aphorisms

Maybe Sometimes It Is Okay To Blame The Teacher

by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Sep 17, 2012 | Random Commentary

Image: 3D visualization suggesting DNA, a free to use Unsplash image by user Braňo. Originally prepared September 2012 (09/17/2012, 11:46 PM, to be excessively precise) as a comment on a Facebook friend’s post.As I don’t have permission to reproduce the...

Religion Is Not A Four Letter Word

by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Sep 16, 2012 | Pet Peeves

Image: 3D visualization suggesting DNA, a free to use Unsplash image by user Braňo. Though I’m generally a fan of LifeWay and its publications, I’m disappointed to find its new Gospel Project curriculum* indulging in the weary and misguided “religion...

Christianity: Religion or Relationship?

by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jan 18, 2005 | Annotated Quotations, Pet Peeves

The world is full of popular, clever-sounding sayings that are simply not true. This brief post concerns one such pseudo-aphorism, namely this: Christianity is not a religion; it’s a relationship. (Anonymous, traditional.) This popular saying, which I have heard...