Smelling Coffee
on Nov 19, 2009 in Songs Devotional Contemporary Christian music has a lot of silly fluff, but there is some good, God-centered stuff.A favorite artist is Chris Rice. He writes songs that are ... different, musically interesting, and full of truth. One of my favorites is Smelling Coffe...

On the Question of Torture
on Nov 16, 2009 in Current Events political philosophy My Two Cents Would you torture a man to save him?Little Jashon was missing after his mother's body was discovered. The suspect in his mother's murder is a multiple felon who has killed a child before.At 17-months-old, even if unharmed, this little boy wouldn't su...

Just Eisegesis
on Nov 13, 2009 in used and abused scriptures My Two Cents A new(-ish) specialty Bible is about to hit the market. "The Poverty and Justice Bible is your guide to explore God’s messages and challenges regarding the poor," according to Bibles.com. "It highlights more than 2,000 verses that spell out God's a...

Eternal Fire
on Nov 10, 2009 in Theology/Apologetics Devotional Verses I wish weren't in the Bible: Matthew 25:41The sheep and the goats. One to the right; one to the left. Left is bad."When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nation...

Links
on Nov 6, 2009 in links A diverse selection of links to help pass the time...Bible: Have you heard of Glo? It's described as an interactive Bible "experience." Watch part 8 for a good idea of what this can do. It's an interesting concept, though I doubt I'll ever buy it.Sci...

Chrysostom on Godliness and Evangelism
on Nov 4, 2009 in Godliness "Live in a way that won't blaspheme the name of God. On the one hand, don't care about human reputation. On the other hand, don't give reason for others to speak poorly of you. ... There would be no unbelievers if we were the Christians we should be.

The Cause of Abortion
on Oct 27, 2009 in political philosophy I frequently hear "pro-life" Democrats/liberals say they think the solution to abortion is to deal with the causes of abortion.They'll tell you abortion is caused by things like poverty, poor birth control education, and social stigmas against unwed...

Further Schizophrenia on Abortion
on Oct 23, 2009 in Current Events political philosophy "Scores of healthy foetuses die every year because most hospitals do not give pregnant women what the NHS says is the best test for Down's syndrome.Dr Anne Mackie, the head of NHS screening programmes, estimated 146 babies a year in England who do no...

My Day Job
on Oct 21, 2009 in the blog For the longest time I was vague, if not silent, about my day job in case my wife stumbled across this blog -- so she couldn't prove it was mine (long story for another time). But since I've been outed, I can be more forthcoming.I am a medical dosime...

Lewis on Temptation
on Oct 15, 2009 in Godliness I'm working my way through CS Lewis' space trilogy, and currently I'm reading the second book, Perelandra.Early in the book, one of the characters has to face an invisible onslaught of demonic opposition -- enemies who do not want him to complete his...