How Standard Evangelical Books on Biblical Interpretation Are Undermining the Bible
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Dr. Brian Huffling Dr. Brian Huffling’s research interests include: Philosophy of Religion, Philosophical Theology, Philosophical Hermeneutics, and general issues in Apologetics and Biblical studies. See his personal blog here. Twitter Wordpress Linkedin When one thinks about apologetics, he usually thinks about such disciplines as philosophy, history, archaeology, etc. There is one area, however, that is […]
What is the Benefit of Serving God?
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Most people, as they are deliberating about what to do, have asked themselves some form of the question: What’s in it for me? We do not like to admit to this self-centered calculation at the heart of our choices. In some instances, it is appropriate. For example, when purchasing an item or pursuing a physical […]
Does Rape Justify Abortion?
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Forty-four years ago, the Supreme Court of the United States legalized abortion in America. In parallels reminiscent of the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court’s position was that the unborn human’s right to life was of less value than a woman’s freedom to choose whether to kill her unborn child. Some may protest the way […]
Down the Rabbit Hole: Thoughts From the God and Evil Debate Moderator
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This past Saturday I had the privilege of moderating a discussion between Dr. Brian Huffling, the director of the SES Ph.D. program, and Dr. Michael Shermer of Skeptic Magazine. The topic of discussion was, “Is the reality of evil good evidence against the Christian God?” Dr. Huffling did a fantastic job of staying on topic […]
How Should Christians Respond to the Recent Decisions Expanding Abortion Rights?
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This past year has been filled with tears for many following abortion legislation in our country. Christians have always had to live with immoral and senseless laws. Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the United States on Jan. 22, 1973. Since then there have been more than 60 million abortions. Some States have worked to […]
The Goodness of God
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My last post on God and morality brought up the issue of if and how God is moral. My main point was to reject the notion that God is moral in the sense that humans are moral. But I did mention that God is good, just not morally good. That is, he isn’t good because he lives […]