Romans 9 Debate: Part III

In deference to the overriding concern that these responses be brief…this will probably be a bit disjointed and will certainly require constant reference to Michael–MG…whatever he wants to be called–’s post.
General Response: Basically, this will be backwards…Michael’s conclusion deals with the whole of my argument. So I will begin by responding to his general [...]

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The Romans 9 Debate: Part II

Here is the response to Donald’s first post from our guest debater, MG, who represents the non-Calvinist position. This one is a bit longer than the first post, but since these posts are both introductory statements as well as arguments, it’s understandable that they would be a bit broader in scope. Hopefully [...]

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Let the Debate Begin, Part I.

Well, I feel a little bad for waiting this long, as Dave asked me to post quite awhile back already. Anyway, some background for those of you who actually read this blog and weren’t up at Biola this past Monday (or was it Tuesday?…whenever): On said day, I made the trek up to [...]

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Don’t Blame Jesus

I’ve had a discussion or two in the past about whether or not Christianity is generally a force of goodness in the world. These discussions were, of course, with people who thought the answer was no. Without fail, the discussion quickly turns to the Inquisition or the Crusades, and Christianity is blamed [...]

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Why Be A Hero?

It has always seemed obvious to me that the best worldview is one that, even if all of its beliefs and tenants can’t be proved beyond all possibility of doubt, at least remains internally consistent and generally coherent.
That being said, there’s something I just can’t figure out when it comes to atheistic naturalism. Why [...]

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Spider-Man 3: The Last Christian Superhero?

As a recent review in WORLD magazine points out, super heroes have been getting less and less virtuous as time goes on. Batman, Daredevil, and Johnny Storm (Fantastic 4) have all had one-night stands. Even Superman, always the more “goodie-two-shoes” of the super hero lineup, now has an illegitimate child with a woman [...]

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Postmodernism Is Dead

As when Nietzsche uttered his famous line, “God is dead”, so now I too will go down in the history books as the man who killed postmodernism. “Postmodernism is dead.” There. I just killed it.
Ok, so I didn’t kill anything. But as it turns out, I just didn’t have to. [...]

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What To Believe?

In the face of opposition, at what point does it become irrational to hold to a certain belief? And should you decide that the rational thing to do is to abandon that belief, does that necessitate abandoning your entire worldview?
Dr. John Mark Reynolds discusses these and other important intellectual questions over at Scriptorium Daily:
Every [...]

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