I take pride in researching all perspectives on an argument whether it is among skeptics or within Christian academics...While I admit my bias is toward Christianity this does not mean that I study with a closed mind and only consider the information which confirms my bias.

The goal of Christians should be a return to paradise as it was in the Garden of Eden where men and women worked along side each other in an egalitarian manner for God's glory.

Man takes creative license in putting a face on a faceless being and while the face may be a reflection of man this does not make the face any less real.

“The New Testament books did not become authoritative for the Church because they were formally included in a canonical list...the Church included them in her canon because she already regarded them as divinely inspired. ” - F.F. Bruce, The New Testament Documents

“It is hard to think about the early years of American biblical archaeology without coming up with the name William Foxwell Albright” - Rachel Hallote

Hi John, Is there a definitive right/wrong? I’m not so sure. You might say to me, “Murder is wrong.” People who commit murder in the name of their God would disagree. You might say, “Rape is wrong.” But was it considered so in Steubenville? What about Judges 19? Isn’t morality actually a matter of personal or cultural opinion? Taking a cue from your recent post, may I ask you, what convinces you that God exists? I love all of your topics and how you’ve opened up this wonderful, respectful dialog between believers, non-believers, and those who hover somewhere in between who continue to seek knowledge and answers but don’t wish…

Hi John, Regarding the forgiveness of our sins, which is only through the blood of Jesus, as the way to heaven – this assumes that one acknowledges that one has to have their sins forgiven if one desires to go to heaven. What would you say to those who feel that we are not innate “sinners”, that man is basically “good” and when we die, if we’ve meant well, then we’ll be in heaven with God? I’m sure you’ve heard that line of reasoning from those who don’t believe verses like Romans 3:23 – “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. I know many people who…