Worldview, Secular Ethics, and Cognitive Dissonance: An Essay by Dan Tsouloufis (part 1) “My Thoughts on Worldview, Secular Ethics, and Cognitive Dissonance” by Dan Tsouloufis There are many people who grow up believing in God, then at some point in their life they no longer believe that God is real, and they come to the […]
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G.K. Chesterton’s “Manalive” Quotes Here’s some quotes from G.K. Chesterton’s book “Manalive” “People talk of the pathos and failure of plain women; but it is a more terrible thing that a beautiful woman may succeed in everything but womanhood.” “The truth is that when people are in exceptionally high spirits, really wild with freedom and […]
Good Without God Follow Up Here’s a follow up post on ‘Good without God’. The following is what I wrote in response to the time of our discussion together at Meetup and why all the proposed sources for moral knowledge from natualistic conception are unlivable: Hey Everybody, Thanks again to all who came out […]
Good WITHOUT God Discussion I recently facilitated a discussion at our Meetup Discussion group ministry here in Naperville on the topic ‘Good without God.’ It was our third time going through this, which I think shows how much misunderstanding there is on the topic and the importance of the discussion. Here are my notes: INTRO: […]
The Fallacy of the Uncertainty Principle UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE: There are some who say, ‘All I know, is that I don’t know anything,’ and thus promote what is known by some as the UNCERTAINTY principle. Often such a position is championed as brave, scientific, and free from “religious superstitious dogma.” But the more I think about […]
An Invitation to My Agnostic Friends A Word, as a Christian, to my AGNOSTIC friends about Knowledge, and an invitation to the one who gives us true and certain knowledge: You rightly recognize the audacious claims of those who assert they possession knowledge of ultimate reality and God. (It is a bold statement to claim […]
Important Bible Passages Regarding Knowing God Important Bible passages: Omniscience of God and God’s Knowledge of Reality and Everything: Ps 44:21 (God knows the secrets of the heart); Ps 139:2,4; Prov 3:20 (by his knowledge the deeps broke open…); Jere 29:11 (I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper…), […]
Knowing God Week 3 Discussion Guide KNOWING GOD MEETUP: A 3 WEEK INTRO TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH—WEEK 3 Intro: This is a 3 Week introduction to the Christian Faith. We are using the concept of “Knowing God” as a way to explain and summarize what we as Christians believe. When I say, ‘what Christians believe,’ […]
Knowing God Week 2 Discussion Guide KNOWING GOD MEETUP: A 3 WEEK INTRO TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH—WEEK 2 Intro: This is a 3 Week introduction to the Christian Faith. We are using the concept of “Knowing God” as a way to explain and summarize what we as Christians believe. When I say, ‘what Christians believe,’ […]
KNOWING GOD WEEK 1 DISCUSSION GUIDE Our church, Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville IL, recently started a 3 week ‘Intro the Christian Faith’ series for those in the community called “KNOWING GOD.” Here’s the leader’s discussion guide: KNOWING GOD MEETUP: A 3 WEEK INTRO TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH Intro: This is a 3 Week […]