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Using the Manual

Published on February 1, 2026 By sirrahc

Just to clarify up front, the titular “manual” is the Bible, and the excerpt below is from The Roman Catholic Controversy by James R. White. (My readers may remember that this book was among those listed in my recent “Five Non-Fiction Books I Enjoyed Reading in 2025” post.) The doctrine of justification is central to […]

Grok This: A Dialogue with an A.I. about A.I.

Published on January 11, 2026 By sirrahc

“AI mirrors its creator — Grok 4, with its curated data, reflects xAI’s biases, not an objective truth. Its reasoning, while advanced, remains bounded by human design and data, incapable of grasping the totality of existence.” — Grok 3.0 Not sure if I have addressed this in print before, but I have many concerns about […]

Five Non-Fiction Books I Enjoyed Reading in 2025

Published on January 4, 2026 By sirrahc

Although I am spending more time reading fiction these days, I did manage to read several non-fiction books in 2025, all of which I enjoyed and benefited from to varying degrees. Those described below are sort of a “Top 5” — the ones I consider standouts and would recommend to anyone interested in the relevant […]

The Skillet Christmas Controversy That Shouldn’t Be

Published on December 7, 2025 By sirrahc

“I don’t hear a ‘demonic growl.’ I hear the Lion of Judah ROARING in this song!! 🔥 Come quickly Lord!!” — fan comment on YouTube As you may or may not be aware, the popular Christian rock band Skillet recently released a music video with their cover of the traditional Advent hymn “O Come, O […]

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

Published on July 28, 2024 By sirrahc

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 […]

Top 5 Non-Fiction Authors Who Impacted My Life & Thinking

Published on November 12, 2023 By sirrahc

It is not uncommon for bloggers and other article-writers to put out a Top 5 (or other number) list for something. I have done a few myself. A “Top X Books …” is a favorite — both to read and to write — for those of us who like to read books. A few years […]

Issues with “All Men” in 1 Timothy 2

Published on April 9, 2023 By sirrahc

In a recent podcast from Stand to Reason with Greg Koukl, a caller (beginning around 25:30) asked about Koukl’s understanding of the biblical doctrine of predestination. Koukl began with a basic definition of the word — i.e., to determine that something will take place before it takes place — and pointed out that a lot […]

What Is a Hyper-Calvinist, Really?

Published on October 2, 2022 By sirrahc

Alternate titles: The Truth about Hyper-Calvinism OR Hyper-Calvinism: What It Is and Isn’t Once again, I find myself — a non-Calvinist, or perhaps a not-quite-Calvinist — defending Calvinists and Calvinism on social media. (Not that I do this a lot, mind you.) Or, at least, trying to correct misinformation. Why? ‘Cuz it really bugs me […]

5 Books Everyone Interested in the King James Bible Should Read

Published on May 17, 2020 By sirrahc

“Out of every 100 Americans who pulled a Bible off a shelf today, 55 of them pulled down a King James Version. I feel fairly safe in saying that the King James is the only 1611 release still on any bestseller lists.” — Mark Ward, author, blogger, software trainer A lot of people have some […]

Dealing with a Theological Curveball, part 2 of 2

Published on October 7, 2018 By sirrahc

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” — Matt. 28:19-20 (ESV) Last week, I […]