Spiritual Leaders

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | 2 Comments »

For years now, leadership expert and trainer John Maxwell has taught that "everything rises and falls on leadership." Many other books and training courses on management and leadership include the same concept. The leader is responsible for the success or failure of the team. On the flip-side of that, many marriage and relationship experts talk about a husband and wife as a team. As with business or sports or any other team, a marriage generally needs a ...

Koko Begat Bubbles Begat Adam

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments Off

In writing this, an assumption is being made that the concept of evolution does not need a great deal of explanation. The basic premise that must be understood for the purpose of this post is the idea that human beings descended from apes (or ape-like creatures). There are a number of issues with this type of thing, though we see it taught in our school system as if it were an indisputable, proven fact. For now, ...

Might Makes Right…Or Is It Righteousness?

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | 7 Comments »

I'm always amazed at the timing of certain things. Based on some comments from one of my recent posts, I tought it curious that I was going to be writing about this today anyway. But now, it's probably going to really stick in someone's craw. While listening to some of the common types of feedback from skeptics, I often hear them deride the idea of a good and just God based on readings from the Old ...

It’s Not My Place to Say

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture, Christian Living | 2 Comments »

Has this ever happened to you? You're talking with someone and there is mention of a situation where someone is choosing to do something you both agree is morally wrong. Yet, the person says, "Well, I've done the same thing, so I can't really say anything." Is it just me, or does this sound a bit like some sort of moral relativism or avoidance issue? It's odd to me that when it comes to certain things, ...

Creation or Evolution?

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments Off

One of the things that Ken Ham, founder of the Creation Museum, often points out is the different starting points used by creationists vs. evolutionists when studying "observational science." Of course, the most obvious first question is, ""What the heck does that mean!?" Lucky you. An attempt to explain this idea is precisely the purpose of this post and hopefully will successfully make this less of a confusing mystery. Not being Ken Ham, myself, what I ...

Sifting the Evidence Part 2

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture, Evangelism | Comments Off

Last week, I wrote about how we cannot simply ignore the written eye-witness testimonies regarding Jesus of Nazareth, the miracles He performed, His resurrection from the dead, etc. As in today's court system, such eye-witness accounts are, and should be, taken very seriously and are often cited as some of the most powerful evidence of any given case. This week, let's take a look at some of the actual physical evidence of the existence of God ...

Reporting or Condoning?

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments Off

There is a common occurrence that I have seen among both skeptics and Christians alike. This has to do with some of the things that the Bible says about certain things. Many people seem to read more into some Bible passages than they perhaps should. In this particular case that I'm referring to, people often make the mistake of assuming that just because the Bible reports a certain event or situation, that these events or situations ...

Context is King

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments Off

If someone were to ask the question, "What's the best way to refute the teachings of the Christian Bible," I suppose the answer would be..."Simple. Just take everything out of context." It really is just that easy. The sad truth of the matter is that both skeptics and Christians have been notorious for doing this very thing for centuries. I suppose to many, that might be a rather bold and even controversial way to begin. Perhaps ...

It’s All Greek (or Latin) to Me

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | 1 Comment »

Have you ever wondered about all those fancy Greek and Latin terms that some Christians throw around? Perhaps not. If you're not one of those people who wonder what the heck people mean when they say things like "hypo-static union" or "orthopraxy" then you'll probably not find much interest in this. If, however, you do have some inkling of curiosity about those things, you might be interested in this post. While this is not going to ...

Theism vs. Atheism

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 by Dan Carrington posted in Bible & Scripture | Comments Off

Recently, I had been doing some friendly debating amongst some friends and family on Facebook. The topic of the debate was the idea of objective morality. Throughout the entire debate, I have been pleasently surprised that proponents of both sides have kept things quite amiable. One stumbling block that we had run into involved the definition of certain terminology. Another was one of getting off track and answering questions that were not asked. So, I posted ...