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Did Jesus Doubt?
In an article published on April 1, 2021, two Christian scholars argued that Jesus had “moments of doubt.” The Christianity Today article, by A. J. Swoboda of Bushnell University and Nijay K. Gupta of Northern Seminary, is entitled “Jesus Was … Continue reading
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Was the Capitol Break-in a Christian Insurrection?
In “Reflections on a Christian Insurrection” appearing in Banner, a monthly publication of the Christian Reformed Church, editor in chief Shiao Chong argues that the mob break-in at the Capitol on January 6 was a “Christian insurrection.” Is this a … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Politics
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Capitol, cleansing of the temple, Donald Trump, evangelicals
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Make a Resolution to Love Your Enemies This Year: 10 Principles from the Sermon on the Mount
One of the unfortunate developments of 2020 in America and no doubt many other parts of the world was the exacerbation of divisions between people over political, cultural, and religious differences. The political divide between the left and the right … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Studies, Politics
Tagged Matthew 5-7, Sermon on the Mount
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5 Books for Serious Bible Study
So, you want to get serious about studying the Bible! You’re not a biblical scholar, and not necessarily planning on going that direction, but you’re motivated to work on getting a solid, working knowledge of the whole Bible. Maybe you … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible study, books
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Francis Chan “Like God and Man All at Once”?
Francis Chan has been one of the most popular American evangelical figures of the past decade. He is the author of several influential books, was the pastor of a megachurch in Southern California, and has been featured in all sorts … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus and Christology
Tagged Catholicism, Francis Chan, Incarnation, Orthodox Church, theosis
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Doubling Down on Diversionary Polemics: Robert Boylan’s Response on Moroni’s Move
As I expected, Boylan issued a hasty “response” to the previous post in which he failed to address any of the substantive issues I presented there. Instead, he engaged in a poorly done tu quoque (“you too”) fallacious argument. First, … Continue reading
Posted in Mormonism, Uncategorized
Tagged Mormonism, Robert Boylan
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Moroni’s Marvelous Move from Mesoamerica to Manchester
Robert Boylan, a Mormon apologist blogger, has written a series of blistering attack posts attempting to discredit my book Jesus’ Resurrection and Joseph’s Visions. Boylan has described it as a “joke of a book”[1] and a “mess of a book,”[2] … Continue reading
Christianity vs Mormonism: Atheist Bob Seidensticker Cross-Examined
Bob Seidensticker is an atheist with a blog at Patheos called Cross Examined. Two days ago (May 20, 2020), another atheist blogger at Patheos, Jonathan M.S. Pearce, posted “Using Common Sense to Not See God: Christianity versus Mormonism,” part of … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Biblical Studies, Jesus and Christology, Mormonism, Uncategorized
Tagged atheism, First Vision, Gospels, Historical Jesus, Joseph Smith, Mormonism, resurrection, skepticism
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Mrs. Palmer and the First Vision: Doing Research Mormon Apologists Won’t Do
Serious historical investigation of the First Vision, Joseph Smith’s story of seeing the Father and the Son in the spring of 1820, properly focuses on Joseph’s own multiple accounts of the vision as well as the other accounts from Joseph’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Vogel, Daniel C. Peterson, FairMormon, First Vision, Joseph Smith, Robert Boylan
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Suppression of Documents: Joseph Smith’s 1832 First Vision Account versus the Noncanonical Gospels
The second article in the recent Book of Mormon Central (BMC) series of “Insights” on the First Vision is entitled “The 1832 First Vision Account.” In that account, Joseph reported seeing only “the Lord” Jesus, not of the Father and … Continue reading
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Tagged canon, First Vision, Gospels, Joseph Smith, LDS
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