Pascal seems to be a clever guy. Hedging your options is clever, right? He said, in short, that if you choose to believe then you can gain everything, because if there is a God, you will spend eternity with Him. But if you choose not to believe, and there is a God, you are in [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Pascal’s wager, and taking the Gospel for granted
Posted in General Christian, Theology on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is this Oprah’s God?
Posted in Apologetics, General Christian on April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What does Oprah’s God look like?
While one has to be very careful of making “guilt by association” statements, I think that it is safe to ask this question given Oprah’s enthusiastic endorsement of Echart Tolle’s teachings. Tolle describes what he thinks God is in his book “The New Earth”. His definitions and descriptions are based [...]
Tolle, Christ and the distinction
Posted in Apologetics, Theology on April 1, 2008 | 16 Comments »
Echardt Tolle is the author of the book “The New Earth”. After the widespread promotion by Oprah Winfrey, it is now selling really well, and has made several best seller lists. While there are plenty to write about in the book, one specific quote jumped out at me.
“Don’t get attached to any one word. You [...]
