Michael Krahn : The Ascent to Truth

When experienced journalist and Christian William Lobdell asked to be put on the religion beat for the Los Angeles Times, the last thing he expected to discover was that his doubts would become stronger than his faith.
In a 2007 article in the Los Angeles Times, Lobdell described the initial excitement of the job. “I had [...]

Full article in SLATE here. A couple of interesting quotes:
On the “Christian Right”: “I have discovered that the so-called Christian right is much less monolithic, and very much more polite and hospitable, than I would once have thought, or than most liberals believe.”
On his respect for Doug Wilson: “I much prefer this sincerity to the [...]

A question for discussion:
Is it wise for Christians to engage with atheist perspective material (i.e. reading Dawkins or watching Religulous), or should Christians avoid these things out of concern that this engagement could create doubts and some might persuade to stop believing in God?
Michael Krahn (michael.krahn@gmail.com) is a husband, father, Pastor, writer, and recording artist [...]

Here is the audio from the sermon I preached last Sunday – my first ever on a Sunday morning.
The sermon was based on James 5:13-20 and the title of the was “The Prayer of a Righteous Person”
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
(Direct download here. Right click, then “Save As”)
If you would like to see [...]

We can define immutability in general terms by saying that it is “the quality of being incapable of mutation.” In theological terms, it is defined as “the doctrine of classical Christian theism that God cannot change; this has been variously interpreted to mean either that God’s nature cannot change but that God can, or that [...]

In the comments of the post “Dealing with Difficult Scripture” John said:
“We’ve been talking a lot about the atheist vs christian views but what about Christians who are struggling with a lot of the same questions?  I classify myself as a skeptical christian.  I get the ‘by grace through faith’ concept – mostly – but [...]

To be honest, I have tried to like Rob Bell’s work many times without much luck.  That’s probably a bad way to start a review.
I’m not a Bell-basher, but I’m not a fan either; I understand his appeal, but it doesn’t appeal to me; I have been to his church, I know some people there, [...]

When I wrote about Rick Warren including Isa as an equivalent name for Jesus in a previous post, a decent discussion erupted. What a learned from this discussion is that there are regional variances in the use of the word. My point was (from speaking to a Muslim co-worker) that Isa is the name used [...]

Below is a response to my Dawkins posts from a reader who is an ex-Christian atheist. Jump in here and show us how you deal with the implications of these passages – whether from a Christian or skeptic/atheist perspective.
I labeled the passages in question 1 to 5 so in the comments you can answer some [...]

If you’re interested in resurrecting the Dakins thread, there is a new comment and some question on the post “The God Delusion – Part 2″.
Michael Krahn (michael.krahn@gmail.com) is a husband, father, Pastor, writer, and recording artist who enjoys books, theology, technology and the Ottawa Senators.
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