by Jim Stitzel | Dec 8, 2005 | General
A “series of questions”:http://www.xanga.com/godchaesr/402392715/god-loves-me-god-hates-me-at-the-same-time.html thrown out by “godchaesr”:http://www.xanga.com/godchaesr: bq. could it be that hatred and love are not opposites? could God love...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 1, 2005 | General
bq. Now is the time that we must choose between what is right, and what is easy. ~Albus Dumbledore This quote from the movie _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ is a variation on a quote from the book itself, and it carries a valuable lesson that can be applied to...
by Jim Stitzel | Nov 20, 2005 | General
Christianity is a faith, I believe, that functions in the background. Or at least it should. The Christian faith is a personal one. It functions as the relationship of individual to Deity, but it is also a function of individual to individual. The most effective...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 19, 2005 | General
13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.15 Then when lust has conceived, it...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 16, 2005 | General
Why? Stop and think about it for a second. Why did God create us? Why did He create anything? He had to know how much trouble it would create. He was the only being for all eternity, and it was VERY unlikely that anything would appear on its own. Was he lonely?...