Is philosophy wrong and evil as I’ve been told in the past? One biblical passage, in the letter to the Colossae church, is given as proof text. Now, I think those who make such claim get this passage wrong. In addition, I have two humorous side notes about those who make such claims. I’ve noticed […]
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The 1970’s brought us the gut wrenching and infamous case of Jim Jones and the public awareness of cults gone rogue. It showed how innocent people can be whirlpooled into the arms of evil murderous man. Many cults and cult like groups never will mass murder people as in the case of Jones. However, similar […]
Satire USA — A new form of religion has been identified. Meet Tony Wabble of Miami Florida, an atheist who identifies as a Christian. Religion professor John J. Willson of the Miami College of Religion and the Arts stated: “This is a new phenomenon. While many think you can’t be atheist and Christian at the […]
Internet hoaxes, questionable sources, the overly abused modern phrase “fake news”, click-bait sites and crazy memes bombard our daily life. We are deluged with questionable “new finds” and crazy conspiracy theories. As a society, we have been taken in by the promise of “hidden knowledge” as the gnostics of old. As I sit back and […]
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Coauthored with John Stonestreet, Brett Kunkle sent me his new book, A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World. I had been eying the book for a bit, so I was happy to read it and give my thoughts. I do think we all must continually keep our fingers on culture’s […]
Today I am launching iApologia Podcast. The topics discussed include an introduction and then the importance of reason and why it harmonizes with faith. To listen, just click on the below “PLAY” button. To download the latest iApologia Podcast, right click here and save the file to your computer. Other posts on this topic: Reason […]
“The most wonderful time of the year” is also the time of the year when we start hearing some denounce Christmas celebrations and Christmas paraphernalia. While we may expect this from atheists, we are sideswiped unexpectedly when it comes from a Christian. It all comes down to celebrations on December 25th are thought to have […]
My love for self-refuting statements has only grown over the years. You see, I’m never sure if I should laugh or cry when I see them. Oh, you never heard of them? Well, you’re in for a real treat! Also called “self-referential incoherent proposition” or “self-referential absurdity”, they can be seen when a non-indigenous English speaker […]
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In today’s church, we want to use our heart, our emotions and feelings. This is good. We also want to be “Spirit led”, while very biblical in one sense, it is misguided, novel and unbiblical how most Christians think of it today and use the language. Sadly, this is seen across the spectrum of many […]
Flash floods. Bad storm. The dam overflows…then brakes. Billy hears the rush of water hit his house as he awakes. Floods rise as he climbs on his table, but the water is getting higher. Standing upon a chair on the table he grabs the beam, he swings, smashing the window that leads out to the […]
