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Under the typical Protestant understanding of “faith” as “not doubting something that one believes without proof”, I as a young Protestant could never fathom why God would be so tickled by us believing in what we had almost no evidence for. This question came home to me most clearly whenever I heard informal apologetics arguing [...] Related posts:

  1. An (ancient) introduction to “faith in Christ” vs. “Christ’s faith”
  2. Defining faith in Hebrews 11.1
  3. Campbell: what did Paul mean by “justified”?


On a cue from Philip Harland, I found this remarkable passage showing an example of the perception that some pagans entertained of mid-second century Christians. It’s not pretty: [Cynics and Christians] divide and upset the household, and bring into collision those inside with each other, and tell them the worst ways to manage their household. They [...] Related posts:

  1. What the first century church really looked like
  2. Not historic, orthodox Christianity
  3. Levity as Leaven in Today’s Church


I’m sure you’ll agree. For those without access to YouTube, the relevant quote is, “[The people of Haiti] got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, ‘We’ll serve you if you get us free from the French.’ ” Another black eye for Christianity. 1 No related posts.


This story is certainly making the rounds around the blogosphere, but I can’t pass it up, particularly because I have some things to say about it I haven’t read elsewhere. I thought I’d link to one of the better reactions I read (be sure to read the whole thing): An Associated Press story this weekend fetes [...] Related posts:

  1. Evolution and evangel(ical)ism
  2. How true Christians live


Sometimes money makes the world go round — at least a few more revolutions for a few people. Someone known only as “Anonymous Friend” has given $100 million dollars to the Erie Community Foundation. This organization “is a collection of charitable endowments operating under the administrative umbrella of a single public charity.” The anonymous donor apparently [...] No related posts.