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Is There A War on Christmas?—NO!
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[EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is part of our series on controversial questions. A NO post will normally follow a YES post. Join in by posting your comments.] by Rev. Dr. Robert R. LaRochelle When I think of WAR, declared or undeclared, the following actions and attitudes come to mind: There is something or someone to…
Of Process (not Theology) and Results
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by Henry E. Neufeld Over the last few weeks U. S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump has complained a great deal how the rules of the Republican Party are unfair and he is thereby being denied delegates that are rightfully his. Despite the evidence that the rules may actually be helping him, many voters are…
Our Advent question for today
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We at EDN are in a period of reflection and contemplation for these important seasons of Advent and Christmas. Over the next few weeks, our attention will be on raising certain questions that we invite you to comment on. We will return to our series probing controversial questions on January 4th. As we get closer…
Are we living within God’s will and laws?
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by Doris Horton Murdoch I recently traveled to the Holy Land. One of the sites I visited was Masada. To prepare myself for this excursion, I watched the mini-series entitled “Masada” produced back in 1981 with Peter O’Toole as Flavius Silva and Peter Strauss as the zealot Eleazar. Then I read Josephus’s eyewitness account…
Christmas question for today
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We at EDN are in a period of reflection and contemplation for the important season of Christmas. Our attention will be on raising certain questions that we invite you to comment on. We will return to our series probing controversial issues on January 4th. TODAY’S QUESTION: How does Emmanuel, God with us, change our world?…
Gathering of the Eternal Five: Pursuit and Persecution
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Chapter 5 Rome envisioned Jesus of Nazareth as a demented, penniless carpenter with delusions of grandeur. His family lines were too faded to be of any concern. His ability to heal was granted some low level credence. His resurrection of Lazarus was a theatrical trick well executed. People involved in that scheme would be…