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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Say It Again!
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!
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
2023 #3“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 I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism
Christian ApologeticsWords in So Many Characters 3Blind Faith in 72 CharactersBlind faith is a belief without evidence, in contrast to biblical faith.
Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism
Christian ApologeticsWords in So Many Characters 2Faith in 100 Characters Faith is active trust or confidence in something or someone one believes to be worthy of that trust.
The Best (and Worst) of Twitter
2022 #2Twitter. There’s a part that’s good. There is a part that is bad; and there is a part that you wouldn’t believe. Twitter, along with other social media platforms can be used for good. But, there are a lot of things you can find on Twitter’s Christian circles that are not that good. Perhaps … Continue reading The Best (and Worst) of Twitter
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
2021 #2“Faith is not believing something in spite of what you think is true; it is believing something because you have reason to believe it is true.”Dr. James Merritt
Discipleship Minute #37
Read I Corinthians 15:1-8Critics charge that Christianity is a crutch for the weak minded, who believe things that “ain’t necessarily so.” That belief is based on blind faith. Perhaps we have brought some of that charge on ourselves. Christian philosopher J. P. Moreland says, “Religion is now viewed by many as a placebo or emotional … Continue reading Discipleship Minute #37
Questioning and Hope
If you had asked me two weeks ago who Marty Sampson was, I would not have been able to tell you. It was at that time that Sampson, a music leader with Hillsong, burst onto the scene with the declaration that he was “losing his faith.” In a statement on Instagram, he said,“Time for some … Continue reading Questioning and Hope
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