Friday, January 17, 2014

Debate: Bill Nye (The Science Guy) vs. Ken Ham

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The BioLogos forum has a post on the upcoming debate between Bill Nye (The Science Guy, of TV fame) and Ken Ham , of Answers in Genesis . ...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Sunspots 453

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: Threads from Henry's Web on no...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

On divine healing -- My father's words, 1943

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My father worked on the Alcan Highway during World War II. One of my brothers has been scanning the letters he sent my mother during that t...
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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Does the Bible really say that? Excerpt from my book, 18

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Is homosexuality the worst sin? The Bible teaches that homosexual sexual activity is sinful. Though it doesn’t say so explicitly, the Bible ...
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Friday, January 10, 2014

Free e-book of stunning NASA images from space

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An e-book, consisting of 30+ images of stars, galaxies, etc., in Kindle format, is currently available free from Amazon. It is my understand...
Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Sunspots 452

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Philosophy: A post on The Skeptical Zone, ...
Sunday, January 05, 2014

Does the Bible really say that? Excerpt from my book, 17

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[Continuing the topic, "Must marriage services be conducted in church?" The previous excerpt pointed out, with scriptural support...
Thursday, January 02, 2014

Thomas Aquinas and God's use of natural selection in creation

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In two recent posts in the BioLogos Forum, a Roman Catholic theologian claims that Thomas Aquinas , considered the most important theologian...
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Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Sunspots 451

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: Wired has posted photos of famous...
Monday, December 30, 2013

Are there groups of organisms not mentioned in the Genesis 1 account of creation?

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Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 9 God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one p...
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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Does the Bible really say that? Excerpt from my book, 16

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5 Must marriage ceremonies be conducted in church? Most churches treat the marriage ceremony as a sacrament . That is, they believe, and act...
Saturday, December 28, 2013

Could God have used physical processes and other agencies in Creation?

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I recently received this comment on a post in my blog: Evolustion [sic] supports God created physic laws. Physic laws caused all the liv...
Friday, December 27, 2013

The Bible and astronomy

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Psalm 93:1 Yahweh reigns! He is clothed with majesty! Yahweh is armed with strength. The world also is established. It can’t be mo...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

Being a Christian and believing in the Bible

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I received this comment, on one of my posts, recently: Can a person consider a true believer if he believes only the modified version of t...
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Let's hear it for stepfathers!

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(I'm not a stepfather, and I didn't have a stepfather, either.) Stepfathers get some bad press. Sometimes they deserve it. There i...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Sunspots 450

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: A video of Julia Fischer, who is an accomp...
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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Does the Bible really say that? Excerpt from my book, 15

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[Concluding a discussion of family headship, as shown in the Bible.] Conclusion The stories above, taking place in the male-dominated soci...
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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Musing about Duck Dynasty, and Phil Robertson, and free speech

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I am not a fan of "reality" shows. I did watch one episode of Duck Dynasty , a few years ago, and was not inclined to watch any ...
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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Methodological Naturalism and Robert Boyle - does God create a vacuum, or is it a natural phenomenon?

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Naturalism is, more or less, the idea that there is no supernatural, or, if there is, it doesn't do anything. It's what most people...