Here is a sermon I preached recently on Jesus Christ as Kingdom Hero based on Philippians 2:5-11. Unfortunately the mic cuts out occasionally but it is still worth a listen. At least that’s what I think and I preached it so I should know.
Read moreThe latest review for You’re not as Crazy as I Think was posted this week by Mike Robinson of “The Lord God Exists” blog. You can read it here.
Read moreMGT2 writes: “I believe that the Bible teaches eternal conscious torment (and I still cannot see how one can deny that after considering the whole of Scripture)….” Allow me to explain. First, many scriptural passages appear to teach a universal restoration of all things. The advocate of ECT interprets those texts in light of the passages they have already decided [...]
Read moreHell. It had to come up sooner or later. And it takes center stage in Keith Parson’s contribution to The End of Christianity, chapter 10, “Hell: Christianity’s Most Damnable Doctrine”. I took away one important lesson from this chapter: Keith Parsons doesn’t like Dick Cheney or Sarah Palin. In fact, I thought these were the [...]
Read moreChapter 9 of The End of Christianity brings us to Robert M. Price’s essay “Explaining the Resurrection without Recourse to Miracle”. In this chapter Price argues that “recourse to miracle is completely superfluous…” (219) as a means to explain the “resurrection data”. To prove his point, Price dusts off three long forgotten theories that seem [...]
Read moreMatt McCormick has yet to reply to my third post on his essay in which I directly critiqued his Salem argument in response to his repeated requests that I do just that. But he did post a comment today which suggests to me a shift of tactic away from engaging my arguments and toward marginalizing [...]
Read moreLet me summarize my arguments against Matt McCormick’s argument to this point. I will then quote his most recent full response and offer a final comment that engages his Salem argument. So first off, where we’ve come so far. As I noted, the central issue was the issue of rational belief. In particular, is it possible [...]
Read moreMatt McCormick offered a response to my second post (although it was posted in the first threaded discussion it seems to reference both articles). Here is what Matt said: “Hi Randal. If you’re going to write another blog post about my argument, I’d encourage you to drop the personal attacks, the sarcasm, and the smugness. [...]
Read moreAfter being ignored by all the essayists of The End of Christianity for so long it’s nice finally to get a little attention. And now Matt McCormick has responded to my critique … promptly … on a holiday (Labor Day) … courteously … with arguments. Looks like I hit the jackpot. Thanks for joining us Matt! [...]
Read moreAfter a couple weeks hiatus I find myself picking up my review of The End of Christianity once again. Although I have published about fifteen posts in critique of The End of Christianity over the last couple months, I have not received a single response from the essayists. Well okay, there was one response: John W. [...]
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