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The Roman Catholic/Protestant Divide: Does it Matter?
When you hear or read about Christianity in the news or an analysis of Christianity around the world, the groups that are represented include Roman Catholicism, Protestants, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East, Latter Day Saints (Mormons), and Jehovah Witnesses. What you quickly realize is not all that is identified as Christianity is true Christianity.
Spielberg's Threat
Breakpoint shared the following article “Spielberg Wants to ‘Mess With’ Your Faith” about the recent remarks by Steven Spielberg about his new film "Disclosure Day" and how it will likely “mess with” a lot of people’s theology. The movie is about what would happen if there were a sudden mass revelation about the existence of extraterrestrial life. According to Spielberg, it will force people, especially Christians, to rethink Who God is.
Two Year Old Theology and the Law
During the sermon on Sunday, I made a joke that Piper’s (my 2-year-old daughter) favorite words right now are “mine” and “no.” After the service someone jokingly asked her what her favorite word was, and without skipping a beat she yelled, “no!”
The point I was making was that we are sinful since birth and that we need rules and commands from our parents to know how to properly act. Similarly, we need the rules and commands of God to know how to obey Him, honor our parents, and love our neighbor as ourselves.
Storm Theology
We are all well-acquainted with storms in life whether they be the weather kind or the life-debilitating kind, but how many of us have a sound storm theology ready to activate when needed?