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Quite by accident, I started blogging when President Trump was elected. Those of you who follow my blog know that I had decided to slowly stop blogging, and it seems somehow fitting that as I wind my blog down, he is now on his way out. And I have some (maybe) final thoughts. But first…
A disturbing poll is being discussed by media on both the right and the left. This poll finds that a majority of students in the United States of America believe it to be perfectly acceptable to shout down a speaker who is saying things which with they disagree. A whopping 17% -- almost 1 in…
The picture accompanying this post is of what some in the media describe as a "peaceful protest" in Kenosha. In reality, it is the bombing of a car to protest racism. I could just have easily chosen a picture of Portland, Seattle, Atlanta, New York City, Philadelphia ... and even a small city in my…
I just recently read this article in which William McGurn (who I had never heard of) reveals that he has become a first time gun owner. Since he looks to be my age (in his 60's) and I also recently fired a hand gun for the first time, I thought I'd explain why I took…
If you've been with me for the last month, I've been condensing several chapters in my book, Solid Ground, ( "The Theological Fight of the Centuries," "Predestination and Free Will," and "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People" ) and another book titled UnReformed to explain how I think predestination and free will work together.…
In my previous three (Part I, Part II, and Part III), I've been condensing several chapters in my book, Solid Ground, ( "The Theological Fight of the Centuries," "Predestination and Free Will," and "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People" ) and another book titled UnReformed to explain how I think predestination and free will…
In the previous two posts (Part I and Part II), I began a conversation about predestination (also called "election") and free will in the context of our salvation. To recap briefly, this is the question: does God choose who will be saved apart from a man's choice, or does he offer salvation to everyone and…
In my previous post, I promised to discuss how I believe Predestination and Free Will work together. Several chapters in my book, Solid Ground, ( "The Theological Fight of the Centuries," "Predestination and Free Will," and "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People" ) and another book titled UnReformed also presented this with more Bible…
Recent comments on my blog have caused me to realize that a misunderstanding of how predestination and free will work together can be an impediment to belief. I hesitated to attempt to address this in my blog. It's a complicated subject, and Christians have been arguing (sometimes not very nicely) about it for centuries. In…
In my last four posts (Answering the Unanswerable Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV), I answered questions (as best I could) from atheist Club Schadenfreude who commented on a previous post about Christianity, Atheism, and Morality. As I write this, not all of the posts have been posted yet, but Club Schadenfreude…
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