Category Archives: Highly Charged Issues

Dissident or Supporter? The Christian and his or her relationship to the governing authorities…

In Romans 13.1-5 Paul writes, Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. 2Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3For rulers are not a terror to …

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June 2, 2010 – 2:51 pm | By joshrhone | Posted in General, Highly Charged Issues, Life/Society/Culture, Theology | Tagged , , | View Comments

Is the biblical canon still evolving?

I’ve heard it said that the further we get away from the time when Jesus walked the earth, the longer the names of our churches get. I’d be willing to take that observation a step further and suggest that the further we get from the time of Jesus, the longer the names of our Bibles …

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March 9, 2010 – 8:56 pm | By joshrhone | Posted in General, Highly Charged Issues, Theology | Tagged , , , , | View Comments

A Response to Tony Jones regarding “An Honest Question About Gays in the Church”

This post is in response to this question, posed by Tony Jones, in a post entitled, “An Honest Question About Gays in the Church,” “OK, I’m serious about this. I’m not even being snarky. Really.If you are one who thinks that homosexual sex is sinful, can you please explain to me WHY a gay or lesbian …

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August 5, 2009 – 2:09 pm | By joshrhone | Posted in General, Highly Charged Issues, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | View Comments

Death: Really?!

‘ANGEL’ FARRAH FAWCETT CROSSES THE FINAL FRONTIER OF REALITY TELEVISION – New York Post. I came across this article, this morning, as I sat down to my computer. Immediately, the headline grabbed my attention. Boundaries have been pushed as ‘Reality TV’ has endeavored to make everything from the most mundane aspects of human existence, to …

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July 14, 2009 – 4:46 pm | By joshrhone | Posted in General, Highly Charged Issues, Life/Society/Culture | Tagged , | View Comments