Monthly Archives: January 2018

It’s Better If You Don’t Know

Posted on January 23, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Edge Induced Cohesion:
From time to time I ponder on the perks of being an outsider [1], but I suppose it is not that I am an outsider so much as I tend to exist on the…

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Church Write-Up: Kingdom, Love, Obedience

Posted on January 22, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

For church last Sunday, I went to the Missouri Synod Lutheran church, its class on patristic interpretations of the Gospel of John, and the “Word of Faith” church.  I cannot do justice to the services, since so much was said … Continue reading →

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“Is Religion Dangerous?”, by Douglas Groothuis

Posted on January 19, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

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Book Write-Up: The Old Testament Case for Nonviolence

Posted on January 17, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Matthew Curtis Fleischer.  The Old Testament Case for Nonviolence.  Oklahoma City: Epic Octavius the Triumphant, 2017.  See here to purchase the book. Matthew Curtis Fleischer is an attorney.  In The Old Testament Case for Nonviolence, Fleischer tackles the issue of … Continue reading →

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The Elephants in the Room:  Rapid Migration and Recolonization of the Earth Following a Global Flood

Posted on January 16, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Naturalis Historia:
Mastodons, mammoths, camels, horses, giant bison and giant sloths roaming the mountainsides of the Rocky Mountains may seem like something that only Hollywood could dream up but there is abundant evidence that North America was…

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Book Write-Up: Unimaginable, by Jeremiah J. Johnston

Posted on January 16, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Jeremiah J. Johnston.  Unimaginable: What Our World Would Be Like Without Christianity.  Bethany House, 2017.  See here to buy the book. Jeremiah J. Johnston is a New Testament scholar and a Christian apologist.  In Unimaginable, Johnston essentially argues that Christianity … Continue reading →

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Church Write-Up: Is Christianity Necessary?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

For church last Sunday, I attended the Missouri Synod Lutheran church, its Sunday school class on patristic interpretation of the Gospel of John, and the “Pen church.” A lot of points were brought up.  One point with which I struggle … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Word

Posted on January 14, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Originally posted on Clarissa's Blog:
I detest Steve Bannon. He stands for everything I deeply dislike. But the author of Fire and Fury depicts Bannon in such a way that I have started harboring warm and fuzzy feelings towards…

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Book Write-Up: Vindicating the Vixens

Posted on January 11, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

Sandra Glahn, ed.  Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, and Marginalized Women of the Bible.  Kregel Academic, 2017.  See here to purchase the book. As the title indicates, this book is about women in the Bible who have been marginalized … Continue reading →

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Movie Write-Up (Loosely-Speaking): The Last Jedi

Posted on January 9, 2018 by jamesbradfordpate

I saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi yesterday.  To be honest, I do not have much to say about it.  If there was a point that stood out to me, it would be, to draw from the Gospel of John, … Continue reading →

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