Shabir Ally / Thomas Ross Debate: “The New Testament Picture of Jesus: Is it Accurate?”
NOTE: The debate is now live! and Watch the Shabir Ally-Thomas Ross debate on the New Testament Picture of Jesus on my website by clicking here or on YouTube by clicking here. Lord willing, on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, I will be debating Dr. Shabir Ally, the acclaimed defender of Islam, at the University of Wisconsin, […]
Who Causes Division? The Claim for the High Ground of Unity
If you don’t know what else to say, and you’re losing the argument, claim the high ground of unity and accuse your opponent of division. Running for president in 2000, George W. Bush famously said in an interview, “I’m a uniter, not a divider.” Of course. He was also a compassionate conservative, which contrasts with […]
Abiding in Christ: What Does it Mean? part 8 of 9: Exposition of John 15:6-11
6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. The one who does not, as a summary of his life, abide (aorist tense), or continue faithful to Christ, is cast into hell fire, where […]
The Suicide of Evangelicalism
Truth is true. You can believe it like the dismount in the crunch position in a fall from El Capitan in Yosemite. There isn’t going to be a nice landing. It’s true. It’s not kinda true. The Bible is true like that, even more so, if it were possible to be more true. Truth is […]
Dan Barker – Thomas Ross Debate Transcript, “The Old Testament is Mainly Fiction, not Fact.”
I am thankful to announce that some fellow believers in the Lord have helped me to be able to publish a transcript of my first debate with Dan Barker of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, “The Old Testament is Mainly Fiction, not Fact.” (The second debate is also getting transcribed.) I believe that this debate […]
A Case Study for Biblical Separation: James White and Michael Brown, According to Phil Johnson
I would be fine with Phil Johnson being right about separation and fine with James White too, if what they believed and practiced was biblical about separation. I often check the old pyromaniacs twitter feed, because of the interesting links and comments of either Phil Johnson or Dan Phillips. Through that feed, I’ve noticed the […]
Brandenburg-Wilhite Wedding (Now Mr. and Mrs. Derek Wilhite)
My daughter, Julia, married Derek Wilhite last Thursday at noon in Berkeley at the Brazilian area of Tilden Park. Here is the wedding. You’ll find some interesting pictures and videos already online, and perhaps we’ll share some more. Here is a link to a video of the sendoff.
Abiding in Christ: What Does it Mean? part 7 of 9: Exposition of John 15:4-5
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. The aorist imperative “abide” here indicates the characteristic of the whole life of the saint, not a momentary action, or repeated points of faith-decisions […]
The Negativity of the Holy Spirit
Since the Holy Spirit is spirit after all, so we can’t see Him, He is easier for men to mold into what they prefer Him to be. He is Who He is, which is what scripture says about Him. The Holy Spirit, yes, gives joy, peace, those fruit of the Spirit, which people want. They […]
Faithful Flooring
A brother in my church, Jim Appel, has a ministry called “Faithful Flooring,” through which he uses his extensive ability in flooring and remodeling to help the Lord’s churches and saints. He states his goal as the following: My desire is to encourage Christian churches, camps, colleges, and other local-church ministries by using the abilities […]