Philip Friesen

When Athiests and Muslims fully agree: One Import Thing

  THE ONE PLACE WHERE ATHEISTS AND MUSLIM FULLY AGREE When we agree with almost everything another person or group says, we might still come to blows over as little as one point, depending upon how critical that point is to our overall framework. When we disagree with almost everything another person or group says, we might still become allies in a life and death struggle against a common enemy. The...

Philip Friesen

When Athiests and Muslims fully agree: One Import Thing

  THE ONE PLACE WHERE ATHEISTS AND MUSLIM FULLY AGREE When we agree with almost everything another person or group says, we might still come to blows over as little as one point, depending upon how critical that point is to our overall framework. When we disagree with almost everything another person or group says, we might still become allies in a life and death struggle against a common enemy. The...

Philip Friesen

On Physical Intimacy

On physical intimacy Proper and appropriate intimacy brings respect and mutual appreciation. Improper and inappropriate intimacy breeds contempt, as the old saying goes. The physical intimacy of sex can go either way. Perhaps the second most intimate physical relationship is that of putting a knife or bayonet into someone’s body. There is nothing good about that, but the way a person dies may still...

Philip Friesen

On Physical Intimacy

On physical intimacy Proper and appropriate intimacy brings respect and mutual appreciation. Improper and inappropriate intimacy breeds contempt, as the old saying goes. The physical intimacy of sex can go either way. Perhaps the second most intimate physical relationship is that of putting a knife or bayonet into someone’s body. There is nothing good about that, but the way a person dies may still...

Philip Friesen

And Who Are These Guys?

Who Are These Guys, Anyway? Late in the first day of his resurrection Jesus traveled with two men walking to a village outside Jerusalem to whom he explained the gospel from the Old Testament; however they did not recognize him. Then after supper with them, Jesus broke bread, and in that breaking of bread, they suddenly recognized him. Who were these guys? How would breaking bread reveal Jesus to them? The...