From Chuck and Beans, a cartoon series which has many more holiday-themed ones, including this: Read more
From Chuck and Beans, a cartoon series which has many more holiday-themed ones, including this: Read more
Hemant Mehta explains his view on the historical Jesus, miracles, and what the implications are for atheism: Interestingly, even Neil Godfrey agrees with Mehta on one point, that if you aren’t an expert in the field of historical Jesus studies, then it is better to be agnostic about it rather than hold firmly to a view you cannot defend. Of course, Godfrey is wrong about Ehrman’s book being the first tackling of mythicism in the field, just as he tends... Read more
Via Matthew Paul Turner. One advantage of being Baptist is that you don’t have to be like other Baptists. One disadvantage of being Baptist is that you often hang your head in embarrassment at other Baptists, and have to explain “I am/we are not at all like those other Baptists.” Read more
I've shared this cartoon before, but with Halloween approaching, I thought I'd share it again: If you are looking for a low-budget idea, then bubble wrap and spray paint as it appeared in The Ark in Space is probably the way to go. But if you have more time and money to devote to it, there are whole websites and blogs dedicated to Doctor Who costumes. Read more
“Churches should be the most honest place in town, not the happiest place in town.” — Walter Bruggeman Pete Enns shared the above quote in a post that highlights the psalms of lament. The Bible, taken as a whole, doesn’t suggest that human beings ought to simply believe, or keep their doubts and complaints to themselves, or never question. Job is praised for questioning and his friends condemned for giving pat orthodox answers. The Psalms are full of complaints and... Read more
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for theatrical showings of “The Day of the Doctor,” the 50th anniversary Doctor Who episode, in 3D. The Fathom Events website will be selling tickets, and you can check out their list of places where the special episode will be showing. It doesn’t look like those attending the AAR and SBL conferences will get to see it in a movie theater… Read more
On this day in 1991, Gene Roddenberry passed away. I didn’t even realize that when I talked about Star Trek today in my class on religion and science fiction. Roddenberry’s own life story is fascinating, and the Star Trek phenomenon that he created is something to marvel at. Today’s theme in class was “ancient aliens” and so we looked at clips from “Who Mourns for Adonais?”, “Bread and Circuses,” and (from The Next Generation) “Who Watches the Watchers?” It is... Read more
“Good fight” is something that two competitors can say to each other, winner to loser and vice versa, after a boxing match or something similar. It is also part of the phrase found in the Bible, “fight the good fight.” David Hayward’s cartoon above, and his post related to it, helpfully ask whether one can do the latter without the former. Can one ever say that one is “fighting the good fight” and yet doing so in an unsportsmanlike manner?... Read more
The blog Psephizo shared this graphic, developed by Jon Kuhrt: Although I line up more on the liberal side of many things, I am delighted to be part of a church that isn’t liberal, nor moderate, nor conservative. It is diverse, and finding a church where you can not only be welcome and fit in, and not only be encouraged by a community where your views are understood and shared, but also challenged by others who do not see things as... Read more
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In