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Author Archives: Maryann Spikes
The true meaning of Christmas
Christmas, whatever its true date, is when God became one of us, so that when the time came, he could demonstrate, by dying for us, that he loves us despite our works, whether they are good or sin–…demonstrate that his … Continue reading
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Tasty-Easy Chicken Dinner-in-a-Hurry Casserole
This is a variation of a recipe I found a long time ago that calls for hamburger instead of chicken, mushroom soup instead of celery soup, and doesn’t make you cook the tots first, so they end up mushy (and … Continue reading
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7 Steps to Social Signals Success
Are you sending mixed social messages, or no messages on your social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter and Google+? Search engines pay attention to the social signals you are sending—but, more importantly, so do your fans and followers. You do … Continue reading
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Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.15: The Moral Argument
Chapter 15 of Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics is on the Moral Argument, although it only briefly covers it in one of its sections. It covers much more ground as a nice introduction to Ethics, without going into specific theories (consequentialism, et cetera). Two … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch. 14: Evidence for Intelligent Design
Rounding out the chs11-14 series dealing with God’s roll in creation, the goal of this chapter of Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics is to give a positive case for Intelligent Design, as well as answering objections to it. The section “ID and the Nature of … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch. 13: Origins, Design and Darwinism
Chapters 11 thru 14 of Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics are very much related. I am tempted to write a blog post mentioning all 4 of them together, but I already did chapter 11 (pp. 233-234) and chapter 12, and I just created an index that treats … Continue reading
Blog index for Douglas Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith"
It occurred to me that an index for this discussion of Douglas Grouthuis’ Christian Apologetics might be useful. I will update this as I cover more chapters. We are studying it in my apologetics group at church, using the study … Continue reading
Celebrity twins related only in my mind…
When I was in my teens, I would draw connections between different pairs (or triplets) of celebrities. Off the top of my head… Madonna and Cindi Lauper Michael Jackson and Prince John Denver and Chuck Norris George Michael and Elton … Continue reading
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Dialogue with Tristan Vick on the Golden Rule
In this Euthyphro Dilemma thread I began a dialogue with Tristan Vick, which I continue in this Golden Rule thread, and bring to the top in the thread you are now reading. Tristan replies: With 1)God commands/reveals in accordance with … Continue reading
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Dialogue on Euthyphro’s Dilemma with Tristan Vick and Mike D
Update 10/16: I’ve added my reply to the end of this post. Thanks. :) Backstory of this dialogue: 1. I posted the “Dear Euthyphro” meme on the Facebook page for Christian Apologetics Alliance. The meme reads: Dear Euthyphro, God … Continue reading
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