by Chris Walters | Oct 23, 2012 | Bible, Methodism, Pop Culture, Sermons, Technology
The following is the text I prepared for my sermon Sunday, October 21, 2012, at Plainfield UMC. This sermon focused on the second part of our mission statement: “Equipping people for a growing relationship with Jesus Christ to serve all.” The thesis is...
by Chris Walters | May 25, 2011 | Bible, Pop Culture
In response to Claude Mariottini’s post “Left Behind,” I releftecd a bit: What infuriates me most about Camping and the ridiculous media attention devoted to his crackpot theories is that the Bible as the “Word of God” has failed again in the eyes of...
by Chris Walters | Mar 17, 2011 | Bible, Church Culture, Interfaith, Theology
I was asked this question in an email: Is God the same God for Jews, Christians, and Muslims? What prompted the question was a personal encounter within the context of a church group, study of 1 John, and some discussion about friendships with members of other...
by Chris Walters | Feb 2, 2006 | Bible, Satire
I had an interesting dialog today, if I can call it that, with a person on the message boards of a well-known web portal (can I be more safe in not disclosing the details?). Stemming from a story about muslim outrage over cartoon depictions of the prophet Muhammad,...