I was disturbed to see this video from Barack Obama talking about his intentions regarding the abortion issue... …
Do Supernovae Give Evidence of a Young Earth?
In light of my recent message on science and the Bible and how they relate, some friends pointed me to Answers in Genesis, a website that attempts to explain and defend the position that God created the earth in 6 literal 24 hour days no more than 10,000 years ago. I've long desired to see real …
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Questions on Theistic Evolution
NOTE: These questions were emailed to me and I thought they were worth posting here! These come from David Hynes, a deep-thinking guy who's been coming to our church since our Grand Opening. Hey Jeff! I didn't see how to post comments on your blog, so I decided to email instead. I'll go …
Is religion a product of evolution?
Here's another video clip that can hopefully provoke some discussion about the relationship between faith and science and whether or not religion is the product of evolutionary processes. Watch it if you can and tell me what you think! …
Ken Miller on the Evolution of Humans
What do you think of this video? …
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Addressing the Issue of Science and Faith
In light of our current discussion in the WHY campaign, I'm posting here links to a couple articles I have written here. I hope they are informative and helpful. Science v. Religion Angels Demons and the Scientific Method …
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Why does God demand total submission?
At Southside Church, we have been going through a churchwide campaign called, WHY> 40 Days Pursuing Answers to Life's Biggest Questions. I haven't posted the sermons yet, but we're just finishing our second week of the program, and already I've been challenged with some pretty big …
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Are we willing to engage atheism?
I just preached a message this week on the reasons we should believe in God, and as a result I've been watching some videos from some serious atheists to get their perspective. There are some interesting thoughts out there, and I'm going to post here a collection of video clips and links to people …
The Universe Needs a Creator
I believe in God because the universe needs a creator. The first reason I have for my own belief in God is that the universe needs a creator. WARNING: I have a degree in philosophy and some of the concepts I use for my belief in God require the use of some technical terms. Here's a quick glossary …
Why should I believe in God?
Three kinds of people ask this question: Some people ask this question to pick a fight. They have made up their mind about their own belief in God, and they are trying to push my buttons. They want me to engage them in debate. Sometimes I do. Some people ask this question to put up a smoke screen. …
The Downhill King Slide
In my last post in this category, I talked about the Cycle of Rebellion that plagued the nation of Israel beginning with the death of Joshua. Here's a recap of what that cycle looks like: The Jews forsake God and his laws for foreign gods and immorality. God forsakes the Jews to foreign …
Angels, Demons, and Scientific Method
Some time ago, I began a blogosphere conversation over with Rob at Casual Musings. The conversation has centered on the relationship of Science and Faith. His post is here, my response is in the comments there and also here. In his most recent comment, he posed some more questions to me. His main …
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Calvinism v. Arminianism
Warning... you might consider this post to be flamebait. You have been warned. Recently, Nathan a church planting friend of mine sent me a link to a very interesting site. The site is called Calvinist Gadfly and located there is a video post of a quartet at Pensacola Christian College singing the …
Science v. Religion
Rob over at Casual Musings wrote this article about whether Christians should be overly concerned with how we appear to the world. Specifically, he reflects on the statements of Paul in 1 Corinthians that the wisdom of God is foolishness to unbelievers. Since I posted a rather lengthy comment, …
What I believe about God’s Revelation
I know that some people are especially interested in the bigger details of faith, so I decided to post here my full "Doctrinal Statement." This is the first post in this series, and it reflects the "short form" of my Doctrinal Statement. If you wish to download my entire Doctrinal Statement in …
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How to be a wise blogging pastor?
Colossians 4:5 says this: Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. As a pastor who's got a blog, I've been thinking about how this verse relates to blogging. I've been blogging for over a year, and I don't yet have a "manifesto" like this guy on what my …