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Free Courses Online 30 Dec 2012 | 06:59 am
I started taking a course on logic through Coursera. Ah, the internet, how cool. Free classes with amazing quality. The class is called “Think Again” and it is taught by Walter Sinnot-Armstrong, a phi...
3 Ways to Think About the Problem of Free Will 9 Oct 2012 | 08:00 am
When someone is presented with the gospel and asked to respond, is that person really free to accept or reject the message? Well that depends on what you mean by “free.” We could ask whether we are re...
What Eatting Gelato Can Teach You About the Problem of Free Will 5 Oct 2012 | 07:41 am
Are humans really free to make choices, or have our choices been predetermined? The concept of free will is one of the thorniest and most difficult for both theologians and secular philosophers. To co...
What’s Holding You Down? Ancient Christians said it is this Pervasive Problem 2 Oct 2012 | 08:46 am
Something’s wrong with the world. We can feel it. We know that this is not how things are supposed to be, but we can’t explain what the problem is. Morpheus in The Matrix put it this way: You can see ...
Isaac and Ishmael: Paul’s Use of Allegory in Galatians 4 29 Sep 2012 | 10:05 am
There are a lot of passages in scripture that have puzzled me. Perhaps the most puzzling is Paul’s allegorical use of the story of Isaac and Ishmael in Galatians 4. Paul’s goal in the letter is to con...
Paul’s Use of Allegory and the Mystery of the Panda 28 Sep 2012 | 09:00 am
Now that I’m back to blogging, I’m trying to post every Monday and Thursday night. But I’m still working out the schedule. I have a really fun post I’m working on about Paul’s allegorical use of Isaac...
The Pious Hoax About Idolatry 24 Sep 2012 | 11:00 am
“Idolatry” literally means the worship of images. It does not mean “putting things before God.” People say, “If you are putting a relationship, or a job, or success, or music, or anything else in plac...
The Drama of Scripture – Book Review 21 Sep 2012 | 11:37 am
The Drama of Scripture is the result of the partnership of biblical scholar Craig Bartholomew and missiologist Michael Goheen. Their intent was to draw together the grand narrative that is inherent in...
Faith vs. Reason: Are You Fighting On the Wrong Side? 18 Sep 2012 | 08:14 am
There is a war going in the Christian Church at the moment. In one camp are the warriors of Faith. They take the Bible seriously. They hold tent revivals and give altar calls. They’re about making sur...
Why “Evangelical” is a Stupid Name 14 Sep 2012 | 09:25 am
I am an Evangelical. With a capital E. We Evangelicals are the group that the media refers to as “the Evangelical voting bloc.” If you’re part of my group, you know what “Evangelical” means. It means ...
