Author Archives: John Harris

About John Harris

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

Are there any atheists?

Posted on 07/26/2014 by John Harris

Have you heard about the dyslexic agnostic insomniac? He stayed up all night wondering if there was a dog? I love that joke. (Richard Dawkins was baptized as a baby… so much for paedobaptism) But seriously, if you listen to … Continue reading →

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Why am I a Christian?

Posted on 07/03/2014 by John Harris

I was thinking about an argument I heard Richard Dawkins make once. He basically indicated that the person he was talking to was a Christian, in large part, because they were born in America. The more I think about this, … Continue reading →

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On Belief and Obedience

Posted on 06/17/2014 by John Harris

Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote his best known book Nachfolge “Discipleship” to try and explain what it means to really follow Jesus. He was struggling with how his fellow “Christians” in Germany could support the government under the madman Adolf Hitler. He … Continue reading →

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D-Day 70 years hence

Posted on 06/06/2014 by John Harris

On this day 70 years ago Ernest Melvin Morrison (“Mel” to his family, “Ernie” to his mom) jumped out of a plane and parachuted into France, it was D-Day.  I am proud to know my family was a part of … Continue reading →

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How you treat the church matters

Posted on 04/23/2014 by John Harris

We’ve all heard someone say… “I love Jesus, I just don’t love the Church” A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By … Continue reading →

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