Why to Delete a Facebook Account
Facebook introduced me to world of internet social networking. I was in an orchestral board meeting and I mentioned “the rolodex.” I got real laughter. “You use a rolodex?” I was bewildered. I had not heard that rolodex was out. “People use facebook now.” Well, I didn’t know that facebook had replaced the rolodex, but […]
The Paradigm for Preservation of Scripture
We open the cover of our Bible and the first page is a test of faith. Why? No one was there. We have no way of knowing Genesis 1:1 was true, except for the Word of God. Should we interpret what we see in the world based upon what Scripture says or should we interpret […]
Liar, Liar….James White and AOM
Until the latest fiasco of James White with Bart Ehrman, and then his actions right afterwards, I didn’t know him. I had seen him in some video and heard some audio, but very little besides that. I don’t see from where the loyalty to him comes. He’s got a lot of followers, it seems. Or […]
First Impressions of the Ehrman-White Debate
I’ve now listened to the entire debate, every minute. I’ll probably listen to the whole thing again. My goal is to be objective with this analysis. To start, I would far prefer James White over Bart Ehrman. For me to be objective, I couldn’t have a horse in this race and be fair. I’ve debated […]
Ehrman-White Debate
I had read about this and was interested in listening if they recorded it, but James White and Bart Ehrman debated on January 21 this year on the resolution, “Did the New Testament Misquote Jesus?” This is a take-off of Ehrman’s NY Times bestseller, Misquoting Jesus, which is essentially textual criticism for dummies. Ehrman’s a […]
We’re Getting our Comeuppance for the Church’s Compromise in the Culture Wars pt. 6
Culture transmits its values from one generation to the next with symbols laden with meaning. Lesslie Newbigin explains: [O]ne must include in culture, and as fundamental to any culture, a set of beliefs, experiences, and practices that seek to grasp and express the ultimate nature of things, that which give shape and meaning to life, […]
We’re Getting our Comeuppance for the Church’s Compromise in the Culture Wars pt. 5
After Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, he cursed the man: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt […]
Judging Heroes
I have presidents I like and dislike. I like Reagan. I dislike Carter. I like Coolidge. I dislike Wilson. I like Teddy Roosevelt, but I dislike Franklin Roosevelt. These are all white, Anglo-Saxon men and I like some, dislike others, and have my own criteria by which I judge whether I like them or not. […]
You Know You’re Fat When
I do work out several times a week, so I’m not in terrible shape. But I do need to lose some weight. We were getting a lot of pictures taken in relations to my parents’ anniversary and so I kept looking at myself. This reminded me of the weight. We walked in the ocean and […]
Big 50: Dad and Mom
Yesterday my parents had been married for 50 years. On Monday, I was getting in the church van and my dad walked to the window, and he told me he didn’t want us doing anything for them, that he would be leaving early Friday and going somewhere, that he had someplace reserved. I said somewhat […]