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Tag Archives: atheism
Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?
Originally posted on Coffee with Carolanne:
Dedicated to my best mate. I promised to be quiet, not absent. I cannot get there but I never left you. Sat by a riverbank, soaking in the sunshine, in June 2017 I posed…
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith, Writing
Tagged atheism, British, divinity, Featured Blogger, Jesus, science
10 Comments
Why I Believe: C.S. Lewis and Me – Part Two
My journey from atheism to faith To read Part One click here. I began to think of my longing for God as a hunger for a flavor that didn’t exist. Which seemed odd. But there was one example of such … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged atheism, C.S. Lewis, doubt, God, longing, truth
26 Comments
Why I Believe: C.S. Lewis and Me – Part One
The truth that compelled me to journey from atheism to faith also had a profound impact on my spiritual mentor C. S. Lewis. Here, in three parts, is my story–written five years ago when my blog was new. Few have … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged atheism, C.S. Lewis, conversion, God, journey
37 Comments
My Scar Stories
I Was Attacked by a Beautiful Psycho Killer and Lived! It was a Saturday morning. My buddy Ray showed up, tragically bored. Before long we were hopped up on caffeine and had decided to drive to Oregon. Because we were 20. … Continue reading
Only One Life
I avoid “Christianese” like the plague. I can speak it fluently, but it’s not my native language. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a bona fide Jesus follower. It’s just that those who speak in code seldom reach anyone but themselves. … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes
Tagged atheism, C.T. Studd, church, conversion, funny, salvation
28 Comments
Dating in the Post-Christian Era
My Featured Blogger this week is the creator of the wildly popular blog site Beauty Beyond Bones. Caralyn, whose following dwarfs mine, hardly needs my support. But what can I say? I like her. We met at a film audition … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith, Writing
Tagged atheism, blogger, blogging, dating, featured
14 Comments
Life and Death
I was raised in a secular home. There was no talk of heaven or an afterlife. This life was all there was. And yet at the age of five I dreamed I died. My parents and friends circled over me, weeping, their … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged atheism, death, eternity, hope, life, purpose, Seneca
34 Comments
Pride
Any ideology (religious or atheistic) that requires you to kill those who disagree with you, or even to merely hate them, is a lie. Its roots are found not in the words “You shall have no other God” (Exodus 20:13), … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged atheism, beliefs, Exodus 20:13, Genesis 3:5, pride, religions, truth
16 Comments
Doubt and Faith
Part One: Doubt I’m a congenital skeptic. Yet somehow I made the leap of faith. Still, I was troubled by recurring doubts. The idea of a God who loved me and created me to dwell with him and others in … Continue reading
Far from Home
I was an atheist, and insufferably superior about it. I considered myself more rational, more evolved than my naïve religious friends. But there was one thing I couldn’t explain: The Wallaces. The Wallaces were the unofficial den parents of our … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged atheism, Blue Whale Challenge, Jesus, Luke 19:41-42, suicide, truth
65 Comments