Inaugural Post: Why YRRs annoy me, Why I am coincidentally YRR, and how I’m trying to balance that.

Well, hey.
I haven’t posted in a long time, I know. Part of that has to do with the fact that I kind of dropped off the face of the earth after the accident and never really got back into the swing of things. But alas, here we are. Back in the swing of things. Feels [...]

Living It Right: A Pursuit of Truth and an Abandonment of Polarity

I’m going to begin to search for what it actually means to put my blog post about my current generation to action. The posts will hopefully follow some sort of pattern.
Watch for more.
Also, anyone got a better name for the installments than “Living it Right?”
-Riley

Commentary On Young People (Myself Included)

So today I was in World Geography and I was bored out of my mind with about 30 freshmen sitting around me. So, I decided to write a rant about something that’s been on my mind. Here goes, straight off the college-ruled notebook paper.
My concern for the young people in the American church is great. [...]

Where did our ideas about disobeying government come from?

I’m puzzled recently by something that dawned on me.
Where do we as Christians assume the right to disobey governmental authorities? I know I’m opening up a can of worms, but seriously, I was pondering on some scriptures and began a search of all mentions of government submission in the bible.
13 Be subject for the Lord’s [...]

Sometimes the Most Dangerous Thing for a Nonchristian is a Christian

The title explains pretty well the topic.
Recently I’ve been thinking about missions, the presentation of the gospel, the plan of salvation, etc. and I have to say I’m slightly distressed at the way we (specifically the Reformed Christianity sphere) often view salvation and the process that precedes it too lightly.
I don’t claim to have the [...]

What you say?

I’m reading Matthew right now, part of my sporadic journey though the New Testament, which started with Acts, then Galatians, then (after a “what the heck, I’ll just start from the beginning”) moved to the alpha NT book. During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says something which shook the theological china in the cupboard [...]

Update #2

This is a continuation of my previous update post.
Right now I’m in Montgomery, Alabama, getting ready to leave for North Carolina in the morning.
Here’s my question of the day: what are your thoughts on “Christian Hedonism” as referred to by John Piper? The idea essentially means that rather than spending your life (rather, wasting it, [...]

Riley Thinks: What is the Gospel?

For a bible study I have with some guys (Trey Weise, Eric Chin, Brian Huffines, Zach Horst, Tyler Stamps) we were asked to put together an outline of what the gospel was according to scripture.
Here’s my take.
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What is “The Gospel?”
Riley Sheehan

Three Parts:
I. Purpose

Our purpose as human beings is to ultimately glorify God and worship Him.

II. [...]

Riley Thinks: An Inner Debate I’ve Been Having

I have this newfound nasty little pet peeve of secularist philosophy.
A while back I posted a lengthy Facebook note, and wihle I don’t still agree totally with some of the conclusions I made back then (I don’t think I did then either), I think secularism is a paradoxical trap. I have trouble understanding the concept [...]

Riley Thinks: Additional Thoughts on Absolutes and My English Paper

So my Controversial English paper topic is on teaching one-sided evolution secularism in public schools. My previous post was from my research on my topic.
I found something else interesting you guys might appreciate.
When describing the Kitzmiller, et al. v. Dover Area School District federal court case, often referred to as the “Scopes II Trial,” where intelligent [...]