Recent content by Nathan Alterton

We are "saved" when, as Paul writes in Philippians 3:8-9, we are "found in Christ." Both Jesus and Paul liken this state to a vine which gives life to its branches, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every...

As usual, handys advice and insights are spot on. I wish I had some great experiential advice to pass along to you, but I don't - my children are all under 10. However, I can pass along some good insights from Hanna Whitall Smith about handing our burdens (like this one that you carry for...

Um... Is there a link you forgot to include?

In the Bible normal work, not just evangelistic work, is taught to be both necessary and valuable. Work is necessary (Note: all Biblical quotes are from the ESV): Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you...

Yikes!!! I can't believe a thread devoted to the Detriot Lions is nine pages long!

I would never make the claim in the OP catagorically, but I do give it a little credence. It does seem to me that there are a number of things which God intended for us to discover. I'll give you one example: The coefficients of thermal expansion for both concrete and steel are nearly...

Absolutely. Lockheed may have won the Joint Strike Fighter competition, but Boeing is already getting the last laugh as the world leader in unmanned fighter aircraft tech, which the F-22 and JSF programs are being scaled back in favor of.

I'm a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in the state of California. I work as Resident Engineer for the state Department of Transportation running/managing construction projects on state property, for the state as well as for other local governments and private development.

Yeah, it was a little weird. I saw it because the commercials looked interesting and my favorite reviewer really loved it. Maybe it was just too deep for me, but it didn't even give my wife and me anything interesting to discuss, as I thought it would. We came away really unsure of what the...

Sure! Leviticus 20:23 And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation that I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I detested them. Psalm 5:5-6 The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers. You destroy those who speak lies...

Asking for forgiveness ahead of time, because I can't let this one go... So, you've stopped "pulling out" and "spilling your seed on the ground" for the last couple of weeks? That's a terrible form of birth control anyway. Sorry! I really do know what you mean. It's just that Onan's...

I find it very frustrating when people talk like this: "Oh, it's so bad! The church has never had it so bad! We might have to deal with pain, suffering, and death in the future! You know, no one had to deal with that before seeing as the past was essentially idyllic and pain free." If you are...

The last two posts from Former Christian and CowabungaChrist are very good. So a movie piggy-backs on the theory of evolution as quick way of explaining how some people develop powers that make for an interesting story. Eh. For my part, I can deal with a film making use of an idea I disagree...

Well put, Mike, I agree with everything you wrote. The Mormon Church is not like most of the various denominations out there that all hold to the same three or four essentials, but disagree on a multitude of secondary and tertiary issues and doctrines. Mormonism disagrees with mainstream...

The love of God is an interesting thing, with various elements in tension with each other. We're told God loves the world so much that while we were sinners He sent His son to die for us, but also that He not only hates sin but hates the sinners. When we read the Old Testament, God destroys...