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Does Following Jesus Rule Out Serving in the Military if a War is Just?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Kingdom Living, Non-Violence, Q&A
Topics: Enemy-Loving Non-Violence, Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Jesus and Military People Some soldiers responded to the preaching of John the Baptist by asking him what they should do. John gave them some ethical instruction, but, interestingly enough, he didn’t tell them to…
What Would You Do If Someone Attacked Your Family?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Kingdom Living, Non-Violence, Q&A
Topics: Enemy-Loving Non-Violence
The New Testament commands us never to “repay evil with evil” but instead to “overcome evil with good” (Rom.12:17; cf. I Thess 5:15; I Pet 3:9). Jesus said, “Do not resist an evildoer. But if…
Corroborating Historical Evidence of the New Testament
Category: Essays
Tags: Apologetics, Essay, New Testament
Topics: Biblical Reliability
One often finds skeptics arguing that if the events recorded in New Testament actually took place, we should expect to find others of the time mentioning them. Yet, they argue, we find nothing but silence…
Is homosexual love without homoerotic behavior okay for a Christian?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Christian Life, Q&A, Sexuality, Sin
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues, Relationships, Sin
Question: You may find this to be an odd question, but is it possible for two Christians of the same gender to remain a couple if they do not engage in sex? My partner and…
NOT DEAD YET!!!!!!!!
Category: General
this is Marcia…ok, first I just have to say, RUDE!insensitiveimpatientBUG! GB needs to chill.he simply can’t get over the messy room issue. DUDE! but, since I’m a mature, gracious, God-loving & fearing woman, I will…
About the NDY blog thing
Category: General
Heh folks, Yes, Marcia WILL BE giving a pictorial blog on the NDY debut later… like I PROMISED in my previous blog. A slight delay it seems. Marcia has read parts of my forthcoming book…
Watch Greg on CNN’s “God’s Warriors”
Category: Press
Tags: Politics
This video is a CNN.com video of Greg’s segment on God’s Warriors. Greg’s interview starts at 2:07. The following was taken from a post on Greg’s blog (August 24, 2007): Thoughts on “God’s Warriors” from…
The Iowa Caucus
Category: General
A hum …. hello? Obama and Huckabee victors? Now, I’m of course not one to say “I told you so,” so I won’t… but just FYI, I did. (See previous blog) Let’s see if I’m…
Very Random Reflections to Start The New Year
Category: General
HAPPY NEW YEAR all you internet lovers of truth!! Yes yes yes, a little belated. So what. Time is relative. Well, this blog is called RANDOM reflections, and the blog today will show why. I’m…
The Cosmic Dance Project
The story behind The Cosmic Dance The idea for The Cosmic Dance arose out of Greg’s sharing his latest ideas with his small group (the three couples he and his wife Shelley share life with)….
What’s your view of the tribulation period and the rapture?
Category: Q&A
Tags: End Times, Q&A
Topics: End Times
I along with most other evangelicals believe Jesus is going to return one day and establish his Kingdom. Jesus himself promised his return (Matt. 24:30; 26:64; John 14:3). At Jesus’ ascension, two angels proclaimed, “Men…
Can a Christian be demonized?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Demons, Q&A, Spiritual Warfare
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
I along with most evangelical scholars and pastors do not believe it possible for a Christian to be “possessed” by a demon or by Satan. Christ in principle defeated Satan, and all who are “in…
Is speaking in tongues the initial evidence of receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Q&A, The Holy Spirit
Topics: The Church
Pentecostals have traditionally taught that speaking in tongues is evidence that a person is filled with the Holy Spirit. Those who defend this position do so primarily on the basis of a pattern they discern…
Are all believers baptized in the Holy Spirit?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Baptism, Q&A, The Holy Spirit
Topics: The Church, Trinity
All Christians believe that all believers are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, but there is debate over whether all believers are baptized in the Holy Spirit. John the Baptist prophesied that while he baptized with…
What happens to babies who die?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Afterlife, Q&A, Salvation
Topics: Death and Salvation, End Times
The Bible does not directly address the issue of what happens to babies who die before being able to make a decision for or against Christ. People have thus had to arrive at conclusions about…
Christians and Politics: What are the different views?
Category: Essays
Tags: Essay, Politics, Social Issues
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
How involved should Christians be in secular politics? Throughout history, Christians have embraced a number of different perspectives on this issue. These perspectives can basically be broken down into three groups. First, some Christians believe…
Must wives submit to husbands?
Category: Essays
Tags: Christian Life, Essay, Marriage, Relationships
Topics: Relationships
The apostle Paul writes: Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the church, the…
Was Noah’s flood global or local?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Bible, Old Testament, Q&A
Topics: Biblical Reliability
Though many regard the biblical story of a great flood in the days of Noah to be an ancient legend, evangelical Christians affirm it as historical fact because Scripture presents it as such. However, a…