Tag Archives: Death

Our Problem: Illusion or Reality?

What’s our problem? No, seriously. What’s wrong with us? Maybe nothing’s wrong with us. Sure, it seems like something’s not right with humanity, but maybe it’s just an illusion. There are modern naturalists/materialists who say consciousness and free will are human illusions. They’re not the only ones who place common-sense human experience in doubt. “Christian …

January 30, 2012 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in New Age, Origins and Science, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)

Somebody Here is Very Spiritually Naive

One of the characters in this video is displaying some serious spiritual naivete, a dangerous disconnection from reality. My question for you is, which one, and why? (The clip is 2 minutes, 38 seconds long. Use this alternate link if the video fails to display properly–it hasn’t always been behaving today. I have another question …

February 18, 2008 – 10:47 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , | Comments (18)

What Christ Does For Us, Part 10: Resurrection, Again

Christians often pray, “God, let us see you work in power.” We may not understand what it is we ask. God does His best work following a death. I approach this topic very cautiously, for though there is something important to say here, there is a danger of trivializing it. I just spent several hours …

February 1, 2008 – 9:26 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , | Comments (11)

What Christ Does for Us, Part 9: The Cross, Again

In a series on what Christ does for us, one post on Christ’s cross and resurrection is hardly enough. I must linger a while longer. Ravi Zacharias once said (according to a friend of mine), “The only alternative to the cross is the trivialization of sin.” I’m sure he was speaking pastorally, to Bible believers, …

January 27, 2008 – 12:54 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , , | Comments (6)