Another week, another TV charlatan preacher saying crazy things. Jim Bakker is an old-school televangelist that helped get shows like PLT & TBN off the ground back in the late 60’s and early 70’s. After sex, fraud, and accounting scandals plagued him in the mid-80’s he was sentences to 45 years in prison. He was … Read more
As some old-timer DOTB readers will recall; once upon a time DOTB attempted a funky social network hybrid. That proved to be unsustainable due to limited support and vast amounts of spamming. Today, we just do publications and a forum. However, DOTB is now partnering with a separate social networking site: litchurchfam.com. The site is … Read more
Hegel, Nietzsche, and Christian Ethics In studying ethics, it is important to recognize that ethics develop out-of larger philosophy or belief systems. Ethics are like a surface that reflects the movement in underlying thoughts. Thus, understanding the sources of modern Christian ethics helps us to move forward; if we know where we have been, we … Read more
It’s hard not to love a story like that of Rocky Balboa. Maybe that is because it’s the same story that God has been telling humanity for centuries.
Everyone in college faces challenges to their beliefs, inclinations, personalities, and interests. I’d like to start off by normalizing the concerns you may have about college with this simple but very real fact. Christian students aren’t the only ones wondering how they will handle things once college starts and they’re certainly not the only ones … Read more
What Christians with depression might not tell you I first had symptoms of depression when I was 13 years old. I can remember the actual day that a heavy weight settled on my mind, and it’s been with me to some degree since then. I’ve learned to deal with depression with the help of qualified … Read more