Harold Camping erred not only in claiming that he knew the date of the end of the world, but also by thinking that knowing the date prepares us for the Judgment Day. So how does … The Secret to Getting Ready for the End of the WorldRead more
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What Sins Do You Call Excusable Part II
My last post was inspired by the following quotation from G. K. Chesterton. “Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable.” … What Sins Do You Call Excusable Part IIRead more
What Sins Do You Call Excusable? Part I
While waiting in the airport for a storm-delayed flight, I picked up Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Lost Souls. It was a good read of a pulp fiction novel that is a mixture of horror and science … What Sins Do You Call Excusable? Part IRead more
Biblical Realism vs. Evangelical Sugarcoating
The Bible presents life’s evils without sugarcoating them. We gloss over them. Is it any wonder that our faith seems superficial to thinking and feeling unbelievers? Nowhere is this contrast more apparent than in Matthew’s account of the birth of Jesus.