It’s All in the Timing….
A huge point for me in regards to the authenticity of the NT, is the timing of the books and their messages. Mark is overwhelmingly thought by scholars to be the first of the four gospels to be...
View ArticleThe Corruption of Scripture
There are two major red flags for me when I read the Bible. Because of how the Bible (and the church) handles these two issues, I cannot believe it is the inspired Word of God in the same way I...
View ArticleBack to Square One
I generally don’t criticize my fellow Christian friends who take a fundamentalist view of Christianity and/or the Bible– unless they are acting un-Christ-like. If Someone has spent 40-50 years...
View ArticlePure and Total Awe
Look at a sunset. Assuming you have normal eyes, you see it: THAT’S the sunset! I remember our oldest son, looking at a particularly spectacular sunset when we was about three or four. He just stood...
View ArticleWord of God?
I believe there are only two reasons why people consider the Bible to be THE WORD OF GOD: Ignorance FAITH. I believe only those who are ignorant (I don’t imply them to be stupid or dim-witted) of...
View ArticleAnalogous Analog Analogies
Whaaa…? The title of this post is one of my definitions of religion. It basically means: Ever-changing answers to ever-changing questions, resulting in more ever-changing questions and more...
View ArticleMiracle of the Bible
The miracle of the Bible isn’t that God spoke to the men and (curiously) few women who wrote the Bible, giving us an inerrant, perfect, inspired Word of God. The miracle is that in such a Bible that...
View ArticleScience vs The Bible
I was recently chastised for saying that we should not look to the Bible for answers to science questions. The Bible is an awesome book full of wonderful lessons, stories and teachings– it is the basis...
View ArticleBaby With the Bathwater
This post is in response to a friend of mine basically wiping the dust off his hands and saying “God be with you” after a series of Facebook posts dealing with Christianity’s treatment of GLBT brothers...
View ArticlePussy-Foot Christians
I really get perplexed by F/T Christians who freak out at the mention of “biblical scholars” or “biblical research.” They go into full-apologetic mode at the thought of any challenge to their faith...
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