My main pastor in life was Dr. Gene Scott (who I look forward to posting about at a later date). One of his lines was always, “You don’t have to leave your brain at the church door.” It was a theme I was raised with from early childhood. I believe this idea applies equally to [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 29, 2008
I call straw…man!
Continuing on with the discussion of rhetorical devices learned of in philosophy of logic courses, the straw man fallacy is quite a common occurrence. However, it is not quite so common as most people seem to think. I have witnessed more arguments mislabeled “Strawman” arguments than correctly labelled “Strawman” arguments. It’s one of those rhetorical [...]
June 28, 2008
Apologetics: The Messiah Prophecies…
One of the most fascinating and rewarding areas to research in Christianity is the many prophecies contained in the Bible, and their fulfillment, either in the past, or yet to come. My previous blog post was all about Levitt Ministries. They have been a significant source for me when studying the Old Testament prophecies, and [...]
June 28, 2008
A look at Levitt Ministries…
One of my main purposes with this blog is to talk Apologetics. There have been several ministries that have truly helped me in my faith, and learning the “meat” of the Christian message, which of course translates into better Apologetics. Levitt Ministries is one of those. Founded by Zola Levitt, a Jewish Christian, this ministry [...]
June 27, 2008
Oh, what a burden…
Doing Christian apologetics online can get really interesting, really serious, and also sometimes amusing. I need to preface this post by explaining that I teach philosophy of logic at the college level, and there are two things that add to the context when reading this blog post; first, it is important to take a formal [...]
June 26, 2008
You’re a sinner, I’m a sinner…
It’s basic Christian theology, right? That was my immediate thought, and the way I’ve always been taught, both by pastors, family, the Bible, and yes, the Holy Spirit. Apparently, though, there are many of my fellow Christians out there that mouth these words yet never take them to heart, and quite frankly it’s driving me [...]
