January 30, 2022
When it comes to the first few chapters of Genesis, some people like to claim that it is merely poetry (and thus at least partly fictional), as opposed to narrative prose about actual things that happened in real time. (Of course, even poetry can point to reality despite flowery or phenomenological language.) This affords them […]
Tags: biblical terms, cosmology, E.W. Bullinger, figures of speech, Genesis, genre of biblical text, Hebrew, Hebrew Scripture, historical narrative, Langdon Gilkey, linear progression, linguistics, literary form, Old Testament reliability, organizing rubric, patriarchal materials, philology, prose, source documents, Walter Kaiser
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January 23, 2022
The Bible has long been the target of pagans, skeptics, and “progressives”, including various attacks on the reliability of the text. When it comes to the Old Testament, they (naturally) start in the beginning with the book of Genesis, particularly (but not limited to) the first few chapters. In his book The Old Testament Documents, […]
Tags: Alexander Heidel, Babylonian, Canaanite, Enuma Elish, Hebrew, Hermann Gunkel, historical reliability of the OT, J.V. Kinnier Wilson, John Skinner, Kenneth Kitchen, Marduk, Nahum Sarna, Old Testament reliability, reliability of biblical text, skeptic argument, tehom, the deep, Thorkild Jacobsen, Tiamat, Ugaritic myth, Walter Kaiser, Yahweh v. chaos monster
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January 16, 2022
“It is impossible to forge ahead while walking backward.” — Candace Owens, political commentator and podcast host Few people in America get as much flack from their own “community” as Candace Owens. But, this brave, young black woman is awake, not “woke”. She has a passion for speaking out against the political Left, who promise […]
Tags: #Blexit, Blackout, Candace Owens, identity politics, Leftist lies, passing blame, racism, responsibility, used by Democrats, victimhood mentality
Posted in Politics |
January 9, 2022
“While the line of questions posed by the conservative members of the Court were encouraging, a lot can happen in the next few months to alter opinions. I do not believe this current administration will tolerate any decision in the case that favors the pro-life side, especially if it undermines Roe.” — Troy Newman, President […]
Tags: 10th Amendment, 14th Amendment, abortion legislation, abortion rights, Bill of Rights, Dobbs v. Jackson, fetal viability, Greg Koukl, juridical issue, legal issue, liberty rights, Mississippi law, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, pro-life, Roe v. Wade, Rule of Law, Scott Klusendorf, states rights, trigger laws, Troy Newman quote, U.S. Constitution, undue burden
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January 2, 2022
I thought I’d start the year by sharing a couple New Year’s traditions I read about on ‘Atlas Obscura’…. Instead of welcoming the New Year by toasting with champagne or kissing their significant others, some people in Spain and Latin America stuff their mouths with twelve grapes — preferably white Aledo grapes from Alicante, Spain. […]
Tags: good luck, lemon pig, lucky grapes, New Year's Eve, superstition, tradition
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