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  • The Quest, Part II: Dragon and Princess

    The Quest, Part II: Dragon and Princess

    I ponder his statement.  I know from my reading that it is typical for men of my age to fight dragons.  I also realize that peasants often come ask wizards to help rescue maidens.  Put in that way, the request doesn’t seem so unusual, or inappropriate for my station.  For…

  • The Quest, Part I: Wizard and Knight

    The Quest, Part I: Wizard and Knight

    I see an old man with a long white beard, He is dressed in a black robe with white symbols, and a tall pointed hat — like the sorcerer to whom Micky Mouse was apprenticed. He is puttering at a workbench with some glass containers filled with dangerous-looking chemicals.  He…

  • Psalm 20 God, Bless The Troops

    Questions: Whom do we want God to hear? Will God remember past devotion? Will we remember God’s faithfulness? Will it make a difference? For whose name?”Read More” to pursue answers in the Psalms.

  • DiaBlogue: Naturalism AND Mysticism Are Dead

    Today’s title is homage to the Tom Stoppard play, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead“, which in turn is inspired by the two most casual murders in a tragedy filled with death. I don’t think Alan was still at Caltech when TACIT put it on the former, but I still have…

  • Redeeming Aphrodite: The Temple (Part 1)

    Redeeming Aphrodite: The Temple (Part 1)

    We are standing beside an ancient Greek temple.  It is beautiful, and remarkably tasteful: sensuous without being obscene. We are arguing.  It is an old argument. I have been here many times before. You just don’t understand, I have to go in. “Why?” Look, I know you don’t like the…

  • Sensing a Hollow Canon: The Judas Gospels

    I’ve been trying to avoid all the hype about this lately, but I found a brilliantly readable analysis (in an unexpected place) by Donald Sensing, who finds the “Judas Gospel” A Yawner. In particular, he does a fantastic job of placing this within the historical context of canonization. [Read more]…

  • Psalm 19 Heavenly Body of Law

    Questions: What do the heavens tell us about God? About ourselves? Is God true? Is reality true? Is reality one? Is there an overarching Law? Does it satisfy? Can anything? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Psalms.

  • Psalm 18 Rock On, God

    Questions: Why does David love God? Why does God love David? Is David bragging? About what? Or whom? Is God just or merciful in delivering David? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Psalms.

  • Psalm 17 Hear Here!

    Questions: Why should God listen to us? Does rightness matter? What about mercy? Will God save us from our enemies? What would satisfy us? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Psalms .

  • DiaBlogue: Ontologically Correct

    present arguments supporting the reality of a spiritual universe[Read more] for my attempt to provide a more rigorous case for spiritual truth, its relation to historicity, and other millennia-old puzzles.At the risk of being didactic, let me try to frame the question as a series of propositions, so we can…

  • Psalm 16 Good God!

    Questions: Do we only call out to God when we’re afraid? In whom do we delight? Is God worthy of our trust? Is it mercenary to enjoy God’s gifts? Is God a golden goose? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Psalms .

  • Psalm 15 Hillsong

    Questions: Who are God’s homies* What does it mean to be righteous? What ought we consider vile? How much does integrity cost? Will He make us move out? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Psalms.

  • Psalm 14 Pity the Fool

    Questions: What makes a fool? Does God notice? Are any not fools? Will it matter? Click “Read More” to pursue answers in the Psalms.

  • Psalm 13 The Longest Time

    Questions: How long must we wait for God’s salvation? Does God forget? Is He ever late? Is He ever early? What must we do while we wait? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Psalms.

  • DiaBlogue: The Universe, And Three Examples

    Having doubled back to double-check our ground rules, I am ready to answer the three questions Alan poses during Wait, Er, Check Please?: a. Ultimate reality I am a bit uncomfortable with “view[ing] this as a contest between different theories about the nature of ultimate reality”. Would it be assuming…

  • Psalm 12 Help Me Yahweh

    Questions: To whom do we turn for help, when all that is good is unreliable? What will God do about it? Can we trust His word? Even if the wicked go unpunished? Click “Read More” to pursue answers in the Psalms.

  • A Blueprint for Transforming Africa by Sayo Ajiboye

    I have a new hero — Sayo Ajiboye. His blog Lead Africa basically documents his attempts to do what I’ve merely been talking about: develop a biblical theology capable of supporting wide-scale transformational change. Africa is arguably the crucible for a new understanding of economics, because it demonstrates the horror…

  • Purpose-Driven Media and Markets?

    This is a surprising crossing of the streams. In my other persona as an Open Source hacker, I religiously (okay, bad word choice here 🙂 follow the O’Reilly Radar, where I was surprised to see a reference to; purpose-driven media, with a shout-out to Rick Warren, the author of “A…

  • DiaBlogue: Double-Check

    I’m going to “waiter” on Alan’s last post for a bit while I revisit Alan’s claim check. I think I’ve managed to put my finger on the disconnect we had regarding what we each are trying to prove. I might summarize his apparent argument as: a. The Bible is not…

  • Psalm 11 Better Watch Out

    Questions: Should we flee from trouble? Is God worthy of trust? Why? Does he know? Does he care? If so, when? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Psalms.