A few days ago one of my readers, Mark, forwarded this fascinating video depicting what appears to be a new spider species that makes up for its diminutive size by making large decoy spiders in its web. The “Smarter Every Day” youtube channel that has produced the story is a well established presence on youtube [...]
Read moreEver since the publication of the great naturalist Philip Gosse’s treatise Omphalos in 1857 Christians have proposed to reconcile the apparent great age of the earth with a commitment to young earth creationism by proposing that God created the universe six to ten thousand years ago with apparent age. And for just about as long [...]
Read moreLet’s talk about a very practical issue. Consider two scholars, Chris the Christian philosopher and Alan the atheist philosopher. Alan writes a new paper in which he argues that God does not exist based on the problem of evil. He sends a draft to his friend Chris and asks Chris for feedback. Chris reads through [...]
Read moreA few weeks ago my recent apologetics book The Swedish Atheist, the Scuba Diver and Other Apologetic Rabbit Trails was reviewed by Randy Hardman at The Bara Initiative (barainitiative.com). You can read the review here. I think the best part of the review is when Hardman rates the “Enjoyment Level” as “Oh yes!” Hardman concludes the review: “There are [...]
Read moreThe tradition of sharing one’s testimony, of telling what God has done in one’s life, is deeply rooted in the Protestant tradition. My own apologetic interest in testimonies is found in the presence of elements like documented healings and cases of synchronicity (or what are colloquially called “God moments” or “God winks; in my own published [...]
Read moreAs the dialogue continued Dawkins eventually worked around to discuss the sense in which he is an atheist. At this point he referenced the seven point scale he introduced in The God Delusion where a 7 is being absolutely certain that God doesn’t exist. On this scale Dawkins stated that he was about a 6, though he [...]
Read moreI was asked to provide a response to Jerry Coyne’s essay “A sophisticated theologian explains why theology doesn’t progress.” In the essay Coyne focuses on mocking J.P. Moreland for a book he wrote back in 1989 on the reconciliation of theology and science. Coyne is not a charitable reader. Indeed, he is one who wears [...]
Read moreLast year Oxford University sponsored what was billed as a “debate” (though it really was a collegial dialogue) between Richard Dawkins and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. The discussion spanned a range of topics concerning the uniqueness of human beings, the existence of God, and the meaning of life. In addition it was moderated by [...]
Read moreI am not a big fan of rap, hip hop, or any combination thereof. But I’ve long respected the work of Shai Linne. This brother backs more theology into a four minute rap song than most evangelical pastors fit into a four week sermon series. His latest single, called “The Hypostatic Union,” includes clever and theologically loaded lyrics [...]
Read moreYesterday I watched the latest salvo in the ongoing battle between Lance Armstrong (disgraced demi-god) and Travis Tygart (head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency). The context was Tygart’s latest interview on 60 Minutes. Kudos to the man. Despite the fact that Tygart had received repeated threats for going after Lance (including death threats) he had persisted [...]
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