podcast 148 – Dr. Daniel McKaughan on faith – Part 2
If faith is not simply believing that some doctrine is true, what is it?
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podcast 93 – review of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus – Part 1
The gripping story of Nabeel Qureshi’s journey from Islam to Christianity.
podcast 72 – Is Proverbs 8 about Jesus? Part 2
Do our earliest surviving post-New-Testament writings interpret Proverbs 8 as being about the pre-human Jesus?
podcast 7 – post-debate interview with Dr. Bernie Power
About a week after the debate, I interviewed Dr. Bernie Power for his post-debate thoughts. Among other things, he adds an argument from divine perfection to divine tri-unity, and comments on Christian-Muslim discussions and misunderstandings. Asked about Muslim apologists like Admed Deedat and Dr. Zakir Naik, he recommends work by Jay Smith and Sam Green. About Jesus, Dr. Power emphasizes that we need to allow… Read More »podcast 7 – post-debate interview with Dr. Bernie Power
podcast 123 – your official god vs. your actual god
What if the official god of your theology isn’t the one who actually gets his way in your life?
trinities 2021 highlights – a grateful review
A review of the most interesting trinities podcast episodes from 2021.
podcast 333 – The Arguments of “God’s Death”
A humorous puppet-show about a serious subject: properly understanding what the New Testament teaches about Jesus and God.
Counting Wives – a tale of three polygamists – Part 1
Here’s a bit of fresh fiction, possibly part of a future paper or book some day. Of course, there is purpose behind the madness. (See 2.2.2 here.) It is dedicated to philosopher Bill Hasker. Enjoy. It was a quiet day at the Salt Lake City Central Police Station. Bill looked at the clock and fiddled with his pen. Two hours till quitting time, and he’d… Read More »Counting Wives – a tale of three polygamists – Part 1
podcast 357 – Seminary student takes Trinity class, becomes unitarian – Part 2
You say you’ve looked into the biblical credentials of “the doctrine of the Trinity.” But have you actually read anything by unitarian Christians?
podcast 355 – Dr. Steven Nemes on Trinity theories – Part 2
Did fourth century Christians come to a consensus about “the doctrine of the Trinity”?
podcast 235 – The Case Against Preexistence
Some reasons why we should think that the New Testament writers don’t believe that Jesus literally existed before his time in the womb.
podcast 356 – Seminary student takes Trinity class, becomes unitarian – Part 1
“I had come to this belief truly just through studying the Word.”
podcast 39 – Dr. Craig Evans on Dr. Bart Ehrman’s historical methodology
In this episode, Dr. Craig A. Evans and I discuss the surprising and bold methodological claims about doing history in chapter 4 of Dr. Ehrman’s How Jesus Became God. Along the way we bring up such topics as Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, the historicity of the New Testament gospels, the views of David Hume (pictured above) on belief in miracles, the probability of… Read More »podcast 39 – Dr. Craig Evans on Dr. Bart Ehrman’s historical methodology
“Lord” allergies among “mainliners”
According to the Arizona Daily Star, ‘Lord’ is fading at some churches, because they think it smacks of patriarchy.
When ideology has taken over to the point that you think it’s inappropriate to describe God almighty in terms that connote power (horrors!)… wow.
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How much did Aristotle understand about numerical sameness (identity)?
Does Aristotle discuss the concept of numerical identity in only one passage?
podcast 238 – Dialogue with a Catholic Listener
“What bothers me most is the rhetorical move you’re making with this claim that everyone before Nicea (or so) was a ‘Unitarian.'”
podcast 116 – George R. Noyes’s Explanation of Isaiah 9:6 and John 1:1
Did Isaiah predict that someday God would become a baby?
podcast 374 – Book Session Identity Crisis – Part 3
Q & A time, forgiving sins, Cerberus, and some answers critiqued.