Coffee, Tea, and Theology

Our group met again last Friday as usual around my dining room table for our weekly discussion/ Bible study. We are using this book as a springboard for our discussions and the Bible as our foundation. However, it seems that we are always back to square one no matter what our topic- the authority and reliability of Scripture. My presupposition is that the Bible is the infallible Word of God, but these ladies do not necessarily agree, hence a study with the Bible as our foundation does not necessarily seem to work. Though I am thrilled that they would like to explore the Bible, I am continually running into the brick wall of, well, basically, of doubt, because they still doubt that the Bible is really true and really God's Word and not just a "work of fiction by human authors". Thus all of the truth that I am so passionate about sharing and discussing with them is to them very interesting but optional. This is the postmodernist perspective in living color. Is there universal truth? If so, who determines what it is? Why would God only accept one way of coming to Him? What are your conclusions? Yes, it's time for you lurkers to comment! My ladies are reading, and I think they need to hear more than just my responses that they get every week. By the way, you don't have to agree with me to comment, I am opening up a discussion that I hope will continue. Hope to see you in blog land soon!