Are Professors Being Expelled
May 30, 2008
“Professors aren’t being fired because they support intelligent design, they are being fired for lots of other reasons and then they have to justify their firing to other people and say it was because they advocated ID, rather than admit they were in some other way inadequate.”
That is what I was recently told by a cheeky fellow who was trying to cast an aura of confidence and disdain.
For What Would You Die?
May 27, 2008
Over the weekend I had a long talk with my children about why we observe Memorial Day. We do not celebrate the death of anyone but remember and honor their sacrifice. Life is sacred, to lay it down for the benefit of others is worthy of remembrance and honor.
So, for what would you die? Family? Friends? Your country? Freedom? Truth?
Once we admit that there are causes for which it would be appropriate to die, we acknowledge that there are things more important than life, and that death is not the greatest evil — that suffering and death can have great meaning and purpose. The question is often asked why a good God would allow suffering, the implication being that God must either be not good or not powerful enough to prevent it. No, that does not follow. That reasoning is specious. Once we acknowledge that there are things to be valued more greatly than life and comfort we can not put an all-knowing God into the dock. He can allow the unpleasant, for reasons that are meaningful and good.
The death of Jesus of Nazareth exhibits this reasoning. The murder of the only righteous man was a great evil, and yet the event is full of meaning and purpose. Jesus is our propitiation - He is our mercy seat.
I encourage you to think upon Romans chapters 1, 2, and 3 as an appropriate follow-up to the observance of our national Memorial Day.
Faith and Reason - Select Quotes
May 25, 2008
Reason is a light that God has kindled in the soul.
~ Aristotle
Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith; they keep faith alive and moving.
~ Frederick Buechner
A comprehended God is no God.
~ Dio Chrysostom
Is Islam Opposed To Democracy?
May 4, 2008
Ergun Caner and Emir Caner address Islamic belief and practice, specifically its relationship to democracy.
Ergun Caner is the President of Liberty Theological Seminary at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. When Caner was named to the position in 2005, he became the first former Muslim to become the leader of an evangelical seminary.
Emir Caner is dean of The College at Southwestern (TCS) on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the largest seminary in the world.
Ergun and Emir were raised the sons of an Islamic leader until they were converted to Christ. Due to this decision, they were disowned by their father.
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Books by Ergun Caner and Emir Caner
Why Former Muslim Dr. Ergun Caner Became A Christian
May 4, 2008
Ergun Caner share his own story of conversion in the following video.
Ergun Caner is the President of Liberty Theological Seminary at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. When Caner was named to the position in 2005, he became the first former Muslim to become the leader of an evangelical seminary.
Emir Caner is dean of The College at Southwestern (TCS) on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the largest seminary in the world.
Ergun and Emir were raised the sons of an Islamic leader until they were converted to Christ. Due to this decision, they were disowned by their father.
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Books by Ergun Caner and Emir Caner
The Value Of Analytic Philosophy
May 4, 2008
Philosophers have become some of Christianity’s best apologists. William Lane Craig, Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California, addresses this issue and the value of analytic philosophy.
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Books By William Lane Craig
Dealing With Doubt
May 4, 2008
How should a Christian deal with doubt? William Lane Craig, Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California, addresses several aspects of the issue in the video below.
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Books By William Lane Craig
Is There Good Evidence For Atheism?
May 4, 2008
Is there good evidence for atheism? William Lane Craig, Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California, addresses argues that atheism is evidentially unsound.
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Books By William Lane Craig
