Earlier this month, an online friend texted me and, in light of my book analysis of Dan McClellan’s The Bible Says So a few months ago, asked me if I was going to do a book analysis of Kipp Davis’ new book, God’s Propaganda. Because I tend to be a glutton for punishment, I couldn’t…
Over the past five days since Charlie Kirk was assassinated, on one hand, it has been very encouraging to see the outpouring of support and sympathy for Kirk and the firm condemnation for the assassination itself, as well as those who were applauding it. Celebrities, athletes, the constant stream of posts online, as well as…
Last week, someone left a comment on one of my posts from a few years ago about Richard Dawkins that I should talk to Alex O’Connor. It was meant as a compliment. This person was impressed with my comments about Richard Dawkins, so he was basically saying he’d like to see me interact with the…
This year I am teaching American Literature to 11th graders. Personally, I’m not a fan of the textbook. For being an American Literature textbook, there are quite a few really famous and influential American authors that hardly get mentioned. No William Faulkner, no Flannery O’Connor, only one obscure short story from Hemingway, absolutely nothing from…
Here in my second post on Ecclesiastes, I want to touch upon two other things in Ecclesiastes that I feel are quite important for understanding Ecclesiastes as a whole. The first issue that gets a lot of press but, in my opinion, completely misses the point—“Who is the author?” or more specifically, “Who is that…
Aside from my book analysis of Dan McClellan’s The Bible Says So back in June, I haven’t written all that much here on my blog for the past 4-5 months. There are a variety of reasons, but now that I’m back teaching high school full-time, the easiest answer is this: April-May was end of the…
Two days ago, July 19th, marked the ten-year anniversary of my starting up this blog. When I started the blog, the bulk of my posts for the first few years had to do with Ken Ham, Answers in Genesis, and the Young Earth Creation movement as a whole. In fact, much what I wrote served…
I’ve always had somewhat of a love-hate relationship with my Biblical Studies “career.” Back in 1995-1996, I attended Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia for the sole purpose of wanting to learn more about the Bible. I remember thinking, “Even if I end up doing absolutely nothing with this degree, I want to take two…
For years, they’ve languished and lounged in fields of lotus,Savoring the sweet and soothing leaves of narcotic nectar,As a reptilian beast hissed his lotus lullaby:“Sleep and slumber…all contentment lies here.Feast and be filled…be satiated and safe in the shadow of my wings.” Such an addictive opiate, such soothing spiked wine,Relaxing the muscles with its mixture…
The church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome is the location of Michelangelo’s famous sculpture of Moses. The unusual thing about this sculpture is that Moses has two horns on his head. The reason for this odd depiction can be found in Jerome’s translation in the Latin Vulgate of Exodus 34:29, particularly the Hebrew…