Guest post by Rob Powell. Part of a series on truth. Bertrand Russell was a genius. He had a , was a pioneer in several fields and employed a sharp mind–and even sharper wit. For all his achievements though he may be best remembered in internet culture today for his teapot analogy… It goes a little something like…
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The sexually-charged language of Song of Songs [or Song of Solomon] makes it a provocative read… But one wonders if it actually makes a major theological contribution to Judaism or Christianity. In fact, one wonders why it’s even in the Old Testament…why it’s even in the canon at all. I mean, what was the original author or editor hoping…
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Does the Bible really teach that judging others is smart and vital? Indeed, it does. Here’s my case. One of the most common objections I get to my critique of Jason Westerfield is this: Do not judge. The preferred text to back up their objection is : Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and…
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You’re probably wondering what a 20th century Princeton-trained abstract mathematician has in common with a Babylonian ruler who reigned around 600 B.C. Not much, really. Except they both went mad. And that’s the connection I want to explore. Losing a Beautiful Mind Here’s how Daniel describes : All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar. At the end…
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There is no getting around it–the Bible speaks of a coming day of ultimate and final judgement. A day when Jesus will proclaim the eternal destinies of all people: “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of…
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Ever since I posted my complaint over Jason Westerfield’s little book God Come to Me his fans have let me have it. One of the dominant accusations looks like this: “Damien [sic] does not believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit or miracles for today; that is a damnable heresy…” There are three things wrong with that statement….
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So…shortly after I published my little book The Messiah last Saturday…I had a brilliant idea. Or at least I thought it was brilliant. I printed out a copy and handed it to my eight-year old daughter and said, “Hey you! Wanna read daddy’s book and tell me what you think about it?” I winked. She blinked. “You wrote a…
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Sexual temptation is one of the most potent challenges young men face. This was true in ancient Israel. It’s true in 21st America. Unique to our culture, however, is the time span between puberty and marriage. In ancient Israel, young men were often married at 16. The . Depending on when puberty starts in boys,…
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Let’s pretend Time magazine published an issue called The Number One Atheist of All Time. Who’s picture do you think would be on the cover? Christoper Hitchens? Dan Barker? Richard Dawkins? Sam Harris? Maybe Thomas Huxley, Charles Darwin or David Hume… Or 9th century A. D. religious critic … Or even 5th century Athenian philosopher Socrates who was,…
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I’ve published a book called The Messiah: Eleven Meditations from the Book of Mark. You can . It’s free. Some of you might recognize the title. It comes from a series I did last year of the same name. Bottom line: I decided to pull all those posts together and wrap them up in a PDF–and give it…
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