by Thomas Leake | Nov 10, 2015 | Faith For Life's Journey
Guiding Principle #4: Commonality Commonsense Statement: Trust those educational principles, precepts, or truths which are transferable from one life or cultural situation to another. Distrust supposed wisdom or life views which only work in certain settings but fail...
by Thomas Leake | Nov 10, 2015 | Faith For Life's Journey
Guiding Principle # 7 Caring Commonsense Statement: We trust those who demonstrate commitment to us and work for our benefit because they take a personal caring interest in us. We distrust those who do not show either a genuine concern or commitment to us. Trust...
by Thomas Leake | Nov 11, 2015 | Faith For Life's Journey
In the previous set of posts called Commonsense Approach to Faith, we went through a series of 8 commonsense attributes you already affirm to help you discern the flaws in various faith systems. We called this approach the “Bottom-Up Approach” because it...
by Thomas Leake | Nov 12, 2015 | Faith For Life's Journey
Introducing people to Christianity is tricky business because most Americans think they already understand it fairly well. Ask them, and they will tell you they are pretty confident it is about believing in God, Jesus, and the Bible. Or they might say,...
by Thomas Leake | Dec 5, 2015 | Faith For Life's Journey
In the previous entries I presented a summary of the biblical and historic Christian faith. This message of God to man is in many ways its own defense. It is a message which resonates with the human intellect and the needs of the human soul. I would be remiss, though,...