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• Michael Behe on Intelligent Design

  

  “Now, I am keenly aware that in the past few years many people in the country have come to regard the phrase ‘intelligent design’ as fighting words, because to... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• So You Want to Be a Blogger?

  I have been blogging for six or seven years now. I don’t do everything perfectly, but I have learned some things through trial and error. If you want to be an... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Gonna Find Me a Heretic

  I often hear people complain that it is hard to get pastors into apologetics. I wouldn’t say our pastor is an apologetics junkie. He still bugs me about a... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Wesleyan Quadrilateral

  Last Sunday, our pastor included the Wesleyan quadrilateral in his sermon. The WQ is a way of discerning between true and false doctrine. It includes... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Open Letter to Progressive Christians

  First of all, I want you to know that I understand that progressive Christianity is not a monolithic group with all the same beliefs and attitudes. In this... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Top Ten of 2013

  I probably should have done this earlier, but here it is. These are the most popular posts of 2013. Just to be clear, these are not the top posts written in 201... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Resting With the Lord

  

  This is a sad time for the friends and family of Andrew Rozalowsky. Andrew died yesterday. Andrew was the associate editor of Hope’s Reason: A Journal of... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Start Your Year With the Bible

  

  You may have already broken your resolutions about the gym and your diet but it is not too late to resolve to deepen your knowledge about the Bible. There are... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Twitter Help

  

  One of the ways that I try to pass along useful information is through Twitter. I follow about 2000 people and I retweet some of the great quotes and links... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Boyd and Eddy on the Supernatural

  “While we are justified in preferring naturalistic explanations over ones that appeal to supernatural influences, all things being equal, we are not justified i... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Apologetics Dictionary Request

  Some time ago, I put out a request for people to submit short articles for an apologetics dictionary. I want to have this together very soon. Unfortunately,... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Children, Try to Get Along!

  In many ways I love the apologetic community. There is knowledge and resources that can be shared. There is encouragement that can be offered and ideas that... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Apologetic Resolutions

  Are you hoping to be a better apologist? Do you see the New Year as a good time to make some improvements in your life? Here are some suggested resolutions.1.... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Horus Ruins Christmas

  One of my main areas of interest is the Jesus Myth, which argues that there was no Jesus and the Gospels are just versions of pagan myths. I came across this... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Taking the Incarnation Seriously

  

  As I write this, it is Christmas day. While Dec. 24 is unlikely the day of Jesus’ birth, it is a good day to reflect on the incarnation. I find that the Church... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Advent Four: Resurrection

  When people think of the Gospel, they often think of Jesus crucified. But what role does the resurrection of Jesus play? Most often when people share the... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Top Ten Books I Read in 2013

  

  Just to be clear, not all of these books were published in 2013, I just happened to have read them in 2013. Also, feel free to purchase them by clicking on the... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What We Can Learn From Phil Robertson

  

  First of all, I need to say that I have never watched an episode of Duck Dynasty, nor do I intend to. However, the web is ablaze with the controversy over what... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Nature of Evidence

  I recently had a conversation with someone about the nature of evidence. He was asking me why we don’t have this or why we don’t have that? These were good... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Advent Three: The Cross

  When we think of Christmas, we think of the manger and the shepherds and many other images. How many of us think of the cross? The word Christmas actually... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY