Welcome to Walmart

I was shopping at Walmart today and I realized something while I was perusing the book aisle. All the religious books, from what I could tell, were all Christian. What's worse is that I didn't find it very strange. It did make me curious, however. Why wouldn't one of the largest chain stores in the world sell something that millions of people would probably buy? I understand that Christianity is extremely popular in our country, but is that why? Or are they afraid of controversy? What do they think will happen if they sell something other than "I Found My Way Through Jesus" or a self-proclaimed "self-help" book on how God will save you? That was also the largest section in the aisle, except for maybe the romance novels. Is that what people want now? Love and salvation? Well, if so, I guess I'm making my own path.

Hey, Jesus

So in my last post I mentioned that I was worried for the Crossan book, but after reading a little, I've realized that it's more of an intellectual book than an opinion book. While reading, I found myself believing everything he said instead of questioning it like I do with the Bible. A lot of things in his book make a lot of sense and I'm actually excited to continue reading.

The Jesus Biography

I have to be honest, I haven't read the assignment in the Crossan book yet. Please keep this in mind as you read this blog post about it.

I'm a bit concerned to read this. I went to Catholic school for most of my life and I had always questioned it, but I never completely stopped believing in God. I'm not too sure about Jesus, and I'm afraid this book will convince me that he was just a poor man with schizophrenia. The only reason I'm worried about this is because my grandparents are very religious, and I'm very close with them. Talking to my grandmother about how I no longer believe in Jesus will certainly disappoint her.


This post may seem pointless, and it kind of is. The main points of it are that I'm not a Jesus freak, but I don't really want to be a non-believer. Unfortunately, it's difficult for me to be close-minded about these things.