2025 #7“The vast, rich, extensive history of Christian thinkers reveals that faith need not be blind.”Dr. Dolores Morris, Believing Philosophy: A Guide to Becoming a Christian Philosopher, 2021
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2025 #6“I choose to believe the Bible because it is reliable collection of historical documents written by eyewitnesses during the lifetimes of other eyewitnesses who report supernatural things that took place in fulfillment of specific prophecies and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.”Dr. Voddie Baucham (1969-2025)
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2025 #5“If Jesus of Nazareth was simply a great moral teacher who never spoke or acted in ways that his contemporaries considered to be shocking, gravely offensive, or punishable by death, then he would never have ended up dead on a Roman cross. A non-offensive, non-crucifiable Jesus is not the historical Jesus.”Brant Pitre, Jesus and … Continue reading Say It Again!
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2025 #4“Now, “faith,” as the Reformer Martin Luther emphasized, is a multivalent word. At the most basic level, faith involves what Luther called notitia, which is simply cognizance or understanding of a proposition. Next comes what he called assensus, which is assent to the proposition in question. Finally, there is fiducia, which is trust in … Continue reading Say It Again!
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2025 #2“When I wrote my first book, reaching for the widest most latitudinarian definition of Christianity, I turned to Reinhold Niebuhr. And Reinhold Niebuhr said, ‘There is one thing that in order to be a Christian on requires a commitment on, and that is that Jesus was other than just a man.’”William F. Buckley, Jr.
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
2024 #1Great thoughts of your sin alone will drive you to despair; but great thoughts of Christ will pilot you into the haven of peace. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
2023 #2“When I wrote my first book, reaching for the widest most latitudinarian definition of Christianity, I turned to Reinhold Niebuhr. And Reinhold Niebuhr said, ‘There is one thing that in order to be a Christian on requires a commitment on, and that is that Jesus was other than just a man.’”William F. Buckley, Jr.
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
2023 #1“The deepest issue facing the church today is this: Are its main creeds and central teachings items of knowledge, or mere matters of blind faith, privatized personal beliefs, or issues of feeling to be accepted or set aside according to the individual or cultural pressures that come and go?”J. P. Moreland, The Soul: How … Continue reading I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself 2021 #1
“How is it that a carpenter from obscure Nazareth commands the allegiance of hundreds of millions of people who have given their lives to Him? The New Testament documents have an answer: Jesus was the very Son of God, that is, He was (and is) God the Son. Jesus was genuinely God and man, He … Continue reading I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself 2021 #1
Is Jeremiah 29:11 for me?
A passage from the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah is a favorite meme among believers. The verse can be seen on plaques, t-shirts, and Instagram posts. One person even has this verse as a tattoo. Many Christians take this verse as a promise meant just for them. Whenever we approach the Bible, we are responsible to … Continue reading Is Jeremiah 29:11 for me?