The Bible says Jesus of Nazareth was conceived unnaturally, thus a miracle called “the virgin birth.” It is more accurately “the virginal conception,” though this might be somewhat nitpicking. Why? The term virgin birth is about Jesus’ birth, meaning Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus; whereas, the miracle to which it refers concerns Jesus’ conception, thus not his birth. The reason Christians decided on the term “virgin birth” seems to be that it was easier to... Read more
I was a Trinitarian Christian for twenty-two years until I read myself out of that belief in the Bible. That is, I came to believe the Bible does not say God is three persons, as in the doctrine of the Trinity that was not believed until it was formulated in the latter fourth century. And along with that, therefore, I came to believe that Jesus never said he was God and that the Bible does not teach that he was... Read more
Dr. James Tabor is a friend of mine who holds the position of Chair of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (His colleague there is the well-known Dr. Bart Ehrman who specializes in textual criticism of the New Testament with six New York Times bestsellers.) Dr. Tabor’s endorsement of my book, The Restitution: Biblical Proof Jesus Is Not God, appears first among others on my book’s back cover. It says, “A mortal wound to the doctrine... Read more
The Christians had a big day today in American pro golf. Rickie Fowler is a regular member of the PGA Tour Bible Study, Bernard Langer is a regular member of the Champions Tour Chapel, and they won on their respective tours. Crowd favorite Rickie Fowler lost the U.S. Open two weeks ago. But he solved his four-year absence from the winner circle today by holing a twelve-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole in a three-man, sudden-death playoff to... Read more
It does not look like the PGA Tour I used to know. When we had something big that might happen, players meetings were always held with transparency to inform members of the details and then vote on it to at least let the committee or policy board know what the players thought about it. That is not what has been happening. This new arrangement between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) that has transpired recently as... Read more
I have started a newsletter about my books, podcast interviews and other work. I will make announcements about my writing projects, package book deals and more. I figure many of you may be interested, and I plan to send it quarterly (every 3 months or so), so no worry about getting inundated with mail from me. Take a look at MY RECENT LETTER ANNOUNCING A NEW VERSION OF MY MOST POPULAR BOOK, and then sign up below. I’d love... Read more
Christians are taught that Jesus is not only 100% man, but also 100% God. (I was too and believed this for 22 years.) It is largely because such determinations were made by church fathers at the ecumenical councils of the Catholic Church during the 4th and 5th centuries. I believe this was a huge mistake to have decided that Jesus is God, and Christians have suffered from it ever since in their understanding of Jesus. But to then make... Read more
Long shot Wyndham Clark held on to his lead on the back nine today to win the U.S. Open in America’s biggest city, at the elite Los Angeles Country Club in the City of Angels. It was most fitting for this Christian guy as he beat the best golfers in the world who were nipping at his heels down the stretch. Clark started today tied for the lead with crowd favorite Rickie Fowler at 10 under par, with four-time major... Read more
Former President Donald Trump is in deep legal trouble that will keep getting worse. On June 5th, Special Counsel Jack Smith of the Justice Department indicted Trump on 37 felony charges concerning taking hundreds of government documents, many of them classified, lying about having them, and obstructing justice about it. If convicted on just a few of these charges, Donald Trump could spend the rest of his life in prison. The main question about this, for me, has always been... Read more
Today, at the U.S. Open at Los Angelos Country Club in Los Angeles, Southern California, Rickie Fowler and Wyndham Clark are tied for the lead at ten-under par 200 with one round to play, tomorrow. Fowler had taken the lead with one hole to play. Both players, playing together, hit the par-four 18th green in regulation two strokes. But a two-stroke swing occurred on the green when Clark made his 15-foot birdie putt and Fowler three-putted, uncharacteristically missing from just... Read more
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