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Guess That Cadet
During the final week of school this year at the United States Military Academy at West Point, there was a traditional alumni ceremony, laying a wreath at the foot of Thayer’s statue at trophy point. The alumni walked through a corridor of cadets lined up across from one another. On the left here is a […]
Two Things in the Realm of Current Events that Seem Obvious
First Thing. United Nations and hundreds of nations independently castigate Israel for her recent incident on the ship traveling to Gaza. Israel’s military was responding to obvious provocation. On the other hand, they say nothing about North Korea’s unprovoked sinking of a South Korean ship, killing 46. This indicates at least rampant and widespread anti-semitism […]
Canonicity: How Does It Work?
In the comment section here at What Is Truth, someone recently wrote these statements: I have a few a priori beliefs. They include: God exists, He has revealed Himself to us in the Bible (which consists of the 66 books we have today). . . . . As for the canonicity question, I’m unlikely to […]
The Myth of ECx Internalism and Grace
During the 1970s a common and then continuing practice began in which churches dropped their denominational name for some non-descript, generic one. For instance, Calvary Baptist Church would become Calvary Community Church or just Calvary Church. This related mainly to two different issues. First, research showed that the general public had negative feelings about certain […]
Isaiah 59:21 and Revelation 22:18-19 at Jackhammer
At the Jackhammer team blog on which I write, I’ve written two articles that those who only read here should go over to look at. You can comment here if you’re more comfortable doing that. The two posts are:Isaiah 59:21 and the Perfect Preservation of Scripture and Revelation 22:18-19 and the Perfect Preservation of Scripture
Gender Discord and Psalm 12:6-7
Thou Shalt Keep Them (TSKT)—that’s what the authors named our book on the perfect preservation of scripture. And those words come from Psalm 12:7. Psalm 12:6-7 alone do not buttress the biblical doctrine of preservation; however, we believe that they teach it. We believe that these verses nicely complement the many other places that teach […]
Christian Rock Equals Andres Serrano
In 1989 the National Endowment for the Arts funded an exhibition of Andres Serrano’s work, which included a photograph of a crucifix submerged in the artist’s urine. It was known as the Mapplethorpe exhibition because of the inclusion of Robert Mapplethorpe’s work in the funding. I think that the Serrano work and Christian Rock parallel […]
Latest Young People’s Symphony Orchestra Concert
Two of my daughters play in YPSO. When my son was principal trombone in the orchestra two years ago, they toured Australia and New Zealand in the summer, playing at the Sydney Opera House. This summer is a domestic tour in June in Alaska. They will play in Anchorage and Fairbanks. When David Ramadanoff, the […]
Can You Prove It From Scripture?
The Bible is our sole authority for faith and practice. You know what that means, don’t you? Gotcha! That’s what it means. Why? Well, because you can’t show me a verse in scripture that says that rock music is wrong. So that means it’s right. Game over! “I just want to do what scripture says […]
Inspiration: How and What?
Does the Bible teach that it is a divinely inspired book? Those who say they believe in so-called “verbal-plenary” inspiration say “yes.” Those who study the Bible in the most scholarly institutions of America are not so sure. Who is right? Points of Agreement Nearly all involved in the controversy are agreed that the Bible […]
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