God Talk
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Theology: A Definition
I want to start by making something absolutely clear: My objection to way theology is currently done is in no way a reflection of my feeling about being utterly dependent on God. What I am trying to do with these posts is to help us see that we can be fully modern people who think Continue reading
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Theology is Art? Are you serious?
Saying that when we talk about God we are making Art is absurd, I know. The idea of “Art” raises a lot of complicated thoughts and emotions in us, not to mention trying to apply this idea to how we talk about God. So I think it’s worth pausing here to acknowledge that, and to Continue reading
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“God” is a symbol
Stay with me. Breathe. I am not, at all, saying God is not real. I am saying, “per my last email,” that there is a difference between the actuality of God and the words we use to reference God. Let me ‘splain. Even though we use it as such, “God” is not a name, but Continue reading
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Our theological words are only words
So if we can’t talk about God in a way that attempts to “prove” God exists, then how do we do it? How do we talk about and think about God? If experiencing God is the ultimate experience any human being will ever have, how can we faithfully talk about what it was like? How Continue reading
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Our scientific brains turn God into an idol
When Paul got to Athens, he told them that humans should not think that a god is somehow like gold or silver or stone – an image formed by the hands and imagination of mortals. For Paul, when he said idol, he meant literal physical objects that human beings believed had supernatural power. Now, even Continue reading
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The truth about Pooh Bear Jesus, or “How idols work”
In chapter 17 of the book of Acts, we read about Paul being “deeply distressed” to find a city chock-full of idols. Paul has been the most devout of Jews. He says so himself. As the Best Jew Ever™, he would naturally be disturbed by “graven images” of the divine. God is beyond our comprehension Continue reading
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The mistake we make when trying to talk about God
Once we acknowledge there’s something beyond us, we might feel a bit of relief or terror or…something. We might all feel different things, but we’re gonna feel and we’re not going to understand it. Humans are creatures who need to make meaning of their lives, so, naturally, we are going to work to make meaning Continue reading
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How I know there is a god even if I don’t know anything about this god
You were gracious the last time we talked about this, and I appreciate it. I may have called you a fool, but didn’t fully tell you why. Thanks for your patience. 🙂 I am intrigued by our human intuition – the internal sense – that there is “something more” than what we can see and Continue reading
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You don’t “believe in God”? I don’t understand.
Have you ever taken the time to look – really look – at the world around you? I was walking with one of my kids the other day, and I told him to stop and look at the trees and houses and cars and roads and clouds and the birds passing by. And after we Continue reading
About Me
My name is Landon Whitsitt. I live in Oklahoma City. I have a wife, four kids, and two dogs.
I’m a pastor and a speaker. I’m a writer and a thinker. I’m a photographer and musician.
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