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Born in the Right Place at the Right Time

November 7, 2014 Matt 2 Comments

Born in Right Place Right Time

Before you read this post, please take a good look at this map of world religions. It makes me wonder... If I had been born in the Middle East, would I have grown up believing in Islam? What if I had been born in India? Would I have grown up as a Hindu? Or what if I had been born … [Read more...]

Atheism, Christianity christian apologists, divine providence, prayer, providence, religions, religious experiences, spiritual experiences

LTMFS Part 10: Badgered Into Belief

October 26, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Praise Jesus Christ! He used me to lead Shannon to Him! I had to talk with her for about an hour and a half, but she prayed with me and accepted Him! The Spirit really spoke through me two nights ago. She just couldn't argue … [Read more...]

Letters belief, demons, holy spirit, salvation, saved, witnessing

The Psychology of Belief

October 23, 2014 Matt 1 Comment

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I've been working on a post about why I accept evolution and a post about the moral argument for god's existence, but they're both taking longer than expected. So in the meantime I thought I'd share some of my thoughts on the psychology of belief. Humans are capable of … [Read more...]

Psychology belief, cognitive biases, evidence, psychological biases

LTMFS Part 9: Spirituality and Witnessing

October 21, 2014 Matt 2 Comments

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Two nights ago I had a burden on my heart. I believe the Holy Spirit asked me, "If you all believe in me so much and want to serve me, what are you doing about it?" It made me realize that if God is more important than anything, … [Read more...]

Letters church, holy spirit, hope, spirituality, witnessing

LTMFS Part 8: Bible Versions and Divine Inspiration

October 18, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Well, I've been pretty bad about memorizing verses and Bible study lately. Part of the reason is because we found out that the NIV is a pretty bad translation. It waters the meaning down terribly. So last night my mom got me a … [Read more...]

Letters bible, bible versions, divine inspiration, king james version, kjv, niv

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