How you think changes everything
Pascal’s Wager is an argument in apologetic philosophy which was devised by the 17th Century French philosopher, mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). For its time, it was a decent argument. Today, we have much more evidence to believe in the existence of God as a reasonable choice. But for the sake of interest, I’ve listed […]
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Oscar Wilde said, “ A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.” What makes a person a “good thinker?” Here are some traits we can cultivate to help us become better thinkers: 1. Deliberate – don’t just react from your gut, or go with first instinct—think it over! 2. Recognize […]
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I grew up in the 1970s, and remember a TV commercial selling “Enjoli” perfume that said, “I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan, and never, ever let you forget you’re a man…” This told me that I could have a career, come home and cook dinner for my […]
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Jesus says that any who would follow him must deny themselves and take up their crosses daily. Luke 9:23-24 says, “Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but […]
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Many Christians leave the faith due to a lack of understanding of the problem of evil. To prevent this from happening, we need to be reflective on whether or not God is justified in permitting evil. I am just finishing up a summer session at Biola University in the Masters of Apologetics track on “Why God […]
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I’ve seen a lot of Christian advice about how to get over your troubles, from depression to addictions, etc. They seem to focus on personal prayers starting with “I” statements. There is nothing wrong with that, but I haven’t seen much success in conquering personal problems this way. If you get your eyes off your […]
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The future of sex tourism is with robot prostitutes — seriously? Researchers explored how Amsterdam’s red-light district might operate by 2050, and decided android prostitutes will be the norm because they don’t transmit sexual disease or promote the sex-slave industry. “Roxxxy,” the world’s first sex robot, was unveiled this year at the Las Vegas’ Adult […]
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I just finished attending a weekend seminar at Biola University on Cold Case Christianity, where a cold case detective applied his skills and tools of investigating cold case murders to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. His conclusion? The eyewitness testimonies of the disciples are reliable and therefore, putting all biases against the supernatural aside, the […]
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A brief review of cultural change Seems like every age has some kind of revolution. In the 1500s, it was a religious revolution, from Catholicism to Protestantism. In the following years, from the 1600s to the 1700s, it was a monarchial revolution; no longer Kings being the rulers. This naturally led to a revolution of […]
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We’ve all been bombarded with diet advice from every angle conceivable. Try eating no grain, whole grain, gluten-free grain… a lot of “pain-in-the-grain” advice that confuses even the most nutritiously educated person. There is no one-size-fits-all method when it comes to dieting. You have to keep trying things out, and find what works for your […]
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