Bible and Theology – Page 2

Pikmin and management

Perhaps when writing a blog, a person can focus on a certain niche or subject and write a lot about that, which is probably helpful for the blogger as well as those who can read multiple articles on the same subject. The other way a blog can be done is with the focus on theContinue reading “Pikmin and management”

Animal Management

Perhaps the most used image for the role of the so-called “pastor” in the Bible is that of a shepherd. And shepherds shepherd. They care for the sheep, feed the sheep, guide the sheep, watch out for the sheep, search for the sheep, and perhaps even lay down their lives for the sheep. I thinkContinue reading “Animal Management”

One reason why people leave Christ…

I vowed (3days ago) that I would write everyday for a year and so I am compelled to write. Today I spoke from John 6:1-15 at my church and focused in at the last point, mainly that the people who were following Jesus had wanted to make Him king, but Jesus didn’t want to haveContinue reading “One reason why people leave Christ…”

The heavy weight of Japanese Christianity

So, I have to say beforehand that part of this blog is to present ideas that are still works in progress (maybe all of our ideas are works in progress….). But I want to say this beforehand because when I make some comments about this or that…I’m still sometimes fleshing out ideas and not comingContinue reading “The heavy weight of Japanese Christianity”

Porcupine Tree and Religion

With the recent release of Steven Wilson’s (Aka Porcupine Tree, Blackfield) latest solo album, I took some time to do a little searching via old interviews (via wikipedia…). I confirmed a few things i had felt via lyrics coming from Porcupine tree that Wilson doesn’t like organized religion, but that he doesn’t necessarily shut outContinue reading “Porcupine Tree and Religion”

A few scattered thoughts on Chu Shingura

I was reading part of Chu Shingura today and I wanted to revive my writing habits. I remembered that a few years ago I had a blog created, and so, now I return to improve my “accountability” for writing. So, what made me want to write were some of the Confucius ethics that I findContinue reading “A few scattered thoughts on Chu Shingura”