Category Archives: Reasons

Recently I was at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, St. John’s Catholic Church just outside Batesville, IN for a wedding.  This church is in the countryside among the rolling farm lands of Indiana.  For some reason I felt really comfortable … Continue reading →

Christians often assert that we only need to investigate the accounts of the eyewitnesses of Jesus’ life to have certainty of the validity of what the Bible teaches.  But is this true? Because of DNA testing, there have been scores … Continue reading →

It is somewhat surprising that a movie about World War II raises questions about the Christian doctrine of salvation.  But the movie Fury does so at least in my mind. In this film a Christian character, Boyd, displays his faith … Continue reading →

On this blog page you will notice a link to Amazon and to a book I have written.  This book documents with scores of scripture passages and 179 footnotes the logic behind the main theme we have discussed in this … Continue reading →

I’m reading a book about beekeeping.  In the beginning of the book the author states that the most important thing we need to learn in life is how to learn and we learn by making mistakes.  Yes, we can learn … Continue reading →

A recent book has as its premise that liberal states have a lower divorce rate than conservative, conservatives tend to be more religious so therefore religious beliefs are bad for marriage.  Well, I’m not quite sure of their logic since … Continue reading →

Pope Francis has been a breath of fresh air in the Roman Catholic Church.  His emphasis on helping the poor instead of enjoying the perks of his office is very Christ-like.  However, I do disagree with him when he states … Continue reading →

The above title is a well-known advertising tag line for the city of Las Vegas.  A Lutheran church in Tulsa, OK had a slightly different take on the idea expressed in this tag line and placed it on a billboard: … Continue reading →

I was out Christmas shopping this past week and ran across a book of common sense sayings.  Most were humorous but one that caught my eye was serious:  “The best sermons are lived not preached”. Now I think all of … Continue reading →

George Will recently wrote an opinion article on Adolf Eichmann. [1]  Eichmann was greatly responsible for the wholesale slaughter of those who the Germans considered to be undesirables in the World War II era.  Some think Eichmann to be evil … Continue reading →