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October 2018

October 17, 2018

Dialogue w Agnostic Scientist on God’s Logic, Axioms, & Biases

Compiled from e-mail exchanges between myself and the late Dr. Jan Schreurs. His words will be...

October 17, 2018

Sola Scriptura: Church Fathers (?), & Myself (?), by Analogy

This idea came to me as I was responding to a claim that St. Gregory of...

October 15, 2018

Dialogue w Agnostic on Common Objections to Christianity

The following exchange of amiable private correspondence is reproduced with my opponent, Matt Fahrner's permission....

October 15, 2018

Dialogue: Church Fathers on Perspicuity & Sola Scriptura

Perspicuity is a fancy word for "clearness" / ease of understanding of Scripture. Carmen Bryant...

October 11, 2018

St. Augustine’s Belief in the Substantial Real Presence

The great Church Father makes many statements which have been traditionally seized upon as evidence...

October 11, 2018

Homosexual Sex: In-Depth Dialogue with an Atheist

Words of "drunkentune" will be in blue. Rated "R" for subject matter; not for the faint...

October 10, 2018

Justification: Classic Catholic & Protestant Reflections

[see book and purchase information; only $2.99 for e-book] I. DEFINITIONS 1. Justification: Catholic Definitions...

October 10, 2018

Distribution of Divine Graces by Mary & Other Human Beings

In my paper, Mary Mediatrix vs. Jesus Christ the Sole Mediator?, I wrote: My argument (in...

October 10, 2018

John Calvin Misunderstood Trent’s Doctrine of Grace

1 Corinthians 3:9 (RSV) For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building....

October 09, 2018

Semi-Pelagianism and Arminianism: An Introduction

The position of many Protestants (particularly many Calvinists) on this issue is hopelessly contradictory and...

October 09, 2018

Man’s Grace-Enabled Cooperation w God (1 Cor 3:9)

Dialogue from a public Internet Discussion Board with a Protestant, whose words are in blue. *...

October 09, 2018

Seidensticker Folly #27: Confusion Re John the Baptist

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker, who was "raised Presbyterian", runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me...

October 09, 2018

Seidensticker Folly #26: Spiritual Bodies R Still Bodies!

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts...

October 08, 2018

Seidensticker Folly #25: Jesus’ Alleged Mustard Seed Error

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts...

October 08, 2018

No OT Judgment = No 2nd Coming & Last Judgment

The argument (critical of either God or the Bible) runs as follows: 1) God can't...

October 07, 2018

Catholic Merit vs. Distorted Caricatures (James McCarthy)

A Catholic correspondent wrote to me:*The person with whom I am debating is Jim McCarthy,...

October 07, 2018

“Doing Something” for Salvation: Dialogue w Evangelical

Craig Kott was a friend of mine at the non-denominational, evangelical Arminian church that I...

October 06, 2018

High Praise for my Wife Judy (20th Anniversary)

. . . and a bit of unsolicited advice to young couples, if I may...

October 06, 2018

Trusting God as an Element of Faith & Discipleship

Trust is an important element of faith, but faith cannot be reduced to it. It...

October 05, 2018

Leaving Catholicism (Not Primarily Due to Sex Scandals!)

In became aware of a post by a man, Michael Boyle, who recently left the...

October 05, 2018

Seidensticker Folly #24: Paul’s Massive Ignorance of Jesus (?)

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts...

October 03, 2018

Hell as a Deterrent: Analogy to Our Legal Systems

This is a little spontaneous exchange with my atheist friend, Anthrotheist (his words in blue)....

October 03, 2018

Atheist Bob Seidensticker Ain’t Afraid to Debate, and I AM? Really?!

I received notice of a reply to a comment of mine made on Bob Seidensticker's...

October 02, 2018

Seidensticker Folly #23: Atheist “Bible Science” Inanities, Pt. 2

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts...

October 01, 2018

Seidensticker Folly #22: Contradiction? Saved by Faith or Works?

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts...

October 01, 2018

Galatians and the Gospel: Dialogue with a Calvinist

The Calvinist's words will be in blue. ***** Thanks for writing and for deciding to...

September 2018

September 30, 2018

God as Cosmic Santa Claus & the Bible as Fairy-Tale

Reply to Common Atheist Critiques Concerning the Christian Epistemology of Belief in the Bible and...

September 28, 2018

Theistic Argument from Desire: Dialogue w Atheist

This exchange took place on the Debunking Christianity blog, underneath a post by John W. Loftus, called...

September 27, 2018

Dr. Ford Hit a Home Run, Kavanaugh a Grand Slam

I first gave my thoughts on my Facebook page today after Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's...

September 26, 2018

Gospel: Defined by the Earliest Christian Preaching

[excerpts from reference sources will be in blue; Bible verses (NASB) will be indented] ***** I....

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