Jesus starts John chapter 17 by announcing the completion of His ministry. "I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You gave me to do." (John 17:4) I glorified You. The work of Jesus Christ was an act of love not for Himself ... (read more)
Debra Herbeck, in her story of conversion, talks about being assigned the book of Romans as required reading during college. She mentions that the book is considered to be one of the more difficult books of the Bible to read and understand. Paul's ... (read more)
The so-called Peace Flotilla was meant to send a message to Israel and to the world. The message was that the blockade of the Gaza Strip is unjust, and should be discontinued. Many fell under the spell of this illusion, -- including at least one Ho ... (read more)
As I hope I have demonstrated by now, Science and History are insufficient as sources of knowledge. Science can give us insights into much of what it objective. History can allow us to intelligently think about the past, much of which is not reachabl ... (read more)
In my last article, I discussed why the scientific method is not appropriate for conducting analysis of the historical Jesus. Science is objective, but history requires us to consider the subjective as well. We need to look at the content of written ... (read more)
Over my last few articles, I have been sketching out why and how skepticism can undermine rather than aid our quest for knowledge. The scientific method, beloved of the "rationalist" new atheist set, does not fit historical inquriy in most cases. U ... (read more)
James Randi, formerly known as the "Amazing Randi," is a magician and life-long skeptic. Like Harry Houdini a century ago, Randi devotes much of his time debunking claims of the supernatural. To this end, he has established the "James Randi Educati ... (read more)
In my last post, I discussed how Christianity is a faith which demands that we engage our faculty of reason to its fullest. One does not have to be Christian or Jewish to be reasonable, but both of these faith traditions encourage their followers t ... (read more)
