Creation and the Cross
Posted by Troy | Filed under Faith
Illustration by Troy DeShano
Chances are that you won’t hear any mention of Earth Day at Good Friday service this afternoon. Unless of course your minister is the type that loves sarcasm and a collective eye-roll from the congregation.
I’ll spare you, my fine readers another rant about how evangelicals’ disdain for anything remotely reeking of environmentalism has little to do with theology, but is rather one more manifestation of political partisan baby-with-the-bathwater tossing.
Ok, so maybe I couldn’t quite spare you the entire rant—I tried, honestly…
Along with the tendency for evangelicals to religiously align with their favorite pundit is an unfortunate doctrine that has permeated Christianity for ages—that the physical universe is intrinsically evil and therefore shall all be destroyed in the end to make way for a strictly spiritual existence.
Tags: cross, Earth Day, environment, Good Friday, gospel, original illustration
Feed the Kids Cigarettes for Breakfast
Posted by Troy | Filed under Culture, Faith, Good, Strong Odors, Thoughts
I have a great church and I like my pastor a lot. He is compassionate and loves to study and meets the needs of his congregation well. His words of wisdom on a Sunday 4 years ago altered my view of God for the better and are tattooed on my soul…
A few weeks ago though, I almost walked out of the service.
Tags: climate change, environment, illustration, original illustration, strong odors
