I’m continuing my series on ‘why I am not,’ and today I’d like to discuss Why I am not Buddhist. Now, whether you believe Buddhism to be a religion or just a philosophy is irrelevant for this discussion, because my answer wouldn’t change for either category. However, for ease of discussion, I’m going to simply […]
Christian Theology
My thoughts on theology
Why I Am Not Jewish
This is the second posting of my blog series of ‘Why I Am Not.’ And in this post I’d like to talk about why I am not Jewish. Now, when I say Jewish, I’m not referring to an ethnic group here, connected to one another by blood, rather I’m referring to a religious ideology. […]
Why I Am Not Muslim
I’d like to begin a series of blogs that I’m calling, “Why I am not.” In this series, I’d like to take a look at various faith expressions and explain why I do not belong to that particular camp. A number of months ago I did a video on why I am Christian and not […]
Are We Predestined to Believe?
Are we predestined to believe? Has God selected who will come to faith and who will not? Do we not have a choice in the matter? That’s the issue that I’d like to address in today’s blog. If you’ve been following along on my blog lately, then you know that I’ve been dealing with issues […]
Can We Lose Our Salvation?
Can we lose our salvation? If you’ve been following along on this blog, then you know that lately I’ve been dealing with topics and scripture related to Calvinism. As I’ve explained, I used to be a Calvinist and had once held tightly to those doctrinal beliefs. However, I have since abandoned those beliefs. Calvinism is […]
Why I Am No Longer a Calvinist
In this blog I’d like to discuss my journey in and out of Calvinism. If you’re not familiar with that word; no problem, I’ll do my best to explain what I mean. I was raised in a United Methodist church, which had previously been an Evangelical United Brethren congregation. Both strains either were, or are, […]
Can Our Loved Ones Look Down On Us From Heaven?
This question was sent to me from my good friend, Brian from the Great Lakes Backpacker Youtube channel. When Brian sent me a text message with this question, he actually referenced a blog-styled article from Ibelieve.com on the topic. I’m not familiar with this site, but it seems to be a devotional-styled webpage written from […]
Why I Don’t Tithe
Today I’d like to address why I don’t tithe, and why I believe tithing is not for the church today. To understand where I’m going with this, allow me to first talk a little about what tithing is. If you’re like me, then you grew up in a church where each Sunday morning you were […]
Is Christian Nationalism a Problem for the Church?
Is Christian Nationalism a problem in the church? That’s the question I want to take a look at today. A friend of mine, who is also a co-worker, recently asked me about Christian Nationalism. Now, I’ve been hearing more and more about the term lately, and told him that I knew *something* about it. However, […]
The Trump Prophecies Examined
It was June 2020 that I first saw Dana Coverstone’s original dream video. Like many others I began to follow some of his subsequent dreams in order to determine if they would come true. While doing my research I soon became inundated with videos on Youtube. Its algorithms apparently thought I was interested in prophetic […]