Winging It

Back when I was a 4-point Arminian, I called myself a "Calvinist" because, like so many others, I believed that once you had your ...

It had to happen. It was inevitable. There was no way to avoid it. In fact, it is absolutely rational ... even though it is insane. The Swis...

In the 18th century there was a popular movement known as Deism. Deism falls under the general heading of "theism" in that it beli...

Think about it for a few seconds. I'm sure that, with little effort, you can come up with the standard lines that most people throw out ...

You've all heard the joke, I'm sure. "Hey, Dad, when do I get to drive?" asks the son. "You get to drive when you get...

Yesterday I got to celebrate the graduation from college of one of my sons. It was a joyous occasion with family and family-to-be (he's ...

There is a very human function that says, "What I experience determines fact." We read, for instance, "There is none who seek...

I can't keep up with current church trends. I don't know why, but it seems like things are changing faster than I can manage. Maybe ...

We are often called on to "choose to believe." Ministers will preach evangelistic messages aimed at calling on unbelievers to ...

I know everyone is unique, but I don't think of myself as dramatically different than anyone else. I'm guessing, then, that this may...

There are debates that have gone on in Christendom for centuries within orthodoxy. The existence of the concept, for instance, of predestina...

I imagine that one or two of you are thinking, "Hey, where's Stan?!" I like to think I'm consistent enough that some who l...

C.S. Lewis once said, "We only learn to behave ourselves in the presence of God." Worship is a great attention-getter. We know, in...

In science fiction literature a favorite topic is "first contact" where the question is "What do we do when we first come in ...

I'm not one for predictions. I'm certainly no prophet. So if I make any such prognostications, you can take them with a grain of sal...

The debate is often held about the importance of doctrine over practice. Which is more important? Is it more important to know the right thi...

Science is about testing things and, frankly, falsifying them. That is, if it is to be considered science, you have to be able to prove that...

I had a rare opportunity to actually go to a movie this weekend, so I thought I'd go see Expelled No Intelligence Allowed. I know it wi...

I have this "reputation" of being a veritable font of knowledge. (Yes, folks, that is sarcasm.) Actually, I am trying to forge a n...

"A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hear...