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  • TriaBlogue

    They’re no Ebon Muse — so I’m not ready to inject them into my debate with Alan — but the similarity in name, topic, and approach is so striking I wanted to link to the Triabloguers here. They appear even more over-educated than I am, so I wouldn’t want to…

  • John 7 Show, Time

    Questions: When and why will Jesus reveal himself? Will we recognize him when he does? Why does it matter who sent him? Might we end up attacking the one we say we believe in? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Gospel of John.

  • John 6 Bread Lines

    Questions: What do the crowds want from Jesus? What does he want for the crowds? How should the disciples cope with their limited resources? How can we know what God wants from us? Why does Jesus give us what we need? Is it worth sticking around for?”Read More” to pursue…

  • DiaBlogue: Ratioanalizing Virtue

    Once again, I am pleased that Alan agrees that we can treat Universal Utilitarianism (UU) as Metric, Not Imperial. That is, we both agree it is a useful Metric, vs a System of ethics as Ebon Muse would construe it. Alan ended with a challenge for me to “to tell…

  • John 5B Just, Like His Father

    Questions: Why did Jesus do what he did- By what authority dare we judge him? By what authority does he judge us? On what basis dare we believe him? For what reasons do we fail to recognize him? Click “Read More” to pursue answers in the Gospel of John.

  • John 4C/5A Act Like a Heal

    Questions: Do we honor God, or are we just impressed? Do we feel Jesus doesn’t honor us? What is he trying to get us to believe? Is there a reason he keeps pushing our buttons? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Gospel of John.

  • John 4B Seed ’em and Reap

    And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.He is trying to redirect their hearts to “hunger and thirst for righteousness”; to become part of what God is doing.I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their…

  • John 4A The Bad Samaritan

    Questions: How should we relate to our neighbors?Does Jesus care about our sex life? What is worth worshipping? Are all religions equally correct? Can they quench our deepest thirst? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Gospel of John.

  • Review: What Dr. Ernie Prabhakar Believes About God

    A catalog of creedal and apologetic posts about faith, truth, and Christianity. [Last updated 2007-01-10].

  • Explaining Jesus to a Twelve-Year Old

    One of the more delightful requests to emerge from my Reasoned Conversation on FoRK (about Christianity and atheism) was the challenge to explain Jesus in a manner that could be understood by an intelligent 12-year-old. I have perhaps taken that too literally by framing my response as a letter to…

  • John 3B StartDown

    Questions: Is religion a competition? Whom exactly do we follow? Whose glory do we seek? What success have we earned? Click “Read More” to pursue answers in the Gospel of John.

  • John 3A Hiding in the Dark

    Questions: What is truth? Where does it come from? How can we know it? What do we do when faced by it? Even if it conflicts with our preconceptions? Why do we fear it? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Gospel of John.

  • John 2 Drinks, Drives

    Questions: Who invited Jesus to the wedding? Why does he get involved? Who is he to enforce God’s laws? On what authority? Dare we be so bold? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Gospel of John.

  • John 1B Came and Saw

    Questions: Why did people follow Jesus? Why do we tell others about him? What kind of empirical evidence do they seek? Is it sufficient? How is that similar to or different than the way we follow others? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Gospel of John.

  • What is Church? by Philip John

    It means to share, to communicate, to be partakers, have communion, partnership, companionship etc. Also study the action words accompanying the word “one another” in the Bible.Love one another Bear one another’s burdenPrefer one another Submit to one anotherEdify one another Confess faults to one anotherAccept one another Be hospitable…

  • John 1A Beginning Word

    [Having finished Book I of the Psalms, I decided to turn my attention to the New Testament. And there’s no better place to start that the Gospel of John.] Questions: How would you begin to tell the most incredible story you ever experienced — especially when others have told it…

  • DiaBlogue: Metric [vs] System?

    Dear Alan, I must say, I think we are dangerously close to actually making forward progress! Alas, I’ve often felt this way before, only to discover that it was merely a superficial agreement masking a deeper misunderstanding. 😦 I think part of the challenge is that we each have underlying…

  • DiaBlogue: Universal Utilitarianism

    I appreciated the necessity and relevance of his request for me to clarify my position, but given our recent failure to find (solid) common ground I wasn’t quite sure where to start.Fortunately, his reference to Daylight Atheism’s post on The Ineffable Carrot and the Infinite Stick (I love the title…

  • Praise the Source of Faith and Learning

    Francis, Collins , aka the Genomic Guitarist, led this song during the 2006 ASA Annual Meeting. I didn’t attend, but I was strruck by the lyrics as printed in the Newsletter, so I wanted to capture the lyrics and music here.

  • Psalm 41 Poor, Me

    Questions: How do we obtain the Lord’s blessing? Can we “buy” God’s favor with good works? Will He allow us to get revenge on our enemies? Can we trust in our own integrity? Or are these the wrong questions? “Read More” to pursue answers in the Psalms.