Theology, Philosophy & Worldviews

Why I Don’t Like Hell & Why It Doesn’t Matter (2/2)

Yes, I don’t like Hell. No, it doesn’t matter. Neither my emotions nor my opinions possess enough transformational power to change the doctrine of Hell by one degree. What does not matter, in an ultimate sense, is my perspective of God’s eternal judgment. In a previous post, I stated that Hell must only be spoken

Why I Don’t LIke Hell And Why It Doesn’t Matter (Part 1 of 2)

I would be insincere if I were to say I like the doctrine of Hell. I’ve heard of Evangelicals who somehow delight in this doctrine. To be fair, I just can’t for the life of me relate. Perhaps there is some sort of Puritanical prowess to be found in a dispassionate approach to eternal punishment.

Too Little Christianity

“We have too little Christianity,” is not a soundbite from the Bible-belt south. It is the bold declaration of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, who in October 2010 urged her fellow citizens to consider the potential threat of rising numbers of Muslim immigrants to Europe. Merkel told the supportive crowd, “We don’t have too much Islam,

Paul, Pascal & Pensées

It has been said that the lottery is a self-imposed tax on the poor. I suppose gambling on one’s eternity is an activity reserved for the poor of spirit. After all, who really wants to bet on something as significant as Heaven and Hell?  Aren’t there some things too important to merely wager? Not according

Bad Press & The Greatest Drama Ever Staged

The following is an excerpt from a speech given in 1938 by Dorothy Sayers entitled “The Greatest Drama Ever Staged: Is The Official Creed of Christendom.” “Official Christianity, of late years, has been having what is known as ‘a bad press.’ We are constantly assured that the churches are empty because preachers insist too much