A few months ago, my brother shared a video by Prager University on Facebook. It's called, "Does God Exist? 4 New Arguments." I had already heard all the major arguments for god's existence, so I was curious what the folks at Prager U had come up with. If there are any good … [Read more...]
Why Hasn’t God Written Any Books Lately?
God, the reclusive author of the best-selling book of all time, The Bible, hasn't published anything in nearly two thousand years. Why is that? Most authors with that kind of success would be eager to write a follow-up. Not a sequel, necessarily, but he could at least write … [Read more...]
If God Exists Outside of Time, Then He Doesn’t Exist
The Christian God has many attributes that are logically impossible, but one of my favorites is the idea that God exists outside of time. This is a very popular idea among Christians, and I encounter it almost every time I ask them to define god. They always seem surprised when I … [Read more...]
LTMFS Part 42: Mundane Miracles
For this post, I decided to include passages from several journal entries. 16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: Today Dad almost got that old baler to work. In fact it did work, but the knots in the twine would come loose because the bales it was making were too long so … [Read more...]
LTMFS Part 18: True Christianity™ and Spirituality
16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: That kid Chris, who I wrote about on 1-31-99 and passed the chance to witness to... well, last night I didn't pass the chance. He claims to be a Christian, yet he doesn't even know if God will let him into Heaven. Then he said … [Read more...]