Posts Tagged ‘ Conversion ’

I recently read a list of the top ten reasons why you should consider quitting your job.  I thought the article about reasons to quit your job had some relevant parallels to what I hear from people throughout various internet sites who struggle with a faith crisis or otherwise consider leaving the church. First of [...]

Recently I was thinking about a conversation Bruce Nielson and I had years ago in which he pointed out something I was also beginning to see: that many who were criticizing the church or doubting their own spiritual experiences wanted to limit “the spirit” to whatever agreed with their own political or personal viewpoints.  Joe [...]

I recently finished the book Saint Peter: A Biography by Michael Grant.  I’ve heard a few scholars make the case that James, Jesus’ brother was the leader of the early Christian church rather than Peter, but I didn’t understand the reasoning behind that.  Grant seems to believe that Peter got demoted following his well-known conflict [...]