Friend of Sinners by Rich Wilkerson is what I’d consider a moderate Evangelical. He definitely holds the basic tenants of Evangelicalism (e.g. a relationship with Jesus is the core of faith); but from his writings, it’s clear he isn’t an ultra-conservative Evangelical. (Which is exactly what I needed, by the Read more…
“He said to the woman: I will intensify your labor pains; you will bear children in anguish.” – Genesis 3:16a If we’re going to talk about childbirth, we need to start at the beginning. We all know the story: the serpent persuades the woman to eat of the tree of Read more…
She “knew she was created for God’s praise and glory….She was therefore baptized ‘Undine,’ and during the sacred ceremony she behaved with great propriety and sweetness, wild and restless as she invariably was at other times.”[1]
This is my favorite “mermaid” story! It was written in 1811 by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, a French ex-patriot who lived in Germany. Interestingly, it came before many other mermaid tales, including Hans Christian Anderson’s famous Little Mermaid.
Even though I’ll give a thorough outline, I highly encourage you to read it yourself – it is lovely…and wild. Just like Undine…
One of the fundamental building-blocks of the Judeo-Christian belief is that there is sin in the world. Everything underpins this belief. If you don’t believe in sin, there is no need for a savior. In the Bible, sin has a variety of meanings, but “gives no formal definition” of this Read more…