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Author Archives: Maryann Spikes
Reason Rally vs. True Reason
As I write this I am downloading the e-book, True Reason, which is part of a response from the Christian Apologetics Alliance to the Reason Rally coming up March 24 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Besides the book, … Continue reading
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Walk to the Cross (Easter prep): Jesus in the Old Testament
I asked Professor Tim McGrew for evidence that Christians didn’t “reinterpret” Old Testament passages to be prophecies fulfilled in Jesus. As Easter approaches, it’s time to share his reply. Material referred to is Maas (and here), Edersheim, and Miller (“NWNTI, JTM, BPM, … Continue reading
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The hand of God vs chance
You know the charge that the ancients naively interpreted all acts of nature to be by the hand of God? I just read 1 Samuel 6:9b: “But if not, then we will know that it was not His hand that … Continue reading
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Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.3: Apologetics Method: Evaluating Worldviews
“…there is nothing impious in using arguments with unbelievers that employ their God-given reasoning abilities. Good reasoning is not ‘autonomous’ or ‘apostate,’ but rather a God-given way to discover truth.” p. 63 (Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics) “Simply put, if a worldview … Continue reading
Different methods in apologetics
http://noblindfaith.com [ updated after re-reading chapter 3 of Douglas Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics ] [ updated again after reading the introduction to Five Views on Apologetics by Stephen B. Cowan, as well as John Frame’s main article on presuppositionalism, and his … Continue reading
Downey and Creekwood Park
Today, after a delightful Saturday breakfast which included chorizo for the first time, and after hitting up Starbucks (all decaf cuz I’m no dummy) we paid a visit to Brighton (Downey) Park and Creekwood Park. Brighton has a nice man-made … Continue reading
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It just happened, eh?
Louie Giglio: If the Earth Were a Golf Ball: This is cool, too: The Scale of the Universe: http://htwins.net/scale2 (h/t Jon Eck)
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Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.2: The Biblical Basis for Apologetics
“False ideas are the greatest obstacles to the reception of the gospel. We may preach with all the fervour of a reformer and yet succeed only in winning a straggler here and there, if we permit the whole collective thought … Continue reading
Wilkins and the EAAN — a reply by Dr. Alvin Plantinga
The January 30 Philosophers’ Carnival featured Classical Global Skepticism and the EAAN by Jim S. at Agent Intellect. January 31, John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts responded with Plantinga’s EAAN. I volunteered to host the next carnival, inviting submissions with an emphasis on … Continue reading
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Philosophers’ Carnival #138
Welcome again to Philosophers’ Carnival, “which aims to showcase the best philosophical posts from a wide range of weblogs. We invite submissions from bloggers and readers, and collate the submitted posts into one big round-up (or ‘carnival’) every three weeks, … Continue reading
