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In the past I have written extensively about the need for Bible reading.  I try to make it a point to emphasize this as we prepare for a new year.  Many people come up with so called "New Year's resolutions" and they seek to keep those promises though few (if any) are kept.  I know many disciples also make spiritual resolutions for the new year.  Many make goals such as evangelism goals ("I will share the gospel with one perso...

Hello everyone and welcome back to Deeper Waters where we are diving into the ocean of truth! Tonight, we’re going to look at another atheist sound bite, although I hope soon to move on to the ones we Christians use that irk me oh so much. Last night, we looked at the topic of supposed genocide briefly and saw the main example of Numbers 31 and that it’s highly exaggerated. What about slavery? How is it that the Bible condones such a ...

I’m about to begin an exciting aspect of my dissertation research: history of interpretation. For those who are new to my blog, I’m currently writing a dissertation (for a PhD) on the topic of the gathering of the church in the New Testament. One chapter of that dissertation will cover the history of interpretation and understanding of the meeting of the church. The chapter will cover five broad historical eras: post-apostolic age, me...

I wish, my brothers and sisters, that during this year you may live nearer to Christ than you have ever done before. Depend upon it, it is when we think much of Christ that we think little of ourselves, little of our troubles, and little of the doubts and fears that surround us. Begin from this day, and may God help you. Never let a single day pass over your head without a visit to the garden of Gethsemane, and the cross on Calvary. And as for so...

2010 has been such a good year. I feel so blessed to have been a part of so many people’s lives: patients, friends, & family. It was a blessing to help in their challenges, share in their sufferings, & rejoice in their joys. And I feel I have grown in so many ways this year too. As I was reflecting on the year, I wanted to share some quotes on life. They come from a variety of sources. Many I have scattered on the walls of my offic...

It is customary for me to write a “year in review” post. Since I’m not one to break with tradition, I thought I would write one this year also. First, I was surprised to find that I had written more posts this year than any other year – many, many more posts – more than 50% more posts. I didn’t plan that. I’m not promising more posts next year – I’m not even promising the same number of posts ...

A common accusation against Arminianism is that we believe that we take credit for our salvation.  The logic of this simply amazes me.  Even a cursory reading of the works of Arminius shows that he never taught not held that we save ourselves through our works or even through our act of the free will.  Does a patient take credit for being healed of a sickness if they take the medicine prescribed by a doctor?  Does a person sav...

Hello everyone and welcome back to Deeper Waters where we are diving into the ocean of truth! Our movie reviews are done for now, so we’re going to be going back to looking at topics that are discussed in the blogosphere in debates that Christians have with atheists. One common complaint brought up against the Bible are the conquests that take place in the Old Testament. If there is any that is pointed to more than others however, it is Num...

Hello everyone and welcome back to Deeper Waters where we are diving into the ocean of truth! Our movie reviews are done for now, so we’re going to be going back to looking at topics that are discussed in the blogosphere in debates that Christians have with atheists. One common complaint brought up against the Bible are the conquests that take place in the Old Testament. If there is any that is pointed to more than others however, it is Num...

Well, I thought it would be a fitting way to wind up the year by going back and revisiting a few posts from the past 12 months. I went back to my stats and just pulled the top 5 most viewed posts. I don’t think these are necessarily the top 5 best posts or even the top 5 most important posts but according to the stats these posts, for whatever reason, struck a cord with you or someone else. What’s interesting looking ...