Today I was reading Acts 24 in my daily reading through the Bible, and came upon verse 5, where a lawyer hired to help the non-Messianic Jews get rid of Paul, the Messianic Jew, who had a different worldview than they. This lawyer, Tertullus, said that the Jews had found Paul to be a “troublemaker” who had stirred up riots all over the Mediterranean world. That really got my attention, because it was totally fake news! It was absolutely false, but shows how things get distorted and turned around in this world.
World Religions
This school session I’m taking a course in world religions that covers Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Indigenous religions, and Buddhism. I am finding it fascinating! The truth is though, it’s too light for me. I wish I were taking a whole semester or more on each religion! Taking them all in just eight weeks is a very brief overview, that’s all. Continue reading “World Religions”
A little girl’s letter to God
A quote from one of my theology books: “In 2011, a six-year-old girl wrote a letter to God, asking “how he got invented.” Her father sent a copy to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the noted theologian Rowan Williams (born 1950), asking him if he would like to comment. Williams replied as follows:
Dear Lulu,
Nobody invented me – but lots of people discovered me and were quite surprised. They discovered me when they looked round at the world and thought it was really beautiful or really mysterious and wondered where it came from. They discovered me when they were very very quiet on their own and felt a sort of peace and love they hadn’t expected. Then they invented ideas about me – some of them sensible and some of them not very sensible. From time to time I sent them some hints – especially in the life of Jesus – to help them get closer to what I’m really like.” (Christian Theology, Alister McGrath, pg. 135)
Back from Germany
Well, Lynn and I got back from our time in Germany last night, really exhausted. We were so glad to be with Allison, German, and the two little boys, but we’re also very glad to be home. Today I’ll get back into my assignments for the master’s degree. See some things I wanted to share with you below… Continue reading “Back from Germany”