by The Skeptical Believer | Dec 6, 2011 | Apologetics, Miscellaneous
When I first started The Skeptical Believer, it was meant to be in conjunction with the publication of my first book. I originally saw the blog as a supplement to the book, and a way to expand on some of the issues raised in it. Here is the introduction from my first...
by The Skeptical Believer | Jan 3, 2011 | Miscellaneous
I know it’s been quite a bit more than the ‘few weeks’ I said it would be until my next post. Sorry ‘bout that; life kinda got in the way, as I’m sure many of you can relate to. 2010 was for me a terrific year of spiritual growth and maturation…mainly because it was...
by The Skeptical Believer | Oct 1, 2010 | Miscellaneous
I love the phrasing in the New King James version of the story of the homebuilders–it’s epic and vivid and dramatic: Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain...
by The Skeptical Believer | Sep 29, 2010 | The Church
I’ve always loved Jesus’ teaching of the wise and foolish builders. You know the story—two guys are each getting ready to build their new house. The first guy builds his house on bedrock; the other guy builds his house on sand. I always imagined that 2nd guy being...
by The Skeptical Believer | Apr 23, 2010 | Miscellaneous
One day my wife and I were talking and she suddenly asked me something regarding one of the most well-known stories in the Bible: the Garden of Eden. A story you and I and everyone else have heard hundreds, if not thousands, of times. Here’s the kicker: In my 35 years...