Walking before Talking

Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.  John 14:6 NASB Way – The Greek term, hodós, is used for both literal roads, streets, and pathways, and figuratively for the course of life.  In Greek mythology, hodós is connected to the choice between the…

The Rational Apologetic

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.”  John 3:16 NASB Believes – In an online document entitled, “How to Motivate Anyone to Become a Christian,” the author offers the following as “compelling” proof (I will not cite this source) that…

God’s Subpoena

“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord,  Isaiah 1:18a  NJKV Come now – You probably remember this verse in its King James version suggesting that God wants you to enter into a rational discussion with Him (“reason together”).  I’ve often heard this phrase cited in classical apologetics, and, of course, the rest of the…

Rationality Fatigue

All such things are wearisome:  No man can ever state them; the eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear enough of hearing.  Ecclesiastes 1:8  JPS No man can ever state them – Human beings have a universal headache.  And it’s not going away anytime soon.  We are all suffering from rationality fatigue.  Our…