Life and death, and life
We had a death in the family last week. A very untimely, unexpected, nightmarish death that sent those closest to the young man on a trajectory into a new reality they never saw… Continue reading
Category Archive: THE BIBLE AND TRUTH
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Truth is an elephant
I’m busy this week preparing for a family reunion we host every year, so I’m rerunning a post that has gotten a lot of views because many search for the very popular parable… Continue reading
The Easter challenge, Part 2
Yesterday I presented Part 1 of what I believe is a plausible harmonization of the varying Gospel accounts of the events surrounding the resurrection of Jesus. I continue that today with an examination… Continue reading
The Easter challenge
In my last post I addressed the matter of apparent contradictions between the different Gospel accounts and how familiarity with ancient literary devices can resolve them. Today I’m going to apply that all-important… Continue reading
You need to know this before you read the Bible
In my just concluded Barriers series, I addressed, tackled, took on and hopefully (at least for some) took down some of the primary obstacles to embracing the Christian worldview. But there’s one very… Continue reading
What are we to make of this Jesus fellow?
It is a question with an ancient history that continues to have contemporary significance. What we believe about this individual whose life made an incalculable impact on the world, in a very real… Continue reading
Of mercy, and justice
Picture this: Two men are on death row for murder. Both acknowledge their guilt and have resigned themselves to their fate. But when Murderer A unexpectedly receives a pardon, Murderer B is outraged… Continue reading
Judging our Judge, Part 2
In my slightly silly, futuristic fantasy Do you believe in man? I tried to depict the incongruences of Darwinism by putting the theory in the “minds” of man-made computers. Though it fails as… Continue reading
Judging our Judge
Is God a moral monster because he commanded the slaughter of whole groups of people, including children? Are the records in the Old Testament of God ordering the nation of Israel to mercilessly… Continue reading
“I just adore this man.”
It’s not surprising that our views color our perceptions. Still, I was a bit taken aback when a recent commenter portrayed one of my favorite Christian apologists as being driven by fear and… Continue reading
Is the church bankrupt?
If Christians are perceived as stupid it is, sadly, partly our own fault. Because although there is a robust and convincing argument for the truth of Christianity, many of the faithful are unaware… Continue reading
Is there such a thing as original sin?
I can think of little else more horrifyingly unjust than to send an innocent child, a newborn even, to an everlasting, godless existence in hell. A babe just out of the womb, or… Continue reading
Revelation in text
If an incorporeal, self-existent, all-powerful, supernatural creator of nature exists, how might he reveal himself? Maybe if I saw him with my own eyes I’d believe, some skeptics will say. Saw a spirit?… Continue reading
Do we have a better word?
I was 31 years old before I ever cracked open a Bible, even though I was raised in a Christian denomination that professed it to be the inspired Word of God. But until… Continue reading
Homework, housework, and hermeneutics
This is Part 8 of my personal reflection series My quest – 30 years and counting. You can read my introduction here. I really didn’t want to go…I remember that distinctly. Bible study? I’m not ready… Continue reading