Book Review: Karl Giberson’s “Saving the Original Sinner” (Part 3)
Here is the rest of my book review of Karl Giberson’s book, Saving the Original Sinner. Chapter 6: The Origin of Mrs. Cain (and the Posse that Chased her ...
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Karl Giberson: Saving the Original Sinner (Book Review: Part 2)
Today I wish to briefly review the first half of Karl Giberson’s book, Saving the Original Sinner. It is “Black Friday,” and I’m sitting...
From the Holy Mountain, and into the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Part 2)
If you have grown up in an American Evangelical culture, no doubt your view of the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis is that Israel can do no wrong, and all the Palest...
From the Holy Mountain…and into the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Part 1)
***I originally wrote this four years ago, and have now revised it a bit. If you find this post, along with the next few posts, to be challenging and thought-pr...
Getting Naked With Soren Kierkegaard: Yes, You Should be Self-Conscious!
There are certain things in my life that have convinced me that I am not really a bright person: my pathetic choice to be a die-hard Cubs fan, my enjoyment of f...
Let’s Talk More About Sex: Applying Mere Christianity to Today
After I wrote yesterday’s post, I have to admit it, I was thinking about sex…a lot. So cue the Barry White, I have a few more thoughts. If that is an intriguing...
The Politicization of American Christianity, and the Misuse of Genesis 1-11
***Note: If you find this post gives you something to think about, do me a favor–re-post it either on your Facebook page or Twitter. With the upcoming pol...
Inspiration and Inerrancy….My Two Cents
I have to be honest: I still am quite frustrated these days. It still hurts knowing that I lost my teaching job because I didn’t think the universe is 6,000 yea...
Let’s Get Hitched! My Assessment of Christopher Hitchens and the New Atheist Movement
Six years ago I decided to read my way through the three “leading books” of the New Atheist movement: Christopher Hitchens’ god is not Great: How Religion Poiso...
Holy Ham, Ken! E.T. is an Atheist!
Let me say right off the bat, the title is misleading. Ken Ham does not think E.T., that adorable alien from the 1982 movie, is an atheist. No—Ken Ham believes ...