tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57027925612394087502024-08-28T13:55:03.222-07:00Observations of Christian Culture, Responses to Judeo-Christian Thought from One Who Doubts, Yet Wants to BelievePhilo Sophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457657248799100647noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702792561239408750.post-25999819022467223582010-03-04T23:57:00.000-08:002010-03-04T23:59:47.764-08:00

Erik and Jesse are my friends.  They were lay youth pastors at one of the first churches I started attending regularly immediately after I left the Mormon faith.  We became friendly while attending a theology class, and we became as close as siblings over the course of the past year and a half. We meet for lunch on ocassion.  I know they do this with the idea that they are "

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Before I get to the point of this particular blog entry, I want to give you some background information about my experience with Deutoronomy 6:4: After reading the entire New Testament, I've decided to read the entire Old Testament (well, I've managed to read up to 1 Samuel).  There were several verses that struck me over the course of my reading, and the first one that hit me hard was

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".........is the approach to reading of the Tanakh with the idea that every word is infallible, the people referenced real, and every single word to be true."  This was Michael's response to me after sharing with him that the stories written in the Tanakh was one of several factors that have kept me from embracing atheism.  "What difference does it make if they are true or not?&

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Ma Kore!I've taken a Hebrew language class last semester, which I rather enjoyed, but didn't get out of it all what I had hoped. Sure, I've learned the alphabet, a lot of phrases, and a song here and there, I just wish the class had a more systematic approach to teaching us (the instructors jump around alot). That said, I'm grateful for what I've learned, and am continuing to learn. What's been

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Dear Readers,Oh, how very few, but mighty you are! Yes, you have reached the blog authored by the aforementioned author of my Tumblr blog. I have had to make the move to blogger for two reasons: ease of accessibility as well as the ability to receive comments from members and non-members of either google or followers of the blog, which basically means, anyone can get in on the discussion

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For the many of you "unchurched" (as many are in the age of "Postmodernism" - May God help us all...), the term, "worship" may be unfamiliar to you. The term may also be unfamiliar among "Mainline", more "formal" congregations who have a traditional approach to music in the church, like say, Southern Baptists (the only denomination who appear to give a damn anymore about upholding biblical

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