Bringing you discussions, interactions, reviews and content related to the best academic literature on Biblical, theological and philosophical issues today from a former Reformed Protestant turned Classical Theistic Humanist.
Episodes
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
In this episode, I start a series reviewing John Loftus' new edited anthology, The Case Against Miracles.
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Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
In this episode I give various Calvinistic musings, ranging from why Inspiration and basic Christian orthodoxy are good arguments for a kind of Calvinistic Compatiblism/Soft Determinism, thoughts on why discussions about sovereignty often fail before they get started, and if Calvinists can "know" that they are elect.
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Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
In this quick Freedway Thinker, I discuss some of the problems that occur when people attempt to make arguments from the early church fathers to support their theological or historical claims. I have been a pretty staunch advocate of doing so sparingly and with great caution. The methodology needed to discuss the early church and their beliefs if riddled with landmines. And most people step on the very first one they see.
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Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
In this quick freedway reflection, I talk about an interesting problem that arises from those who want to argue that it is categorical ability and not conditional ability that is the necessary condition for moral responsibility.
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Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
Do we really need philosophy to understand the Bible? Or do we just need the Bible and can write off philosophy as worldy? Can we even understand the Bible without philosophy in the first place?
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Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
In this brief episode I discuss a common rejoinder to some arguments that falls back on a vague appeal to symbolism.
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Saturday Jun 15, 2019
Saturday Jun 15, 2019
In this episode I present a paper that I completed for a Master's level course on the Gospels. In this paper, I analyze the miracle of the two part healing of the blind man found in Mark 8:22-26 from a literary and contextual framework and examine what role this parable may play in the broader "spiritual healing" theme found running through Mark's gospel.
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
In this brief reflection, I discuss the burden of proof and what makes someone shoulder it in a discussion.
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Some thoughts from my commute on and episode of the Steve Schramm show dealing with YEC, hermeneutics and the book of Genesis. You can find his episode here: https://www.steveschramm.com/sss-089/
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Wednesday May 08, 2019
The Freedway Thinker #1- unscripted, unedited and uncut! Are online skeptics really all that skeptical? Not in my experience.