by Don Veinot | Oct 17, 2013 | Abortion, Atheism, Church, Creationsim, Culture and Society, Defend the Faith, Evolution, Human Rights Violations, Slavery, Theology
With the great and growing cultural divide between Christians and non-Christians today, discerning between true and false claims is sometimes difficult. The New Atheists have certainly ramped up the rhetoric about the ages long conflict between science and...
by Don Veinot | Jul 11, 2013 | Atheism, Christ and the Church, Creationsim, Culture and Society, Evolution, Superstition
Do You Believe in Things You Cannot See? It is an interesting question and not one that too many think about in those terms. “Do you believe in ghosts?” or “Do you think there is life on other planets?” or any number of possible questions are asked which fall into the...
by Don Veinot | Jun 6, 2013 | Atheism, Christ and the Church, Church, Creationsim, Defend the Faith, Evolution, Resurrection
There are reasons for unbelief and then there are excuses to remain in unbelief. Unbelief can apply to lots of different things. For example, I am in unbelief that the universe popped into existence from nothing, by nothing for no apparent reason. My unbelief is based...
by Jonathan Miles | May 23, 2013 | Atheism, Creationsim, Culture and Society, Evolution
In my last post “Listening to Atheism” I ended my thoughts with some claims about what the real crux of the debate between atheists and Christians with this: And there we have the crux of the debate when Atheists and Christians sit down and talk—how big a chasm is...
by Jonathan Miles | May 16, 2013 | Apologetics, Atheism, Church, Creationsim, Culture and Society, Evolution, Theology
Years ago there was a book entitled Listening to Prozac . I don’t want to suggest by my title that I think Atheism is a mental illness that requires medication. I wouldn’t be so arrogant or dismissive as to think those who fundamentally disagree with me...
by Jonathan Miles | Mar 14, 2013 | Christ and the Church, Christian living, Creationsim, Culture and Society, Culture Driven Church, Discernment, Emerging Church, Evangelical Left, Evolution
Last week I risked souring the fruit of the Spirit when I expressed my “discontent” with self-proclaimed “Thought Leader” Steve McSwain’s “6 Things Christians Should Just Stop Saying.” However, my feeble attempt at wrath only...