I recently just got done with Mark Roberts’ book “Can We Trust the Gospels?” For me this was an excellent book at an opportune time. The previous book I read was a long graduate level text book that was sometimes difficult to read. Mark’s book was just the opposite. As he puts it, it is [...]
Monthly Archive for May, 2009
Reevaluation
Posted in Doubt on May 27th, 2009
My posting here is going to be sporadic and maybe a lot less frequent. The last couple of weeks I was convicted (with help from my wife), that I had become obsessed with my searching. This resulted in spending less time with my wife and kids, helping less around the house, and causing [...]
Prayer of the Week
Posted in Prayer of the Week on May 12th, 2009
God, life is too busy and too short to address these doubts of mine. Please don’t judge me for not believing. I’ve tried, but I’m getting burned out. The other areas in my life (wife, kids, jobs around the house, etc.) are suffering because of the time spent searching for you. I don’t understand why [...]
Prayer of the Week
Posted in Prayer of the Week on May 4th, 2009
Lord you know what I need. You know that I’m like Thomas who needs evidence to believe. God, I need something, something objective. The subjective feelings and “personal experiences” that work for others, don’t work with me. I need something tangible. I’m sorry if this seems like I’m testing you, but you know me, and [...]
The Resurrection of the Son of God, by N. T. Wright
Posted in Books, Resurrection on May 2nd, 2009
I’m finally done reading the Great Book. No, not the Bible. I’m talking about N. T. Wright’s book “The Resurrection of the Son of God”. Several people suggested that this was the book to read regarding the resurrection. So I ordered the book, and when the semi truck came to drop [...]