Joel J. Miller has a Patheos blog in the Evangelical Channel, where mine is. On November 1, 2013, he posted "Five Reasons You Should Write in Your Books," and it got a good response from his readers. Count me in, Joel! I've been doing that all of my adult life. But we're talking about nonfiction books.I have friends who think I've massacred my 2,500-volume library by doing the following to most of my books from cover to cover: underlining, highlighting, writing notes and making large … [Read more...]
As a Sinless Man Christ Made Him a Name, But God Become Man Detracts from his Fame
December 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I believe the Christian story is far greater if Jesus was no more than a man and therefore not God. And I believe that is what the Bible teaches. Many of my Christian brethren (I know--most of them don't think I'm their brother in Christ because that's what they have been taught), besides objecting to my assertion that Jesus was and is not God, they are offended that I say Jesus was a mere man. I don't mean by this to be disrespectful of my Lord and Savior, Jesus. Heaven forbid!Jesus' virgin … [Read more...]
Zach Versus Tiger
December 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday, Zach Johnson and Tiger Woods were paired together in the last group as Zach beat Tiger in a dramatic finish to win the tournament Tiger annually hosts--the Northwestern Mutual Challenge at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California. Two years prior, they went head-to-head in that tournament and Tiger emerged the victor. This time Zach was four shots behind beginning the last nine and started stuffing irons so close to the hole that Tiger later commented, "I don't know why they … [Read more...]
Is Jesus God Because He Is Lord?
December 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
During antiquity, calling a man “Lord” usually was intended as no more than a polite address. On the other hand, kings were often addressed as “Lord” to signify their vested authority. Among Jews, rabbis could be called “Lord” to indicate both.The early Jewish Christians’ primary creedal statement was that “Jesus is Lord.” The Apostle Peter preached about it in his first sermon on the day of Pentecost following the Christ event. He proclaimed of Jesus, “let all the house of Israel know for ce … [Read more...]
What Are the Claims of Christ?
November 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Many Christians, especially Evangelicals, speak of “the claims of Christ.” They mean Jesus claimed things about his identity that are recorded in the New Testament (NT) gospels. Most of these people, called “traditionalists,” assert that the greatest claim Jesus ever made about himself was that he was God. But NT evidence reveals that this is their claim, not that of Jesus. Strong traditionalist Brian Hebblethwaite well concedes, “it is no longer possible to defend the divinity of Jesus by refere … [Read more...]
Joe Dey (Part 1 of 2)
November 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Joseph C. Dey, Jr., (1907-1991, pronounced “die”) was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Pennsylvania, Joe first worked as a sportswriter in Philadelphia. Then he served as the executive director of the USGA for the next thirty-five years, from 1934 to 1969. During that time, no one in golf had a better reputation for personal integrity and upholding the integrity of the game of golf than did Joe Dey … [Read more...]
Since God Almighty Is Invisible, Jesus Being God Is Impossible
November 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Bible says no sinful, mortal human has ever literally seen God. For example, the Gospel of John says, "No man has seen God at any time" (John 1.18). The Bible further declares that sinful people literally cannot see God and continue to live. Yet most Christians have believed that Jesus was God. How could Jesus have been God if many people saw him and didn’t instantly die?The Bible relates several incidents in which people thought they literally saw God when they really saw “the angel of t … [Read more...]
Birthrates in Israel Have Switched
November 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Despite what U.S. President Barak Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have been saying in recent months in order to pressure Israel into solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel's birthrates are not going to turn it into an Arab state anytime soon. Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby seems to set forth facts that prove this in his June 26, 2013, Globe article entitled "The myth of the inevitable Jewish minority in Israel." The following are excerpts from this article:"In the … [Read more...]
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