I’ve shared a few sci-fi Valentines (with a couple more to follow later today). But what about Biblical or Christian Valentines? There are some obvious routes, such as using verses from the Song of Songs. And the flip side, condemning the whole thing as sheer paganism. There are also some parodies that still seem to focus on the obvious. But is anything more creative? In fact, there are, and here are some examples of the funny, the predictable, and the... Read more
Pete Enns has responded to Kevin DeYoung’s post offering ten reasons for believing in a historical Adam. Like me, Pete is not impressed, and he interacts with my response in the process of articulating his own. Click through to read it! Read more
Thanks to Helek Tov for sharing this video, which allows one to see the history of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the constructions, renovations, and changes made to it, and even the history of the site prior to the time of Constantine, all in 3D. If you’ve been there, you will know that the church is, as the video suggests, a bit like a puzzle, and both finding one’s way and interpreting what one is seeing can be challenging... Read more
Just as with other sci-fi shows, so too there are tons of Star Trek Valentine’s Day cards and images. Star Trek, after all, was full of romance and even interplanetary interspecies mating. Some of the cards and pictures I found are cute, some are funny, some are too awful to share, and some are so terrible that they become funny again and must be shared. The best ones are the ones that only make sense if you know the show... Read more
The Doctor Who episode “The Faceless Ones” from the Patrick Troughton era is a gripping mystery set largely in Gatwick Airport, where aliens have infiltrated and are working to abduct human young people. Most of the action revolves around the Doctor’s attempt to determine what exactly is going on, who is responsible, and why they are doing it. It is the revelation of the aliens’ motive, relatively late in the episode, that makes for the most interesting intersection with religion.... Read more
The British Library blog shared a long list of links and some sample images from their collection of illustrated and illuminated Hebrew manuscripts, many of which are available online. Read more
If one’s viewpoint is that 666 represents all that is evil, then it may be useful to know that 25.80697580112788 is then the root of all evil. HT Jim West Read more
Via Sansblogue, I learned about the St. Eutychus blog, and the post there that seeks to use cutlery to illustrate different methods and conclusions in Biblical criticism. Here are a couple of examples: Click through to read the rest. Read more
Thanks to a commenter for pointing out that Ken Ham, in a post on his blog yesterday, finally confessed his unbiblical heretical teachings in unambiguous terms. Ham wrote, “God’s people need to repent of compromise and return to the foundation of the inerrant Word of God instead of building on the foundation of fallible sinful man.” 1 Corinthians 3:11, on the other hand, says: “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus... Read more
In “Attack of the Cybermen” the return of the show to its earliest roots is highlighted, not only by the Doctor’s emphatic statement, “This is the real me,” but also by the materialization of the TARDIS in a junkyard that looks familiar – one belonging to I. M. Foreman and located at 70 Totter’s Lane. The TARDIS, and the character of the Doctor, are in some ways back where they began. The episode proceeds to focus still more attention on... Read more
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