Tag: bible
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The Irresistible Force Paradox

There is a fun thought experiment of what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. It’s a bit of a silly analogy, but you can think of the unstoppable force being the deconstruction movement and the immovable object being the status quo. Because I am most aligned with SDA beliefs historically, I consider…
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What it means to abandon a belief

What does it mean to abandon a biblical belief? I have two working definitions. 1.) To no longer believe that something is true to the extent that there are no mental gymnastics or interpretive changes that could be implemented to save it. 2.) To no longer believe an interpretation you have been taught about a…
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Why does someone deconstruct?
There are some who assume a person deconstructing must have some negative driving experience pushing them down this road. There must have been some past religious trauma for this to happen. It can be true, absolutely! But it’s not a requirement, and the entirety of the motive can simply be….because it was my time. No…
