“Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. (Romans 3:19). AFTER FOUR CENTURIES OF SLAVERY, the calling of Moses, plagues of judgment, the first Passover, crossing the Red Sea […]
On Eagles’ Wings: When Roman Catholics become students of the Bible
I DON’T REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT CHURCH AS A YOUNG BOY. My mother, grandparents, aunts and uncles were all Roman Catholic. We even had a priest in the family whom I met in the late ’60s. Naturally, then, my first act in the church was to be baptized as an infant. My biological father abandoned us […]
On Eagles’ Wings: The Protestant Reformation, the Council of Trent and an interview with a Roman Catholic priest
SEVERAL YEARS AGO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY to sit down with a Roman Catholic priest. What was to be a 10-minute appointment became a four-hour discussion. Afterward, I experienced some intense emotions: confusion, anger, grief. Sadly, I walked away from this meeting with an important confirmation: Though we can coexist in a context of love, […]
On Eagles’ Wings: The beautiful side of foolishness
I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW TO FURTHER ADDRESS the matter of origins, the evolution of all things versus the existence of the biblical Creator, and how belief in one world view or another has a direct impact on how we live in this life, for ourselves or for God. If we truly live in a godless […]