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An Outsider’s View of Eastern Orthodoxy

An Outsider’s View of Eastern Orthodoxy *Note: If you choose to comment, make sure your comment is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative) and does not include any links or photos.* My first experience with Eastern Orthodoxy was my first girlfriend. She was Greek Orthodox […]

Are We Gods?

Are We Gods? *Note: If you choose to comment, please keep it relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, civil and respectful in language (not argumentative or hostile), and devoid of links or photos.* I am looking at David Bentley Hart’s new book “You Are Gods: On Nature and Supernature” (University of Notre […]

Bad Religion (Not the Punk Rock Band)

Bad Religion (Not the Punk Rock Band) *Note: If you choose to comment here, make sure your comment is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, civil and respectful (not argumentative or hostile), and devoid of links or photos.* It seems bad religion is all over the place these days. Maybe it always […]

Superstition Is Back and Its Going Mainstream!

Superstition Is Back and Its Going Mainstream *Note: If you choose to comment, make sure your comment is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, civil and respectful in language (not argumentative or hostile) and is devoid of links or photos.* For many years now I have studied and taught about “fringe religions” […]

A New Book about Calvinism

A New Book about Calvinism   *Note: If you choose to comment, please make sure your comment is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, and civil and respectful in language (not argumentative or hostile). Also, do not include any links or photos.* Thanks to publisher B&H Academic (formerly Broadman and Holman) I […]

Is Dispensationalism Orthodox?

Is Dispensationalism Orthodox? *Note: If you choose to comment, be sure to keep it brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, civil and respectful (not argumentative or hostile), and void of any links or photos.* Over the years of my journey through American evangelical Christianity of many types I have discerned that dispensationalism has […]

Without a Doubt?

Without a Doubt? *Note: If you choose to comment, please make sure your comment is relatively brief (not over 100 words), on topic, civil and respectful (not hostile or argumentative), and does not include any links or photos.* Is something wrong with me? I have begun to think there must be. Over the years I […]

What Is Truth? An Answer Explored

What Is Truth? An Answer Explored *Note: If you choose to comment, please keep it brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, devoid of links or photos, and civil and new respectful in language (not hostile or argumentative).* Pilate asked “What is truth?” Philosophers have been asking it—before and after Pilate. Today, in the […]

There Is No Such Thing as “Just Fiction”

There Is No Such Thing as “Just Fiction” *Note: If you choose to post a comment, make sure it is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), civil and respectful in language (not hostile or argumentative), and on topic. Do not include any links or pictures.* Some have told me “It’s just fiction.” I think […]

Theological Thoughts Bounced Off “Midnight Mass”

Theological Thoughts bounced off “Midnight Mass” *Note: If you decide to post a comment here, make sure it is relatively brief (no more than 100 words), on topic, civil and respectful in language (not hostile or argumentative), and devoid of any links or photos.* Why am I thinking “aloud” (musing) here about the Netflix limited […]