Author Archives: Maryann Spikes

Does "judgment" contradict the Gospel? The Point.

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

This past week I’ve been doing a study of the Gospels, highlighting every time Jesus talks about the reason he became flesh. One thing that has become obvious is that the Good News is synonymous with the kingdom of God/heaven … Continue reading →

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Does Theism Foster Scepticism? | Reasonable Faith

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

Does Theism Foster Scepticism? | Reasonable Faith — These Q&A by Dr. William Lane Craig come right to my Inbox. I found this one particularly interesting. It mentions Plantinga’s argument against naturalism, Descarte’s evil demon (with a deceptive God version), as … Continue reading →

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Can you turn these into t-shirts and images for me?

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

If you know how to design these t-shirts, contact me! I want ichthus77.com somewhere on each t-shirt. No pocket t-shirts, and no close-fitting t-shirts. I hate white t-shirts, primary colors and pastels. I will give this project to whomever can … Continue reading →

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Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.11: Cosmological Arguments

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

I very much enjoyed this chapter from Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics on cosmological arguments. There are three: Principal of Sufficient Reason (Leibniz), Kalam Cosmological Argument (Muslim theologians, St. Bonaventure, WLC, etc.), and what I’d like to call the Non-eternal Heat Death Argument (cool YouTube … Continue reading →

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Answering Lawrence Krauss’ marking Higgs Boson as "Godless" Particle

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

Scientists have found a subatomic particle they think may be the long-invoked Higgs Boson. In a blog called Cosmic Log on MSNBC.com, Alan Boyle quotes an email from Lawrence Krauss that deems the Higgs Boson the “Godless Particle”. To learn … Continue reading →

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Beyer Skate Park

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

My nephew stayed the night and the boys were up early playing games, so we hit CJ’s drive-thru for breakfast on the Beyer skate park bleachers: Lee got to come! The playground is in the background. The skate park is … Continue reading →

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New Additions to "Blogs" and Apologetics Daily

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

Christian Apologetics Alliance and its off-shoot, Apologetics Bloggers Alliance, have grown between my departure and return to Facebook, requiring some updates to my Blogs page, and, here shortly, Apologetics Daily: Appeared to Blogly – Chad McIntosh http://appearedtoblogly.wordpress.com Attempts at Honesty – … Continue reading →

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Mexican Mountains recipe

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

An old family favorite my mom found when I was a young’n: Mexican Mountains (my recipe on Taste Book)! It’s a do-it-yourself type of taco salad w/o the shell, and makes a great buffet-style meal at a large gathering of family … Continue reading →

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Roosevelt Park via Virginia Corridor Trailway

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

We finally got to check out the Virginia Corridor Trailway. Along the way we passed Roosevelt Park, so we stopped and played a little. Even ran into some old friends, the Sextons :) This is the bridge over Briggsmore: