Erroll Treslan began by quoting me: “Over the past year I’ve been under attack by a handful of Calvinists who have attempted (among other things) to ensure that I lose my job”. Erroll then offered the following response: “I’m trying to decide what causes me greater concern: the fact that a handful would attempt to […]
Archives for April 2013
Jesus and the curse of one’s enemies
Those who defend the voice of the imprecatory psalmist insist that there are times when it is appropriate to curse one’s enemy. And when is that time? Presumably when you are facing grave injustice at the hands of your enemies just like the psalmist faced. I can think of no greater injustice than an innocent […]
Pray for those Calvinists who persecute you
Over the past year I’ve been under attack by a handful of Calvinists who have attempted (among other things) to ensure that I lose my job. Their attacks have been characterized by quote-mining, misrepresentation, and outright deception. For example, I’ve been accused of denying inerrancy even though I have explicitly endorsed inerrancy (properly defined) as […]
Philosopher Adam Omelianchuk reviews “God or Godless”
I’m always happy to engage the reviews of informed critics. And this one comes from philosophy student Adam Omelianchuk. You can read Adam’s review here. Things start off on a positive note as Adam observes: “The skill of each author is on display as they both jam a lot of content into a short space, and […]
One more thing I’m really good at
A couple years ago I took the dogs for a walk. A block away from our home I walked by the house with the rusty old Chevy Malibu in the driveway. As I passed by I grumbled to myself: “Thanks for lowering the property values, pal.” A couple blocks later I looped back and walked by a […]
An Unbelievably good apologetics conference
If you’re planning to be anywhere in or near the good island of Britain in the month of May, you should make it a point to stop in to London on Saturday, May 25th to attend the apologetics conference sponsored by Justin Brierley’s radio program “Unbelievable”: Unbelievable? The Conference 2013 – Jesus: liar, lunatic, legend… […]
Can a non-physical agent interact in a physical world?
Let’s consider Jason Thibodeau’s objections to the claim that God created the world. Jason’s objections are found in the comment thread of my article “In their heart of hearts, do atheists really believe in God?” In one comment he writes: “How can a non-physical being interact with a physical world? Yes, an omnipotent being can do […]
In their heart of hearts, do atheists really believe in God?
Salon.com has just published an overview of a new Finnish study which purports to provide some evidence for the conclusion that atheists believe in God. In the study a group of atheists and theists were hooked up to electrodes to measure emotional arousal. Then they were asked to utter several statements. Some were emotionally provocative […]
My latest cases of synchronicity
A little while ago I decided to include a record of instances of synchronicity in my blog. I haven’t had any for awhile but I just had two cases in the last week. The first case Last weekend I was grading papers while listening to the Jazz Masters commercial free music stream on our cable […]
In a New York minute everything can change
Two days ago I was enjoying Times Square (just a block away from my hotel) after an invigorating but exhausting day of meetings at Biologos. Crowded with passerby, honking taxis, street performers, and the iconic flashing neon and video screens, it felt like you were in the center of the world. A day later I […]
God or Godless in review
I am happy to report that the reviews of God or Godless are starting to emerge. Here is a review from Mike Robinson of “The Lord God Exists” Blog. And how are things going at the conference in New York? Very well, thanks. Last night N.T. Wright and Francis Collins did a mini-concert including a […]
Off to New York
Well I’m off this evening to a conference in New York. The conference is on science and faith and is sponsored by the Biologos Foundation. And it takes place at the Harvard Club just off of Times Square. I have never been to the Harvard Club before, but I’m guessing they won’t let me in […]
Inclusivism again: how we can be saved apart from hearing the gospel, and why the gospel still matters
In “If inclusivism is true does believing in Jesus still matter?” I presented an analogy for those who would argue that if knowledge of Jesus is not necessary to be saved by Jesus then we ought not proclaim Jesus. The analogy I gave was this. Healthcare workers are concerned above all with maintaining public health. […]
Why was Tsarnaev not read his Miranda rights? And how amazing that anybody should care to ask.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, was taken into custody last night. Since then I’ve heard many discussions, and read many opinions, over the fact that he wasn’t read his Miranda rights when he was taken into custody. The initial justification given was a Supreme Court decision that the reading of […]
