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The Absurdity of Certainty
On October 9th, 1903, the New York Times published an article that mocked the recent human attempts to fly. The writer boldly and with certainty, proclaimed that human flight would not be achievable for another 1 million to 10 million years. Just 9 weeks later on Dec 17th 1903 , the Wright brothers flew. This…
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A Theory of God’s Omniscience
The first Men in Black remains one of my all time favorite movies. It’s probably in the top 20. As any successful cash generator before and after, it of course spawned sequels. The third movie, cleverly called “Men in Black 3” introduces a few characters. One is an Archanan named Griffin whose special ability is…
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A History of the Johannine Comma’s fabrication
I happen to be exactly 6ft tall without any shoes or socks on. This specific fact has opened my eyes to a world of desperate deception that I don’t think I would have appreciated otherwise. The thing is most men want to be 6ft (at least) tall. In the eyes of men, many women, and…
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Withholding the Truth
In 1986 NASA’s space shuttle program was in full swing. The launch of the Challenger was coming up next and people were excited to know a teacher would be going to space. There was a thrill of enthusiasm in the air. Behind the scenes, engineers from Thiokol, the company in charge of the rocket boosters…
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A Pariah Among Men
Ron Wyatt. That name might mean something to you if you are into archaeology or if you happen to be a Seventh Day Adventist. Ron was a Seventh Day Adventist nurse anesthetist (died in 1999) with a passion for using archaeology to prove his fundamental Christian faith. This man did not possess a degree in…
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David stole Bathsheba. But wait, there’s more!
The storyline of David contains some pretty crazy stuff, and I say that for reasons that are probably a lot different than you think. Everyone knows how he stole Bathsheba. Everyone knows how he danced before the Lord. Everyone knows how he ascended to become king and was a hugely successful leader. What is not…
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The Unscriptural Nature of the Scriptural Inerrancy Doctrine
A few years ago my wife and I went on an Alaskan Cruise with her family. The company we went with, Norwegian Cruise Line, had all of the things you’d expect to be on a modern cruise ship. One of these, the gift shop, eventually became a rolling joke among us. It started on day…
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Marvel Jesus
I’ve been a big fan of Marvel movies since 2008’s Ironman came out. Something about the story telling of superheroes makes me feel like a giddy kid inside. Deadpool and Wolverine was no different. In this movie, at one point, Deadpool makes the statement “I…am….Marvel Jesus.” It was comical and got a little chuckle out…
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Embracing Doubt: A lesson in hope from Job
Lesley Hazleton (RIP), a self described “accidental theologist”, has a wonderful ted talk on “Doubt is essential to faith“. I saw it for the first time around ten years ago. This was pre-deconstruction, however the message still rang true in my head. Even though I hadn’t started to strongly doubt yet, I was beginning to…
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The exodus. Big, small, or not at all?
The Exodus is a fascinating story. A real underdog escape from a great evil. From an early age, I often pondered how such a large group of people could manage to stay organized well enough to leave simultaneously, stay in formation, and manage to not leave some indelible mark on Egyptian history. As stated in…
