Tag: bible
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The Biggest Barrier to Present Truth for SDA
For those not SDA who follow this blog, this is 100% an article you can skip. It has no bearing on your theology. The SDA doctrine of present truth is as follows: Present truth is the principle that certain biblical truths are relevant to God’s people at specific times in history. God sends the Holy…
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Is This What Happens When You Cheap Out on Your Musicians?
Studying the Bible should be fun. It should be informative. It should be comical at times. It should absolutely be perplexing too. This story? It’s got all of it. It’s the story of the time that God *checks notes*…lost in battle? What!?!? That can’t be right? Well…if we’re fair with our interpretations then yes. Many…
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“She’s Gotta Be a He!”- The Patriarchy
Humans have this two steps forward, one step back approach to making progress towards equality. Seeing as we’re currently in a one step back phase right now, it feels like a good time to cover a lesser known figure. Meet Junia, the female apostle. You may have heard of her before, but have you heard…
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Biblical Giants. Real, Myth, or In-between?
Legends of giants have captivated people since the beginning of our ability to describe them. Legends exist in more than just the bible. Many cultures have stories of these inhumanly tall creatures. Since I was a child I was fascinated by the stories, albeit rather skeptical on their veracity. How would we not have any…
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Gospel Disagreement & a Brief Gospel History
The timeline of composition and authorship of the gospels raise important-to-consider issues that should not be ignored. If one desires to understand their beliefs beyond a “It must be true as I learned it, because it must be true as I learned it” fallacy, then seeking to answer these questions seems reasonable. Let’s start by…
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Apologists: Dogma’s Retainment Specialists
You’ve probably heard the term apologist before. I don’t remember when I first heard it, but I thought it meant something along the lines of “A person who uses more in-depth scriptural interpretation to show how something in the bible is true, to convince non-believers of the veracity of the faith.” While that definition is…
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Jericho? Jerino…Probably Not.
Archaeology is often like being handed a 1,000 piece puzzle and then attempting to ascertain what the picture was on that puzzle when you only have 11 pieces left of the original. It’s not easy, and any good Archaeologist will acknowledge that uncertainty. Sometimes things in Archaeology are easier though, like finding out if a…
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Biblical Slavery, Modern Interpretation, and an LGBT/Misogyny Parallel?
Slavery. A topic that is usually swept under the rug if you will. How many sermons or Sabbath Schools have you spent actually learning what the bible has to say on it? The Bible is unsurprisingly univocal about condoning slavery (I mean, think about the times and places it was written). That’s not just my…
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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…
