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February 19, 2022
If You Call a Natural Event a Miracle is that “God of the Gaps”?
Some people think any description of a natural event as miraculous should automatically be censured as “God of the gaps”. That’s just wrong. Here’s an example. The land is locked in a devastating drought and forecasts all say there will be no rain in the next two weeks. But if Farmer Brown doesn’t get rain […]
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February 15, 2022
Jesus and Genocide: The Reluctant Theologian Podcast Interview
Listen to my interview discussing Jesus Loves Canaanites on The Reluctant Theologian Podcast with Ryan Mullins.
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February 10, 2022
Did Jesus Lack Empathy?
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An Interview on Epistemic Foundationalism
My latest interview, an epistemological dialogue on the Christian evidentialism YouTube channel: ?
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February 8, 2022
On Bad Arguments Against Universalism
Here is a new interview I did addressing bad arguments against universalism: ?
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February 6, 2022
Hopeful Universalism: An Interview
A recent interview I did on hopeful universalism:
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February 2, 2022
The Danger of the Secular Ideologue
Over the last twenty years, we have heard a lot about the danger of religious ideology. What is often missing in the conversation is the fact that secularist ideology is equally dangerous. In 1997, secularist Nicholas Humphrey delivered the Oxford Amnesty Lecture which he titled “What shall we tell the children?” (Published in Social Research, […]
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January 27, 2022
How to be 100% Christian When You’re Only 50% Sure it is True
The title says it all. In this video, I explain how you can start on the path of being a Christian even in the midst of serious doubt. ?
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January 25, 2022
Reflecting on the Nature of Hell in a Bathroom Warning Sign
The other day, I noticed this sign on the bathroom wall at work. Theologians can find theology in just about anything and this sign is a great example. I’m going to talk about the sign in a minute, but first I want to talk about sin and punishment. There are two popular basic views when […]
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January 24, 2022
An Interview with Canadian Catholic
Today, I was interviewed by the Canadian Catholic YouTube channel on a wide-ranging (if not dizzying) number of topics from hell to James White to gay marriage to John Loftus. ?
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