Believing Doesn’t make it true. When I first became a Christian, I had no idea what I had just gotten myself into. While I had become convinced of the truth of Christianity, I didn’t know what it meant to be a Christian. I also had several misconceptions about what Christians ought to think or believe. And I was […]
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“Oh, we’re Christians too!”. This is the phrase I often here from Jehovah’s Witnesses when I engage them in conversation. “We believe in Jesus too!” is another claim that is often made. This makes it sound as if Jehovah’s Witnesses are just another denomination of Christianity. But are Jehovah’s Witnesses Christians? I’ve had many missionaries come to my […]
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Reflections on Defections. I had intended to write this post last week after the announcement by Joshua Harris that he had left Christianity. Before I could even begin, the announcement that another high-profile Christian was walking away hit the news. Marty Sampson of Hillsong United announced on social media that he too was done with Christianity. Since the […]
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Is Gandhi In Hell? It’s been a while since I took a reader’s email to answer. I found this challenge particularly interesting and wanted to share it with you. I received permission to share the story provided I kept the sender anonymous. The Dinner Conversation “I was with some people the other night and the topic of […]
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Is an eternal hell just? One objection often levied against Christianity is that it is immoral to be punished eternally for a temporal crime. I can sympathize with this objection. I don’t like the idea of hell either. But when we take a closer look at hell and punishment, it think you will see how an eternal hell […]
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