Yearly Archives: 2022

Dear Friends, Before I dive into the first book on my resurrection reading list, I should probably introduce you to the authors. The book is The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary Habermas and Michael Licona. I talked about Gary Habermas last time, so today we’ll discuss Michael Licona. […]

Going for the jugular (Habermas & Licona post #2: Introduction)

28 Apr, 2022 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, Before I dive into the first book on my resurrection reading list, I should probably introduce you to the authors. The book is The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary Habermas and Michael Licona. Gary Habermas has his own wikipedia entry (1) and website (2), so I’m […]

Going for the jugular (Habermas & Licona post #1: Introduction)

25 Apr, 2022 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, I mentioned last time that I chose Bart Ehrman’s book, How Jesus Became God, to help me understand the skeptical side of the resurrection debate. However, I ultimately decided to choose an additional book by a critic, namely, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story by […]

Going for the jugular (intro #3: Internet Infidels)

11 Apr, 2022 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, My search for resurrection books to read, on both sides of the debate, was very interesting. Today, I want to make some observations about my search, without even getting into the details of the first book I’m reading. . Christ myth theory One faction you may have heard […]

Going for the jugular (intro #2: Christ myth theory)

10 Apr, 2022 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, Theism has long seemed like a freebie to me. This quote (1) from evolutionary biologist (and perhaps the world’s most famous atheist) Richard Dawkins… “Everything about biology has become almost a branch of information technology because DNA is so exactly like a computer language.” …tells me that an […]

Going for the jugular

8 Apr, 2022 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, For a limited time, you can upgrade to Premium. . Today In recent posts, I’ve discussed various fears that we encounter along life’s journey, and how those fears can help us make better decisions. In what will probably be my last post in this series, I want to […]

The Cloud or its Rider?

15 Feb, 2022 in Bible

“The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.” ― Oswald Chambers (1) This quote conveys an important truth about the fear of the Lord. In early 2019, I wrote three posts on this […]

God feared

25 Jan, 2022 in Bible

When I look at my daughter, I sense her eternal value, her inestimable worth. And yet, if we really are just the product of random collisions of stars, then that sense is really just an emotion. It’s nothing more than chemical reactions in my brain, honed by evolution over millions […]

When I look at my daughter

22 Jan, 2022 in Apologetics

I’m on a transcontinental train ride that takes several days. As I mingle with the passengers (imagine this is long after the coronavirus infections/deaths have subsided!), with whom do I most deeply identify? Is it the one who matches my… …views on coronavirus …views on vaccines …taste in movies or […]

A question that might be good for Christians to ponder

19 Jan, 2022 in Bible

[Deu 12:31 KJV] 31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for EVEN THEIR SONS AND THEIR DAUGHTERS THEY HAVE BURNT in the fire to their gods. In this verse, God says […]

A Burden on my Heart…A Warning Given in Love

13 Jan, 2022 in Apologetics