Eating, Singing, Wet Dreams And Other Sins

Confessions of an Ancient Saint In the world of Christian writing, the only one quoted more than C.S. Lewis is Augustine. Recently, I decided to read one of his books. It bears the unimaginative title "Confessions." It's Augustine's autobiography, with a bunch of other stuff thrown in. He was the product of a mixed marriage. … Continue reading Eating, Singing, Wet Dreams And Other Sins

A Little Gnosticism With That?

Gnosticism starts out with a bloody nose, shoved out of the way, covered in dust, an unhappy loser in the battle to explain Christianity. It’s the theory about Jesus that didn’t win, but losing is the genius of gnosticism. Without it’s 2nd place finish it doesn’t exist. Gnosticism comes alive only because it believes that … Continue reading A Little Gnosticism With That?