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Continue reading →: What are Christians reading?What are Christians reading? This list below represents the best selling Christian books for March 2014 as measured by the Christian Booksellers Association. Analysing the text it seems Sarah Young and Adam Hamilton are in much demand, with multiple entries amongst the top 50 Christian books. Having read none of their…
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Continue reading →: Hell is for HypocritesJesus said: “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.” Jesus, known for his love and compassion, was also boldly…
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Continue reading →: What is your view on prayers in parliament?I think it is importance to distinguish between “freedom of religion” and “freedom from religion” as some would prefer to phrase it. I think it is ridiculous to expect a non-Christian to be obliged to say Christian prayers by law, but likewise I object when secular principles are used to…
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Continue reading →: Raptor Jesus and the Flying Spaghetti MonsterThis image combines two popular Atheist memes which are aimed at Christians in general and six day creationists in particular: the Flying Spaghetti Monster, their counter to the idea of a Creator God, and Raptor Jesus, an in your face reference to evolution, extinction and aggressive proselytising. I take such parodying…
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Continue reading →: War is Peace … at least for this artistWould you believe the title for this image is “Blessed are the Peacemakers”? The artist, Grant DiCianni, was most miffed when it was removed from an Air Force dining hall because it violated military standards. Shock, horror! Really!!!? According to this source, DiCianni said the painting is promoting the idea of…
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Continue reading →: How Do You Understand Sin?There has been a great discussion going on over at the Pagan and Christian Moot over our different understandings of sin, so I thought I would provide space for conversation here at Curious Christian as well. The comment of mine that generated the most response was this: “… I think it is…
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Continue reading →: Jesus healing, Ethiopian styleI sourced this from Sacred Pilgrim where you will find more Ethiopian Christian Art. It’s a real treasure trove. Unfortunately I couldn’t find who the artist was. I find Ethiopian Christianity intriguing as it’s an example of Christianity that survived for millenia beyond the Christendom known to Europeans. You may…
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Continue reading →: Was Jesus a Hindu?An image of Jesus in India by an unknown artist. Whatever its artistic merits I can’t help thinking that art like this is too syncretistic to properly be called Christian. It is one thing to depict Christian stories in Hindu style. It is another to depict Jesus as a Hindu.…
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Continue reading →: Faith is an ExperienceIt is not enough to affirm the truth of the Creeds if you seek to be a genuine Christian. You must experience Jesus as Messiah, as Christ, for yourself. Faith is an experience.
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Continue reading →: Contextualization is not always CulturalMuch has been written about the cultural contextualisation of the gospel over the last decade. For example, the Gospel Coalition has written: “The principle behind Paul’s exhortation in 1 Corinthians 9:22 to ‘become all things to all men’ is what Christian thinkers call ‘contextualisation.’ Contextualisation is the idea that we…
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