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To Error is Erhman: Randal Ming and Randall Birtell Examine the book Misquoting Jesus

Truth and Meaning As It Relates To History Bart Ehrman, in Misquoting Jesus,1 Bart Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus; San Francisco: Harper Collins, 2005 intends to explain New Testament textual criticism. One theme Ehrman uses to explain textual criticism is that the scribes, copyist, and the people of power who controlled the early Church did not preserve […]

Abandoned?

I recently read a critique of Biblical prophecy (specifically, Messianic prophecy), which was alleged to have been taken out of context by selectively quoting a verse or two, rather than quoting the entire passage. This claim stems from either a lack of understanding the Jewish method of interpretation or disregarding it. I’m sharing the following […]

Abandoned!

I recently read a critique of Biblical prophecy (specifically, Messianic prophecy), which was alleged to have been taken out of context by selectively quoting a verse or two, rather than quoting the entire passage. This claim stems from either a lack of understanding the Jewish method of interpretation or disregarding it. I’m sharing the following […]

A Father’s Love

I was raised in a Christian home but, in my teen years, I became quite skeptical of Christian claims, the good book, and especially of God Himself. Looking back, I cannot say I really doubted the existence of God, but I did not feel I liked Him all that much, or at least not the […]

The Labyrinth: A Walk by Faith? Concerns about the Christian Use of Labyrinths

(Originally printed in the Fall 2006 Issue of the MCOI Journal page 14) A labyrinth is a flat circle or square consisting of a path that winds round to the center (not to be confused with a maze, which is enclosed). In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was the name for the maze-like enclosure for the […]

Passover, Catholics, JWs and Communion

This is one of the times each year that the secular media runs to famous atheists to gain insight into the “myth,” as they view it, concerning Jesus’s resurrection, the very heart of Christian belief. It is obvious that they do not believe that Jesus came out of His grave. They don’t know what to […]

Uncertainty and Revelation

Uncertainty is a crucible for revelation. My pastor said two things in his sermon two weeks ago when this virus was just looming on the horizon and we had no idea how bad or how mild it was going to be. There were people in my church who thought everyone was over-reacting and others who […]

True Prophecies by False Prophets?

There is a general belief among Christians that true prophecies cannot be made by false prophets. After all, the thinking goes, false prophets can only give false prophecies. We even have a biblical test to determine if one is a false prophet that is given in Deuteronomy 18:20-22: But the prophet who presumes to speak […]

Richard Rohr and the Enneagram Secret

It has arrived! The response to the current Enneagram craze which is sweeping through many churches, Bible colleges, universities and seminaries is now available. It is currently available on our website at this link, Richard Rohr and the Enneagram Secret.  Check out the site, scroll down to “Bookshop” and click. You can order the print […]

Interrupting Ehrman: Are There Biblical Contradictions?

(Originally printed in the Fall 2010 Issue of the MCOI Journal) Watching a court jury trial and watching a debate have a number of similarities. In both cases, you have one set of evidence, but you have two opposing sides that attempt to explain the evidence in such a way that they will persuade the […]