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“Jesus is a Friend of Mine”... right?

It’s a common motif throughout popular Christian devotional writings and music: “What a friend we have in Jesus…” warbles the old hymn. “I am a friend of God; He calls me friend!” blares a popular worship chorus.…
"A Deep Spiritual Concern" (from R. A. Torrey)

I've been thinking about love lately, and I've been reading a lot of R. A. Torrey lately, and (based on my last couple of articles) pondering what could be the most effective way to genuinely share my faith with people w…
20 Reasons to Abandon a Bugaboo

bugaboo \'bə-gə-'bü\ n. 1. an imaginary object of fear 2. an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear So I’ve had this theory lately. There are lots of people these days who pretty forcefully reject the Christian …
O Taste and See: Chocolate, Music, and the Existence of God

I have a friend who has no senseof taste. I don’t mean that she’sun-cultured; in fact, her preferences in art and music are quitesophisticated. I mean that when she putsfood in her mouth, she doesn’t taste a th…
Betcha didn't know he said that....

... but I'm glad he did! This past weekend found me reading Christian Reflections, which it seems I've read somewhat less often than I've read most other C. S. Lewis books. I found two sayings that I don't remember rea…
The Misadventures of Person C, or, Why Couldn't God Just Forgive Us?

Pre-Script: There are a lot of new updates at the R. A. Torrey Archive.Especially worth checking out is the rare book Studies in the Life and Teachings of Our Lord, generously suppliedby a site reader. Several other…
Unsystematic Theology, vol. BWV 232: The Bachological Argument

By Eric M. Pazdziora I’ve already presented my Xangalogical Argument for theexistence of God, to what seemed the general fuddlement of my readers. Now I think it’s time to trot out my veryfavorite of all: The Bachol…
Five People You Don’t Meet in Heaven (and one you might)

by Eric M. Pazdziora Many different people believe that if you are a Christian you will go to heaven... If this is so, that means that Fred Phelps will go to heaven. When you consider that non-Christians don't, that wou…
La Teiera di Russell: An Opera in Two or Three Irrational Acts (Opus Pi)

Editor's Note: It was the otherwise rather rational philosopher Bertrand Russell who first propounded the argument, now so common on the Internet, that, since he would not believe in the existence of a teapot orbiting th…
Fantasie-Impromptu for (striving after) Winds

America, as everyone knows who has been here for a while, is a very religious nation. Even the atheists I've talked to are proud of how well (in their opinions) they know their Bible. But according to some research re…