Unsettled Christianity

One blog to rule them all, One blog to find them, One blog to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Archive for February, 2010

February 28th, 2010 by Joel L. Watts

Sunday Thoughts – 2/28

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlIpdIBSzZU

Good thing this is not a Leap Year. Not sure I would want another day in February.

February 28th, 2010 by Joel L. Watts

Biblioblog Rankings – February 2010

Thanks to Jeremy for his brief seconds of laborious work:

February 27th, 2010 by Joel L. Watts

Patricia King takes Todd Bentley behind the woodshed?

…it was almost like an audible voice that he was told to marry a certain woman. And they were happily married and they had children…..They had gotten married by making vows and a covenant with each other before God and before man, in response to this word of the Lord that this man had had. [...]

February 27th, 2010 by Joel L. Watts

My Son and The Icicle

It has snowed since June here, or rather, it has felt that way. In my opinion, I think it is time to go preemptive and kill all the groundhogs. February 1st 2011 is the deadline…. This is a picture I took this morning on our back doorstep. The snow was 6 plus inches, but we [...]

February 27th, 2010 by Joel L. Watts

Iraqi Christians flee Mosul after attacks

Christian families in Iraq are fleeing the northern town of Mosul in droves after a string of unprovoked murders left at least 10 believers dead, a ministry working with persecuted churches have reported. In less than two weeks, five Christian individuals, including two students, and a family of five were gunned down. The intense violence [...]

February 27th, 2010 by Joel L. Watts

Quote of the Day: Designer Deity

When we suppress certain truths about God (his holy wrath against sin) or distort others (e.g. his love) to produce our own “designer deity”, then we are guilty of false faith, and are left with a “counterfeit God” and Gospel. Does it happen today? All day, everyday! via Designer Deity « Irishanglican’s Weblog.

February 27th, 2010 by Joel L. Watts

N.T Wright: My Mom Wanted to Die, but now is Happy to be Alive

An Anglican bishop has said that though his mother had told him repeatedly in the past that she wanted to die, she is now happy to be alive and he is grateful she didn’t kill herself, reports the Christian Institute. Bishop of Durham, Dr. Tom Wright, the fourth most senior prelate in the Church of [...]

February 27th, 2010 by Joel L. Watts

Accidental Discovery Pieces Together Ancient Biblical Manuscript

Two parts of an ancient biblical manuscript separated across centuries and continents were reunited for the first time in a joint display Friday, thanks to an accidental discovery that is helping illuminate a dark period in the history of the Hebrew Bible. The 1,300-year-old fragments, which are among only a handful of Hebrew biblical manuscripts [...]

February 27th, 2010 by Joel L. Watts

Pray for Chile, Hawaii, Japan and us all – Evac Info

Seems that all those nice quite fault lines in the Western Hemisphere are waking up. Chile suffered an 8.8 one this morning. Japan as well. Also, a tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii for about 5 hours from the posting of this. The first waves were expected to arrive in Hawaii at 11:19 a.m. [...]

February 27th, 2010 by Gez

God the number 4 most popular Twitter in Rome

But ‘God’ is actually atheist Richard Dawkins.

February 26th, 2010 by Joel L. Watts

Mother Kills ‘Demon’ Possessed Child

Sick, disturbing, disgusting. For more than a week, Ria Ramkissoon watched passively as her 1-year-old son wasted away, denied food and water because the older woman she lived with said it was God’s will. Javon Thompson was possessed by an evil spirit, Ramkissoon was told, because he didn’t say ”Amen” during a mealtime prayer. Javon [...]