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Author Archives: Mark Lefers
Crucifixion and Death of a Man Called Jesus
I’ve been researching the crucifixion and the resurrection accounts of Jesus. So like a scientist, I started looking up journal articles and reading, and taking notes, and investigating more. I e-mailed one of the authors of one of the journal … Continue reading
Making Time
It’s that time again where I try to get rid of the distractions that regularly creep into my life and try to refocus on searching for the truths of Christianity. I find it very beneficial to evaluate my priorities and … Continue reading
Posted in Doubt
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I’m not dead
To borrow from a classic, “I’m not dead”. I’ve just been extremely busy. I’ve been pulling 80+hr/wk at work for the last two months which leaves very little time to do much else. Hopefully things will turn around quickly so … Continue reading
Posted in Video
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Answer to Prayers?
Having a newborn in the house has taken much of my “free” time. However, with the late night or early morning feedings I have had an opportunity to watch more TV. The other day I watched the movie Evan Almighty, … Continue reading
Evolving in Monkey Town
Evolving in Monkey Town by Rachel Held Evans is a wonderful a story of survival from certainty, through doubt, to faith. Rachel’s story is about how her beliefs have evolved over time. Rachel started in an unquestioning fundamentalist environment where … Continue reading
Give me a revelation
This song just spoke to me, and captured some of my feelings today. My life has led me down the road that’s so uncertain And now I am left alone and I am broken, Tryin’ to find my way, tryin’ … Continue reading
Moral law fluidity
Some doubt Christianity because of its strict moral law. However, recently I have noticed how fluid that moral law can be. For instance there seems to be an increase in Christians who are becoming more comfortable with homosexuality. I never … Continue reading
All I Want is Christ
Singing this song in church the other day and found myself singing “All I want is Christ” during the chorus. Below are the lyrics to the whole song by Jordan Kauflin. I once was lost in darkest night Yet thought … Continue reading
Science Is Real
I just love these songs. Not that science wasn’t already cool, They Might Be Giants just adds to it. Ok, I admit, I’m a nerd.
Posted in Science, Songs, Video
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Doubting Christianity
It has now been about 3 years that I have seriously doubted Christianity, and a more accurate term maybe unbelief (I’m still not comfortable about specifically labeling myself). During this past year, my hope in regaining my Christian faith is … Continue reading
Posted in Doubt, Emotion, Relationships
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