by Geoffrey Lentz 1Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. 2So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because…
by Henry Neufeld When I was in elementary and High School, I attended a private, Christian school with its focus on the Bible as the foundation for study. Amongst the many requirements that we had, especially in the area of Bible study was memorization. We memorized chapter after chapter of the King James Version of…
by Rick Wingrove About Rick Wingrove Guest Essay Index I am an Atheist … By definition, Atheism means only that I have no belief in gods. To say the least, I find the stories about gods to be unconvincing. To say it another way, I find the ancient fables to be exactly as convincing as…
by Dr. Bob McKibben The question has always been there. “Why?” It is framed in many different ways, but ever since the events of Acts, chapter two, the question has always the same. “Why do Christians always share their beliefs with others?” Perhaps you are a missionary on the plains of Africa or in the…
by Chris Eyre The text of a sermon presented at the Bowers Allerton Mission Hall Sitting in front of the television a couple of nights ago, the news came on. There was a report of another suicide bombing in Palestine – and I thought “I don’t want to hear any more about this” and turned…
by: Chris Eyre More Info So, the man who would be Kennedy is meeting with the capo di tutti capi of the Russian Mob, and passed by Europe on the way. Arms reduction is on the menu, which is a good thing; trade is very much on the menu, which is not so good, and…
by Henry Neufeld About Henry Neufeld Many people in the pews don’t understand the controversy that surrounds this issue. Some think they do, but have misunderstood what the debate is about. This essay is not intended as a contribution to scholarly debate, but rather as an explanation to the general public as to what the…
Ezekiel 37:1-37:14 March 13, 2005 A sermon presented by Dr. Bob McKibben at Pine Forest United Methodist Church About Dr. McKibben Guest Essay Index Adapted From: “More than Hatch, Match, and Dispatch” By: Rev. Joseph Smith, Takoma Park Baptist Church, November 2000 Scripture quotations are from the Revised Standard Version Many years ago, I did…
by Chris Eyre The text of a sermon presented at the Bowers Allerton Mission Hall Seeing all the coverage about Israel and Palestine, and doing some background reading, a thought came to me. Yasser Arafat is a son of God. Shocking, isn’t it? Whatever you think of the rights and wrongs of the current conflict,…
The Energion.com eZine will be a place for open but serious discussion of critical issues at the intersection between politics, religion, and philosophy. If you are looking at this post, we are still in the most preliminary stages of setting up the site. Beta launch is expected Wednesday, September 2, 2009. It is not the…