In the spring of 2022 I was able to speak at Faith.edu's chapel on the topic of Atheism. I mentioned that I would post the quotes and a few resources for further study. Enjoy! Quotes on New Atheism James Spiegel on what is "new" about the New Atheists: "There is really nothing new about the … Continue reading Quotes from New Atheism Lecture
Category: Quotes Worth Considering
Quotable: Sproul on why we don’t study the Bible
Sproul doesn’t sugarcoat it . . . Here then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God‘s word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not lack of intelligence … Continue reading Quotable: Sproul on why we don’t study the Bible
Quotable: Whitney on the difference between reading and study
Don Whitney has another excellent observation on Bible study. He says, “If reading the Bible can be compared to cruising the width of the clear, sparkling lake in a motorboat, studying the Bible is like slowly crossing that same lake in a glass-bottomed boat. The motor boat crossing provides an overview of the lake and … Continue reading Quotable: Whitney on the difference between reading and study
The Democracy of the Dead
While studying the book of Proverbs, I stumbled on a quote that made me scratch my noggin. But this was only after I gasped in amazement because I thought I agreed with it. “Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses … Continue reading The Democracy of the Dead
Putting the LIT in LITerature
"A good book captures something about life, but in the end, it captures us readers as well."