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Archive for March, 2007

Those who love death

Atheists love death. They seem to draw an almost perverse satisfaction in stating that when one dies, one will rot in the ground. Enjoy life, they say, because the inevitable death awaits, when the elements of the human body will return to the environment. No soul, no spirit, just the material. Humans are chance collections [...]

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Prayer request

The small town where my parents retired was hit by a devastating storm surge following a cyclone. As many as 18 people may have died, and there are millions of dollars in damage. Thankfully, my parents are ok, but the town, that relies heavily on tourism and is also a place where many people have [...]

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Baptism

I am still really busy at work and travelling back and forth to Atlanta, so I apologise for not updating regularly.
My latest journey revolves around baptism, and what it really means. Having grown up reformed (from the Dutch reformed persuasion), I was perplexed when I first started going to churches in the southern USA, and [...]

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*I am finally back after some business travelling. Sorry for the interruption.*
In my absence, there has been quite a bit of discussion about two things. The first is with our old friends the “free-gracers”, and the second is with a well-known atheist objector.
I was, and am not actively involved in either of the discussions, and [...]

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More on the tomb

Dr. Gary Habermas, one of the best experts on the resurrection of Christ has put his rebuttal up. Dr. Habermas has published a few books, and numerous articles on the evidence that supports the resurrection, well worth a read when you visit his site.
The 12 myths are quick and valuable talking points to know in [...]

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At this point it seems the makers of the documentary, The Jesus Tomb, will be better off to stick those ossuaries back in the tomb and go back to making sci-fi movies.
A quick update on my DNA assessment from yesterday. In the footnotes of his report, “A Tomb with Inscribed Ossuaries in East Talpiyot, Jerusalem”, [...]

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