This unique and rarely-held debate features Drs. Joel McDurmon and Richard Carrier. Both men come to this debate already assuming that either God exists or he does not, so this is not a philosophical debate on that question. Rather, this debate “cashes out” two diametrically opposed worldviews. This is essentially a debate on the foundations […]
Is that Gospel provocation or are you just being a jerk?
The post below from John Andrew Reasoner is great not only because of its particular application to abolition of abortion activism, but because it follows a couple principles I have wanted to share for a while. I have in mind the idea of disturbing the peace as a mark of ministry success—as proof you have […]
Answering prominent Rabbis on impending Gog and Magog War
WND reports that “over the weekend, Palestinians in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, and Israel responded with strategic attacks on terrorist camps. It’s happened before and likely will again. But a prominent rabbi warns that one of these times, it’s not going to end easily, because it will be the End Times war of […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and America’s REAL Socialism problem
Conservative media outlets and memes can hardly take a break from hammering Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the wide-eyed, clueless new posterchild of Socialism, but they are overlooking the greater Socialist heist in their own back yards. It is bigger, nearer, more real, and it is every bit their own fault—and they seem every bit as clueless […]
Is the world really a sinking ship?: A critique of Christian pessimism
Jesus v. Jerusalem: A Commentary on Luke 9:51–20:26 Appendix C I had to chuckle a few days ago when I once again read that old premillennialist’s canard, “The world is a sinking Titanic. . . .” This metaphor was made famous, of course, by the 1950s radio preacher J. Vernon McGee, who warned his listeners […]
The ethics of “crime”: Why all crime is not black and white
When is there a right time to do something wrong? Well, there is never a right time to do something wrong morally. However, there are many times where there is a right time to do something wrong according to the law of the land. Not every law in our land is just to begin with. […]