Biblical Christianity and Islam: Plural Monotheism versus Monolithic Monotheism (Part 7)

(Continued from last week…)
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. John 17:1-2
You heard it on the playground [...]

Where does the Iceman Evidence Lead?

Hiking high in the Ötztal Alps in 1991, a German couple discovered a mummified body as it slowly appeared from a melting glacier. The Iceman, as he came to be known, has been identified as a possible shepherd from circa 3000 BC, one of the oldest mummified human beings on record.
Since his discovery, the scientific [...]

Pulling Up the Collar

I have often confessed my lack of ability to fully understand or explain the seam that ties together God’s sovereignty and man’s free agency. It is not a contradiction, but thinking deeply about it will sometimes throw one’s brain into a black hole.
The fact that God answers our prayers is always a delightful mystery [...]

Look At Me! A Fox Show

But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you. Job 12:7-8

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of [...]

More Than Ice Melting…

I don’t know if anyone else gets exercised over this or not.
Evidently, the federal government has spent over $12 million on a bunch of ice that was originally intended to be used for Katrina hurricane victims. Well, it turned out the ice wasn’t really needed, so they transported it around the country, paying shipping [...]

Biblical Christianity and Islam: Plural Monotheism versus Monolithic Monotheism (Part 6)

(Continued from last week…)
If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
2 Timothy 2:13 (NAS)
One of the most marvelous aspects of God is that He cannot deny Himself. That means: what He says and what He does must always be in accordance with His nature. This fascinates me and often forms the [...]

Thank you

“…I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.” 2 Timothy 1:12
I have been overwhelmed by the kind and gracious response from you all regarding my Dad’s situation. I was reading many of your comments [...]

When God Interrupts Our Plans

“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
There is something strange about this blogging stuff. I began not knowing what it would really mean, but I now sense that I am writing to a [...]

Responses: Samantha, Dieter, Anonymous, and 777

Samantha: you asked me to comment on Independence Day …and so I did.
I hope all of you had a wonderful fourth of July. My Dad loves barbequed ribs and so we devoured some of the best ever and ended up watching two separate firework shows—one at the U.S. Air Force Academy and on our way [...]

Biblical Christianity and Islam: Plural Monotheism versus Monolithic Monotheism (Part 5)

(Continued from last week…)
“…go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”
Jesus, Matthew 28:19
The New Testament brings to us an explosion of revelation about God and His nature. For our purposes, that explosion includes pulling back the veil on the [...]