Monthly Archives: June 2012

Calvinism, Buddhism and Tragedy

Posted on June 23, 2012 by StriderMTB

In Buddhist culture if something bad happens to someone there is little rational incentive for compassion because in the back of their minds, scratching at their skull, is the inescapable fact that their religious explanation for suffering instructs them to … Continue reading →

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Change: Power or Understanding?

Posted on June 18, 2012 by StriderMTB

Every social worker, missionary, humanitarian, etc wants to see positive and progressive change in their areas of service. However there is a marked difference between change that comes from understanding and change that comes from power. Change that comes from … Continue reading →

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Calvinism is Theological Gobbledygook

Posted on June 10, 2012 by StriderMTB

By StriderMTB Calvinism grates against my nerves like eating asparagus and lima beans with a side of durian fruit. Calvinists are the most articulate of God’s creatures in weaving an intelligent sounding compilation of confusion that masks itself as spiritually insightful. It … Continue reading →

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Evangelism = beggar to beggar

Posted on June 1, 2012 by StriderMTB

“Evangelism is one beggar telling another beggar where to get bread.” D.T. Niles (1951)

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Shedding Self-Righteous Spirituality: Part 2

Posted on June 1, 2012 by StriderMTB

In Part 1 I ended by asking the probing question: Why did Jesus attract drunkards, harlots and tax-collectors instead of repel them? After all Jesus is the proverbial “goody-two-shoes” of the universe–the very personification of the catch phrase “holier than … Continue reading →

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Shedding Self-Righteous Spirituality: Part 1

Posted on June 1, 2012 by StriderMTB

There is a path of life laid out for us to tread upon, but given time some Christians unfortunately manage to fall into one of two ditches. On the one side you have Christians professing Christ, but they are so … Continue reading →

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