Just wanted to let you all know that I have been near completely engaged with my EMS class for the past few weeks. However, I am pleased to announce that I have passed! This means two things: I am now an EMT, and I will be able to return to regular blogging (yay!).
I have some pretty interesting topics coming up this summer including a deeper exploration of whether the Bible is historical or not, a commentary on objective reality, and a refutation of a refutation on miracles. I hope you will stay tuned for all this exciting stuff. Also, you may notice some sprucing up around the blog. I am learning how to make it more pretty.
Cheers
The Babylonian Trick
7 years ago
2 comments:
Luke,
I've been browsing your blog a little and like what I see. You have some interesting thoughts. Your post in April regarding 1 Peter 3:15 piqued my interest. For such a simple sounding verse, the implications are profound and it seems that each apologist who holds that statement close, approaches it in a slightly different way.
You posted: "Atheists and Yogis and Mormons are smashing down the door and we are too busy trying to save some poor sap in the bush who's doing just fine! It is time that Christians loose the tunnel-vision that has plagued it since God knows when." I wonder if you could unpack the tunnel vision statement a little more? As a writer you know that time between putting it on paper and going back for a reread gives, I find, better perspective. Many times I've gone back to my material only to wonder why I didn't see my argument from another more complete angle. I'd be interested to hear your further thoughts on that statement.
I also noticed you have many links to the Discovery Institute. I take it you're a fan? We may have even more to chat about then...
Cheers,
Gregory Sobole
Thanks for the comments Greg! I have been without internet for a while and I am sorry I haven't responded earlier.
I must agree that 1st Peter 3:15 is a profound verse in its implication for Christ's followers, in particular, to Christians of this postmodern, secular era.
Concerning my comments about the "Tunnel-vision" Christianity, I feel that further explaination might be in order. First, I am not pleading that Christians ought not take up of the cause of those who are suffering around the world. On the contrary, nothing is more Christ-like in nature. However, I feel that we as American Christians have a mixed agenda.
On one hand, we spend millions through tithes to send missionaries to the jungles hoping to save souls while millions more who need Christ just as much go about their lives outside our doors.
America is rotting to the core with "spiritual awakening" horse crap - trust me, there is plenty to do here! I'm not saying churches should stop missions-work, but instead of just thowing money at the problem and letting someone else get their hands dirty, howabout we all grab a damnable shovel and break a sweat!
By the way, from what I can tell, Discovery Institute is legit. I would like to hear what you have to say about it also.
Cheers
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