God Is Not Great

things in their lives. Those who put the Commandments forth had healthy and happier lives sin free. By putting this display in the lobby of a Jewish Interfaith Cultural and Historical Center, it show great ambition for their followers who attend the Center to know that their main belief comes from God and what he wanted everyone to do. Yes, many have their set ways of their religion and of how they do things, but when entering this facility the main statue shows that everyone is in agreement…

Frankenstein’s response to his Creature’s plees represent God’s response to humanity’s pleas for salvation; inversely, the Creature’s ensuing course of action is his response to Frankenstein’s actions, differing from human reaction to God. Just as people sought solace and solution in God, the Creature sought his path to happiness in Frankenstein’s ability to endow him with one to love. Victor’s initial compliance gave his progeny some measure of peace, judging by the cessation of his murderous…

in the discipline of evangelism and the practice of preaching? What aspects of your ministry formation do you need to cultivate in order to effectively wield this tool in a proper and God-fearing manner? First, the principal purpose of preaching the gospel is to offer a theological interpretation of the word of God into our lives. In the text book argument is defined as, “means to offer a set of reasons or evidence in support of a conclusion.”1 Based on this definition, this text book offers a…

articulated his idea of what God is — and is not: He is not “the Big Guy upstairs,” nor the loud booming…

stories of “The Great Flood”, “The First Murder”, and “A Promise, a Test,” the characters of Noah, Cain, and Abraham showcase the attributes of frustration, trust, and internal security regarding human nature.…

Stay with me, here it gets a little mixed up. When Thutmose III came of age, he should have become the new pharaoh, and Hatshepsut should have stepped down. But that didn’t happen. Instead, Hatshepsut claimed to be the almighty daughter of Ra, the sun god. She put on the double-crown of pharaoh and even wore the formal fake beard. She pushed Thutmose III to the side and she was so powerful, no one questioned her. For a while she reined, and she reigned well. Egypt flourished under her hand.…

spend hours of quiet time in contemplative prayer. Being around them, it can be easy to covet the way they do things. Nevertheless, we are not meant to covet each other’s paths to finding God. We are all created differently. Also, we will seek and find God in various and different ways. We are hardwired to love God. There is no one formula of what loving our heavenly father should look like. Gary Thomas unpacks this much debated topic in his book Sacred Pathways. Thomas unfolds nine specific…

he did have time when he was being suspicious and doubtful about God’s promises to him. Starting at the chapter 12 of Genesis, it introduced Abram to the plot. One day, God called upon him, and made a promise (covenant) to him. God said, “ I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing; I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you (Genesis 12:2-3).”…

Abraham is one of the most important characters of the Bible. He was a blessed and great man whose faith stands out in Old Testament history like one of the shining stars. He was blessed to be born in an extremely wealthy family, but his faith had more value than silver or gold. His greatness came from having a divine relationship with God that produced great faith. “So faith comes from hearing [that is told] …” Romans 10:17, Amplified Bible. Additionally, in Genesis, chapter 11 through chapter…

Even within the four traditions, there is great complexity: much of which we might cite with pride and some we cannot. As we claim the Congregationalists, we must also claim what was sometimes terrible treatment of Native Americans and we have to claim the Salem witch trials. The four traditions story, of four traditions that became two and then one, is too neat for our complicated history. I love history and have studied it a great deal. I don’t yet have as strong a grasp of UCC history…