I love the Church – but I don’t love how we ‘do church’ on Sundays. An hour of passive listening, often…
While the scriptures are clear on the morality of some issues, on the more mundane issues, it is largely silent,…
Here’s my list of resources for those interested in the history of religion and science, both pro and anti-religious. THEIST For the Glory of God:…
Here’s the abbreviated list from a good article from the American entitled When to Doubt a Scientific “Consensus”. You can also hear an interview with…
I cranked up the tivo last night to watch my daily dose of O’Reilly (the 12/26 show isn’t up yet),…
In Why do some Christians become atheists?, I discussed five reasons why some Christians may have abandoned faith to become atheists – some noble reasons,…
This series contains the following articles: Analyzing the 6 C’s of Atheism – Part I Analyzing the 6 C’s of Atheism – Part II Analyzing…
In Part I,I discussed Pascal’s Wager as a risk calculation, similar to how we estimate risk in project management. In Part II, I attempted to…
This wonderful cartoon from ASBO Jesus got me thinking about the whole vision thing. As a pastor, one of the chief difficulties is inspiring volunteers…
In the latest podcast over at Reasonable Doubt, the resident atheists discuss my comment on their blog, where I suggested that there is a historical…
This post is part of a series In Part 1 of this series, I examined Pascal’s wager as a risk calculation…
In this series, I explore the possibilities of eliminating pretender Gods, and trying to find likely ones to have faith…
Population experts such as Paul R. Ehrlich and Thomas Malthus have long contended that humans are heading for mass starvation…
Here’s some good stuff I got in a religious ‘spam’ letter on the feasibility of the Red Sea crossing…
Discussions of what the bible says about Christianity and government often come up, and one book I oft refer to…
This series contains the following posts: Darwinism Impeding Science I – Spontaneous Generation or Creation Darwinism Impeding Science II –…
American Thinker has a nice post entitled Judeo-Christian Values, in which they examine America’s Founding Fathers’ view of religion and…
In An Idiot’s Guide to Evolution, First Things author Stephen Webb discusses David Sloan Wilson’s new book Evolution for Everyone…
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) indicates that chimps may be more…
In her recent book Unprotected, UCLA campus psychologist Dr. Miriam Grossman discusses how women’s bodies release oxytocin during childbirth AND…
This post is part of a series. In Parts I, II, and III of this series, we were introduced to…
This post is part of a series. In Parts I and II of this series, we were introduced to the…
This post is part of a series. In Part I, we were introduced to the Wesleyan Quadrangle, a tool with…
This post is part of a series. The Wesleyan Quadrangle (wikipedia) is “a methodology for theological reflection that is credited…