Monthly Archives: April 2012

Go Nuts! at John Thurman Stadium

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

Today my mother-in-law Jae and her new hubby Bobby took us to a Nuts game at John Thurman Stadium. We got together with some of their church friends and tail-gated pizza, hotdogs, grapes, chips and sodas in the Neece parking … Continue reading →

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Christian Carnival, April 18, 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

Welcome back to the Christian Carnival!  For those new to this gig, the Christian Carnival is a weekly collection of some of the best posts of the Christian blogosphere. It’s open to Christians of Protestant, Orthodox, and Roman Catholic convictions.  We … Continue reading →

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This week’s Christian Carnival is…

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

…here.  I host it at my new on-line portfolio blog :)  I am not including my own submission this time, because I am still chewing on an idea for an article that talks about the difference between Hume’s is-ought distinction, which … Continue reading →

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In the mood for some GenX poetry?

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

If so, check this out, nested under the Poetry & Prose page. And feel free to share your GenX poetry in the comments :) About Portfolio Twitter | Facebook | Google+ | Request Project

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Yo quiero choco-latte! :)

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

Choco-latte is a Mexican mocha I ‘think’ I just invented.  If nobody has it yet–why not?!!!  Sure, it could be called the Abuelita mocha, but choco-latte sounds so much more chocolattey and you don’t have to pay Abuelita to use the name.  I thought of … Continue reading →

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Is there no truth, are all beliefs true, or is there only one truth?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

This is something to consider in relationship to these objections to the objective truth of Christianity: 1) Claiming that Christianity is “the” truth steps on other people’s toes. 2) Science doesn’t even know the answers, and yet you claim to. … Continue reading →

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Problem: If God is good and all-powerful, why does he not prevent evil, suffering and hell?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

My thoughts on the solution: 1. Unconditional love is impossible if suffering and evil are impossible. God, like a good father, allows us to learn from our mistakes, rather than dysfunctionally protecting us from them by a) preventing us from making them, … Continue reading →

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