Archive for May, 2009

Did Jesus exist?

Well it’s time to step into the first bullet point on Dan’s list.
1) Jesus must have actually existed in physical, earthly history, rather than in a spiritual or mythical realm.
I can say that this must be true in order for Christianity to be true in “any meaningful sense”. If there was no Christ then [...]

The Truth of Christianity

J. Daniel Sawyer, author of Predestination and Other Games of Chance and one time guest blogger here, sent me a list in an email a while back. I don’t know that he intended me to put it out here on the blog and I hope he doesn’t mind if I do, but I’ve been [...]

Feed Scott At Balticon

I’m going to Balticon next week and while I certainly have the fundage to pay for the hotel and registration, I’ll be packing some groceries to actually eat. If I’ve learned nothing else in life it’s that it never hurts to ask folks for help, so in that vein if you would like [...]

What is left after the Crash

This is a guest post by a new friend of mine named Jeff Hite. One of the things I like to do with my blog is occasionally showcase what other people’s spiritual journeys look like. I don’t have to agree with them, ’cause hey, this isn’t an echo chamber, I just need to [...]

Fat and Happy

We Americans as a rule are too fat and too happy (or at least complacent). I don’t think that’s a very controversial statement. It can also be argued that American Christians are too, at least when it comes to their religion.
We glut ourselves on airy confections like the latest best seller [...]

Collision

COLLISION – 13 min VIMEO Exclusive Sneak Peak from Collision Movie on Vimeo.
I REALLY want to see this. I don’t do documentaries very much, but every time I’ve read these two guys’ debates or seen video it’s always interesting.

Fear

I’ve been engaging in an online role playing game and I have a character who is in a situation that would have most normal people terrified. He’s a human limo driver for some vampires and the lady vamp is not particularly keen on him. A big part of the game is [...]