Stand To Reason On YouTube

Stand To Reason, an apologetics organization designed to provide training and resources in the rational and philosophical defense of Christianity, has just started its own channel on YouTube. They have uploaded many videos on subjects such as the relationship between faith and reason, the meaning of tolerance, and the problem of evil. The [...]

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Ephesians 2: A Short Reflection

Read Ephesians 2: 1-10
The Apostle Paul’s description of the human condition is quite bleak. We are dead in our sins. We follow the “prince of the air”, that great deceiver, Satan. And we are “children of wrath.” This phrase should conjure in our minds the typical way in which Israel, and [...]

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Abraham Piper On Being A “Kinder Calvinist”

Abraham Piper has written an excellent post on Desiring God’s blog about being a “kinder Calvinist.” He acknowledges that, regardless of how most Calvinists might actually be, or who they are “on the inside” so to speak, the majority of non-Calvinists percieve them as being arrogant, cold, and generally difficult people. What should [...]

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Chuck Norris Said It: That Settles It

Apparently I’m voting for Huckabee.

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Goodbye Dolly: Prominent Cloning Researcher Seeks (And Finds) Pro-Life Alternative

Ian Wilmut, the scientist who made headlines exactly 10 years ago by cloning a sheep, Dolly, has now rejected what is commonly called “therapeutic cloning” or “Nuclear Transfer” in favor of newer, cutting-edge, and…get this…pro life alternatives being experimented with in Japan. This is even more significant considering that Wilmut was given the go-ahead [...]

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John 9: A Short Reflection

Read John 9:1-41
In this passage, Jesus uses two different titles to describe Himself. The first is “light of the world.” This reference will immediately draw the reader back to the previous chapter, where Jesus says, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in [...]

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Skinning Cats With The “New” Theology

Being at GodBlogCon this year, it’s ironic that I have nothing to blog about. Anyone who is interested in what the speakers have been saying so far (including Al Mohler, John Mark Reynolds, Joe Carter and other amazing Christian writers) should listen to the podcasts recently uploaded at Scriptorium Daily.
Today’s talks were full of [...]

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What Does Theology Have To Do With Abortion?

Gary Wills, a Liberal Roman Catholic, has recently argued in a column for the LA Times that abortion should not be a theological issue. His argument rests on two claims. First, he suggests that the only reason the Religious Right is so desperate to make the abortion issue one of theology is that [...]

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Being More Open-Minded

Striving to be more open-minded is in vogue these days, so I figured I should be blogging about it. Since I find myself with nothing particularly novel or exciting to say about being open-minded, however, I’ve decided I’ll simply share this rather insightful little quote from a far wiser man than I:
If you are [...]

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