God without the “Omnis?” Advent and Kenosis *Note: If you choose to comment, make sure your comment is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me (this is not a discussion board), civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of photos or links. Make sure it does not misrepresent anything I wrote. Do not attempt to misuse my blog to promote your own, alternative belief.* According to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus Christ grew... Read more

A Forgotten Chapter and Theory in Creation Theology *Note: If you choose to comment here, make sure your comment is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, civil and respectful in language (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of photos or links. Do not misrepresent what I wrote and read the entire blog post before responding.* One Christian controversy in which I have had very little interest is about the age of the earth. Frankly,... Read more

Would Jesus Be an “American Nationalist?” *Note: If you choose to post a comment here, please know that this is not a discussion board. I do not approve every comment. If you hope that your comment will appear here make sure it is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, does not misrepresent what I wrote, does not promote an alternative ideology or worldview, is civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of... Read more

Of Red Herrings and Other Fallacies *Note: If you choose to comment, make sure your comment is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, does not misrepresent what I wrote, is civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), does not contain any links or photos and does not misuse my blog to promote your own alternative ideology or point of view. This is not a discussion board.* The issue “at hand” (in recent posts and... Read more

Evaluation and Critiques: Nozick and Rawls (Gloves Off) *Note: If you choose to comment, make sure your comment is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative) and devoid of pictures of links. Know that no comment is guaranteed appearance here; this is not a discussion board. Any comment that misrepresents what I wrote will not be approved.* If you have not read the immediately preceding post about Nozick... Read more

The Two Most Influential Modern Economic Philosophers *Note: If you choose to comment here, be aware that I do not approve all comments; this is not a discussion board. If you hope your comment will appear here, make sure it is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic,  addressed to me, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative) and does not misrepresent what I wrote in the blog post.* Recently here we have been discussing Christian (and other)... Read more

Surely It’s Time to Retire the Role of “Celebrity Christian” *Note: If you choose to comment here, make sure your comment is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of photos or links. Know that this is not a discussion board; no one has a “right” for his or her comment to be posted here.* I am not suggesting that celebrities not be Christians. What I... Read more

“Under the Banner of Heaven” and Mormonism/LDS *Note: If you choose to comment, remember my rules. This is not a discussion board; no commenter has a “right” for his or her comment to be posted here. Comments commonly posted here are relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of photos or links. Also, I do not allow commenters to misuse my blog to promote their own... Read more

Thoughts about Marvin Olasky and “Compassionate Conservatism” *Note: if you choose to post a comment here, know that this is not a discussion board; it is a place for me to tell my stories and express my opinions and engage in civil, respectful dialogue with interested, thoughtful, reflective readers. For your. comment to be considered (for posting here), make sure it is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, addressed to me, civil and respectful (not hostile or... Read more

Friedrich Hayek and “Socialism” (Thoughts about “The Road to Serfdom”) *Note: No comments in response to this brief post will be approved. Don’t bother commenting. I’m fully aware that Hayek was passionately opposed to “collectivism” and a state-controlled economy. However, within “The Road to Serfdom” are strong hints that he did not oppose something akin to the so-called “welfare state” in which government played a big role in helping people who, for whatever reason, could not help themselves. Personally, I... Read more