New Scientist Says God is Only In Your Brain

The recent article from New Scientist makes the claim that humans are hard-wired to believe in God and that its only the struggle for truth that allows one to hold atheistic beliefs.
Interesting.
The evidence provided for the hard-wired hypothesis is that young children can differentiate between a box and a human and that religious belief [...]

Will Christians Engage Nonbelievers?

I saw a great video the other day with Penn of Penn and Teller. That’s right, the same atheist who speaks out about the bible and why he doesn’t believe it to be true. The video is below.
Wow. That hits home. How often do we spend time with people who will spend eternity [...]

Why Won’t Evangelicals Take a Stand for Jesus?

Recent events at the Democratic National Convention and the Pew Forum survey of evangelical Christians has prompted me to ask: Have we lost our savor? Is the salt no longer salty in our churches?
When prominent church figures and the majority of self proclaimed evangelicals seem to embrace multiple faith paths to eternal life, we seem [...]

Syncretism and Blasphemy on Display at The DNC

syncretism:  the combination of different forms of belief or practice

blasphemy: the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God

If you want to see both of these words in action, read or listen the the prayer given at the DNC.
Here is the transcript:
Please stand.
We are all here to devote ourselves to the [...]

KAREN WEBER NEEDS YOU!!!!!

Local 10 News in West Palm Beach Florida reported today that a judge has sided with Karen’s husband and has given him guardianship over Karen. Karen suffered a stroke in December and he husband wants her feeding tube removed and to place her in hospice to die.
Karen told her caregivers, through hand squeezes and blinks, [...]

Faith & Politics

A prayer to remember:
“Lord our Heavenly Father, High and Mighty King of kings, and Lord of lords, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers on earth and reignest with power supreme and uncontrolled over all the Kingdoms, Empires and Governments; look down in mercy, we beseech thee, on these our American States, who [...]

Run God’s race

Competition is in the air with the Olympic coverage streaming almost 24/7. I cannot run a sub-ten second 100-meter sprint, but am pretty competitive with many things in my life. My USAF career will soar (pun intended) if I rank higher than my peers. We’re literally scored #1 down through the lowest [...]

I don’t get it…

Please read this article and help me understand:
- Why this professor is so bitter…and childish.
- What rosaries, services and sacrifices are supposed to accomplish.
- If the Catholic Church has lost touch with what’s really important.
Church holds service over communion wafer desecration
By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Correspondent
Last Updated: 5:45PM BST 05 Aug 2008
A film uploaded to [...]

Sunday Sermon

Please check out the 13 July message.  I’m interested in your comments: 
http://www.calvarychristianchurch.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=dspProducts
 
 

Pew Releases Distressing News for Evangelical Christians

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released today a second part of their US Religious Landscape Survey. I’m reading the summary now and frankly, its very disheartening.

66% of American Protestants believe other religions can have eternal life – I assume this does not mean a life of eternal suffering in Hell.
79% of Catholics [...]