Religion

About Those Back-Alley Abortions…

Posted by on September 1, 2024 at 7:54 pm

“These are the faces of women who died because they could not obtain safe and legal abortions. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, these pictures could include your daughter, sister, mother, best friend, granddaughter.” — found on home page (in 2005) for the website of the National Organization for Women (NOW) when Justice O’Connor announced […]

Top 7 Recommended Creation/Evolution/ID Books NOT by RTB/Hugh Ross

Posted by on August 25, 2024 at 8:35 pm

Hey, all! It occurred to me that, given how many books I read by the scholars at Reasons to Believe — in particular, Dr. Hugh Ross — and how often I quote them in this blog, some people might think RTB is basically my only source on matters of science apologetics. Do I ever recommend […]

The Cult of the Expert

Posted by on August 18, 2024 at 8:07 pm

“The idea that monetary policy is politically neutral is a convenient fiction rather than a reflection of reality.” — Stephen D. King, British economist and journalist One of the books I began reading recently is Ruler of Kings: Toward a Christian Vision of Government by Joseph Boot. Dr. Boot is a cultural theologian, leading Christian […]

Origins or Functions?: Contra the Walton Forms of Bara and Asa

Posted by on August 4, 2024 at 8:17 pm

This is the fifth & final entry in my series citing Rescuing Inerrancy: A Scientific Defense (2023) by Dr. Hugh Ross. If you have read any of the earlier entries in this series, you might remember Dr. John Walton being mentioned as one of the modern Christian theologians making controversial claims regarding the Bible and […]

White Responds to Turek: If We Don’t Have Free Will to Accept God…

Posted by on July 28, 2024 at 7:36 pm

I like Frank Turek. I appreciate him as a Christian apologist who is reaching a lot of people through his speaking engagements and educating via the CrossExamined Academy. But, I don’t always agree with him — sometimes in approach, sometimes in content. His understanding and handling of Calvinism and the Doctrines of Grace (i.e., Reformed […]

A Fair Look at Ancient Near Eastern Science

Posted by on July 21, 2024 at 7:17 pm

This is the fourth entry in my series citing Rescuing Inerrancy: A Scientific Defense (2023) by Dr. Hugh Ross. A few weeks ago, I watched a streaming TV series — the title of which I can’t remember, sorry — that looked at controversial archaeological finds and how they indicated scientific inquiry among ancient civilizations. Granted, […]

History and Myth in the Old Testament Creation Texts

Posted by on July 7, 2024 at 6:15 pm

This is the third entry in my series citing Rescuing Inerrancy: A Scientific Defense (2023) by Dr. Hugh Ross, which I began this past May. In this week’s excerpt, Ross addresses the ideas of “history” and “myth” in interpreting the Old Testament creation passages. How similar are these texts to those of other Ancient Near […]

Pro-Life vs. Whole-Life: What Is Consistent and Doable?

Posted by on June 16, 2024 at 7:25 pm

“If you think that not paying someone a living wage is morally equivalent to dismembering a living human being, your moral compass is broken.” — Scott Klusendorf, president of Life Training Institute As with last week’s “8 Things the Abortion Debate Is NOT About”, this post is brought to you via the excellent book, The […]

8 Things the Abortion Debate Is NOT About

Posted by on June 9, 2024 at 7:52 pm

Allow me to get right to the point. In its essence, the pro-life argument can be summarized with the following syllogism (2 premises and a conclusion): 1) It is morally wrong to intentionally kill an innocent human being.2) Abortion intentionally kills an innocent human being.3) Therefore, abortion is morally wrong. Personally, I might tweak it […]

Does the Bible Display Concordance?

Posted by on May 26, 2024 at 7:36 pm

This is the second entry in my series citing Rescuing Inerrancy: A Scientific Defense (2023) by Dr. Hugh Ross. The matter of concordism/concordance between the words of Scripture and what can be seen in nature, and in particular whether or not this is a valid thing to expect or seek, is somewhat controversial even among […]