I begin my book, Curing Christianity, with the following statement: Fear may be the biggest, most unacknowledged sin prevalent among Christians today. More precisely, it’s the actions people take as a result of fear which perhaps account for the most sin. In this first chapter, Existential Fear of the Boogeyman, I consider the emotion of
Author: D. L. Webster
D. L. Webster is an author, blogger, host of the Digging Doug podcast, and the bassist for the rock band Rusty Shipp. He brings a wealth of knowledge gathered from years of studying Scripture, listening to sermons, and engaging with Christian thought leaders which he distills into an easy to read, engaging, and biblically grounded book. Webster's passion is to help both Christians individually and the church as a whole to experience the healthiest Christianity possible. Originally from Indianapolis, he now resides in Nashville, TN.
Killing Gossip
A number of years ago, I went to a prayer meeting at the church I attended at the time. While the meeting was open, it was primarily attended by the leaders of the church (including both staff and lay leaders). The monthly event typically saw probably 100-200 people in attendance. This particular night, one of
Palm Sunday and Easter: Living A Transformed Life
(Note: After writing this and then going back and reviewing it, I realize that it feels once again I have not communicated as clearly as I wish. One problem I recognize is that I am not attempting to make a single point, but a series of related points. Basically what I’m getting at is this:
Forgiveness
Forgiveness… does not mean that an offense didn’t matter is not ignoring an offense does not require the offender’s request nor repentance is not a one time act does not mean there aren’t consequences does not minimize an offense does not exaggerate an offense is choosing not to hold an offense against another (though choices
Our Role in God’s Work
In follow up to my blog of a couple of days ago, I was indirectly reminded by my friend Pam that in the Christian belief system, it seems that God wishes to work through people, using them instead of just performing outright miracles in everyone’s lives. That got me to thinking though, if God lets
Wrestling with the Big Questions
I was thinking again last night about the question of origins. I thought about how crazy complex the universe is, from subatomic particles to clusters of galaxies. The big problem with naturalism is the idea that anything at all came from nothing. But it’s quite a stretch to think that all this came from nothing.
Church Burnout
During this past year I felt like I sort of got burned out with church. It’s kind of strange, because I’ve gone to church regularly my entire life. At first I was concerned, wondering if this indicated a spiritual problem within me or if I was still a Christian. While I don’t have all of
What is the Core of Christianity? What is the “Good News”?
Talking to a friend the other night, it occurred to me that there are basically two big questions that I’ve wrestled with for years in regards to Christianity. One is, “What is the core of Christianity?” or “What are the essential elements without which you don’t have Christianity?” The second question is, “What is the
Experience as Proof?
I heard a guy speak recently. He asked people to describe the Christian life. Somewhat to my surprise, people used words such as struggle, tough, and battle. I thought these adjectives were going in the right direction. I think about stories considered Christian classics, such as Pilgrims Progress and Hind’s Feet on High Places, also
Death Penalty? (Part 2)
In my previous article, I began to discuss the question which was posed to me, “Is it wrong that we’re happy that Saddam was killed?” In that article I discussed whether the “we” in the question referred to us as Christians or citizens of the U.S. and if that makes a difference. Now I will