Words of Wisdom from a Christian

It's not often that I'll commend a theist on their good sense, but this comment just cannot pass unmarked.

Over on "Atheist Central", on the irony-overdose post titled "Gullible Humanity", Carla Simian writes...

Ray - it seems to me that the people taking part in the comments in this blog are either:
Atheists that tear you to pieces and often leave you exposed as less than virtuous, or
Your hardened fans who make Christians appear insane.

The regular sensible Christians who used to come here for Comfort Food no longer seem to participate. I suspect they have been frightened off.

On top of that, details of your finances and thos of Way of the Master have appeared, and they do not cast a kindly light. Probably making more people stay away.

I truly believe that your tactic of targetting and baiting atheists has been detrimental to your ministry through this blog.

I believe that if you humble your heart and listen to the Lord, you might hear Him telling you to rename this blog Comfort Food and go back to the basics of evangelism. Jesus didn't command his disciples to debate science and logic, but to spread the Good News.

Carla

Bravo, Carla. Bravo. It's truly heartening to see some non-atheists that aren't suckered in by Ray's poisonous rhetoric.

Why Won't God Heal Amputees?

This question is directed to all and sundry, but especially any Christians who may be reading:


Christians believe that God sometimes intervenes in human affairs. Specifically, Christians believe God sometimes heals people with incurable diseases or injuries.

They believe He can heal cancer.

They believe He can heal heart disease.

They believe He can heal diabetes, and so on.

But notice something: He never heals amputees. If He can heal all those other conditions, why not amputees?


So, why does it matter?

Well, it matters because in all the cases God chooses to treat, the healing could also be explained by faulty diagnosis, the patient's own immune system doing its job, or the patient could have actually been cured by the doctor.

But with an amputee--None of these counter-explanations are possible. If a group of Christians were to hover over an amputee and pray like mad, and in response the patient's leg suddenly started to sprout back before their eyes, that could only be explained by a miracle.


And that never happens. Christians, how do you account for this?

Go to the excellent website Why Won't God Heal Amputees to learn more.