Category Archives: Religion

Book Write-Up: Reformation Women

Posted on June 30, 2017 by jamesbradfordpate

Rebecca VanDoodewaard.  Reformation Women: Sixteenth-Century Figures Who Shaped Christianity’s Rebirth.  Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2017.  See here to purchase the book. As the title indicates, this book is about sixteenth century Protestant women who contributed to the Protestant Reformation.  … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: The People’s Book

Posted on June 19, 2017 by jamesbradfordpate

Jennifer Powell McNutt and David Lauber, ed.  The People’s Book: The Reformation and the Bible.  IVP Academic, 2017.  See here to purchase the book. As the title indicates, this book is about the Protestant Reformation and the Bible.  It consists … Continue reading →

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Eerdword: Robert E. Lee, Slavery, and the Problem of Providence

Posted on May 19, 2017 by jamesbradfordpate

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Book Write-Up: Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview

Posted on April 28, 2017 by jamesbradfordpate

J.P. Moreland and William Lane Craig.  Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview.  IVP Academic, 2003.  See here to purchase the book. J.P. Moreland and William Lane Craig are reputable philosophers and apologists.  This book, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: The Tao Te Ching

Posted on April 25, 2017 by jamesbradfordpate

I recently read the Tao Te Ching.  The version that I read was Dr. Wayne W. Dyer’s Living the Wisdom of the Tao: The Complete Tao Te Ching and Affirmations. Dyer draws from a variety of English translations. The book … Continue reading →

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Church Write-Up: Easter 2017

Posted on April 21, 2017 by jamesbradfordpate

I went to two church services on Easter Sunday.  The first was the 8:30 am traditional service at a Missouri Synod Lutheran church.  The second was a United Methodist church service. Here are some of my thoughts: A.  I was … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Confucius’ Analects

Posted on April 19, 2017 by jamesbradfordpate

I recently read Confucius’ Analects.  Specifically, I read the Penguin Classics version, for which D.C. Lau was the translator.  Lau also provided an informative introduction. Here are some of my thoughts: A.  I will quote a paragraph from the back … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Christ among Other Gods, by Erwin Lutzer

Posted on April 18, 2017 by jamesbradfordpate

Erwin Lutzer.  Christ among Other Gods: A Defense of Christ in an Age of Tolerance.  Moody: 1994, 2016.  See here to buy the book. Erwin Lutzer is senior pastor as Chicago’s Moody Church and a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary … Continue reading →

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Current Events Write-Up: Gorsuch and Garland, Mere Rhetoric, KFC, Medicaid Work Requirements, Syria, Hillary, Christian Seders, Hank Hanegraaff

Posted on April 13, 2017 by jamesbradfordpate

Time for this week’s Current Events Write-Up, in which I link to articles and comment on them. Reason: On Criminal Justice and Executive Branch Power, Neil Gorsuch May Be More “Liberal” Than Merrick Garland, by Damon Root. Of course, Neil … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up (Loosely-Speaking): The Teaching of the Buddha

Posted on April 7, 2017 by jamesbradfordpate

Teaching of the Buddha.  Tokyo: Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, 1966, 1991.  Printed by Toppan Printing Co. I got this book at the Goodwill.  It contains Buddhist sayings from various Buddhist writings. I have long known about Buddhism.  I may have first … Continue reading →

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