Abortion, politics, apologetics: Observations on the conservative and liberal cultures

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

The nomination of Sarah Palin has brought the abortion issue front and center.  She did so by putting her money where her mouth was:  knowing she was going to have a handicapped child but choosing to carry it to term, anyway.  We know that her family shares the same values:  ...

Christian Fiction Update of the Birth Pangs Series, what is Spero About? Review Copies Available

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Book 2 of my Birth Pangs series is due to be released on October 20th, 2008, in hard cover.  The name:  Spero.  I am very pleased to be able to release the cover image, designed by my friends at SojournerDesign.  Check it out. The Birth Pangs website has had a make ...

The Need for an Absolute Frame of Reference For there to be Ultimate Meanings

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

When I was in college I made a nuisance of myself once by finding the slope of a vertical line (which, we are told, is 'undefined.')  Impossible, you say.  As did the math instructor.  But I 'found' it by rotating the grid beneath the line and recalculated, for now, of ...

Problem of Pain video response and some summer updates

Monday, August 18th, 2008

This has been one of those summers, I'll tell you.  I suppose it has been noticed that I haven't been contributing to the blog very much, or sending out newsletters, or debating very much on the forum.  September is on its way and I for one am looking forward to ...

Sunday School Christianity Is Dangerous to the Faith

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

I received a forwarded email that originally was sent by some media guy who lost his faith reporting on religion.  In that email the following excerpt was provided, abbreviated already, and I abbreviated it more: ... Having been raised to believe in a just God, my faith was shaken when my ...

New Archeological Find Proves Christianity is a Fraud. Again.

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

You hear about these kinds of things every now and then.  I'm blogging on an article I saw today on a tablet they are calling "Gabriel's Revelation."  Here it is. This is the first that I've heard of this tablet and haven't seen the text allegedly inscribed on it.  I only ...

Review: Where are all the Brothers? by Eric C. Redmond

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

A review of Where are all the Brothers?  Straight Answers to Men's Questions About the Church. Buy from Amazon.com for $9.99.  The Review is below. Book Description In this unique book, Pastor Eric Redmond confronts the important question of “Where are the black men in the African-American church?” with a ...