Another Good Post about the War on Christmas

Byhenry December 3, 2009

… from Allan Bevere. This relates to my earlier post, The Real War on Christmas.

Bible Books | Bible Commentary | Bible Passages | Christianity

Leviticus 6:8-13

Byhenry March 10, 2009

Baker takes a series of short sections here, and I’m not grouping them into any larger passage, because I’m under some pressure and these short sections are working for me right now. Let me note also that while the electronic edition of Rahlf’s LXX that I’m using today (GnomeSword) follows the English verse divisions, the…

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Jesus Paradigm Giveaway

Byhenry September 29, 2009

Details at for the Sake of Truth.

Christian Ministry | Christian Mission | Christianity

So Why Not Change?

Byhenry January 19, 2023

Sojourners has an article titled SEVEN LIES ABOUT CHRISTIANITY — WHICH CHRISTIANS BELIEVE. There’s a great deal here that I resonate with, especially in the seventh point: The problem with romanticizing Christianity is that we turn our faith into a product, using various selling points to make it look more attractive. Sojo.net But what I’m…

Author Related | Politics

Rewarding Incompetence

Byhenry February 23, 2009

There was quite a stir recently over a rant by Rick Santelli of CNBC on the mortgage plan produced by the Obama administration. One of the claims made was that this plan was “rewarding incompetence.” Now without regard to context, I wouldn’t have a problem with that. Where I do have a problem is with…

Bible Study | Christianity

Inspiration and Canon

Byhenry December 29, 2005

I’m back to thinking about inspiration today. Many people think about the terms “inspired” and “canonical” as nearly synonymous. Generally they are not. The term “canon” relates to idea of canon law, in other words a book is canonical when canon laws defines it as authoritative. Now the edges have become blurred over the years,…

Christianity | Creation and Evolution

Why the Creation-Evolution Controversy is Important

Byhenry September 15, 2007

I’m going to try for a brief statement, something that seems to be an unnatural act for me! I am sometimes asked why I spend so much of my time on the [tag]creation[/tag]/[tag]evolution[/tag] controversy. The reason is simply that there is a full scale assault going on against free inquiry, something that is essential to…