http://offensivechristians.com Encouraging the Church and Christians to be Offensive Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:27:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm very interested in Black Liberation Theology (BLT) - the theology espoused by Rev.  Jeremiah Wright at his Trinity United Church of Christ. I've only begun reading about this movement but it concerns me greatly. It appears at first blush to be a theology based on victimization rather than the ... http://offensivechristians.com/what-would-black-liberation-theology-do-with-power/ [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypDwNpgIUQc] [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIdbYjmbFzo] Is this one issue enough to vote on? I think so. Human Life Trumps All. OC http://offensivechristians.com/presidential-candidate-supports-denying-care-to-dying-infants/ 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 ... http://offensivechristians.com/why-dont-evangelicals-make-a-stand-for-jesus/ 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 ... http://offensivechristians.com/syncretism-and-blasphemy-on-display-at-the-dnc/ 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, ... http://offensivechristians.com/karen-weber-needs-you/ 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 ... http://offensivechristians.com/faith-politics/ Sometimes we Christians don't get it. OK, we don't get it most of the time and when we do get things right its because of God at work within us. What does this have to do with an INTERNET fast? God showed me that this blog had become an idol for me. ... http://offensivechristians.com/oc-ends-internet-fast/ 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 ... http://offensivechristians.com/run-gods-race/ I was informed tonight I deploy tomorrow. I hope to be back in a few weeks. Please keep me and my family in your prayers. I hope to be strong in the Lord and use this time for His glory. In these uncertain times I hope ... http://offensivechristians.com/here-todaygone-tomorrow/ In my last post "Catholic Mom" presented very thoughtful dialogue I'd like to continue in a separate post. While I don't want to attack the Catholic church or Catholics (I'm convinced Catholics go to Heaven every day!) the topic of communion is worth further exploration. One of the links Catholic ... http://offensivechristians.com/thoughts-on-the-eucharist/