions in his abdominal cavity. His kidney function is very low, which necessitated the use of dialysis treatment, starting Monday April 30. (The doctors have indicated that the kidneys could recover [...]

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