June 1, 2005

Spent a good deal of time on the relationship of time and eternity, and how prayer interfaces with God’s will, and then how all of this is important to the issue of justice. Even got a few minutes worth of interaction with a scene in the final episode of Star Trek: Picard that was actually directly relevant to the discussion

Well, we are STILL battling a regular ‘Phoenix’ kind of problem this week in the office with an air conditioner that is out. Dr. White is in Denver and I am working from a back room of our offices while waiting for the repair guys to get here so no show again today. On another note, I have uploaded 95%

Islam denies the reality of the crucifixion and the need for sacrifice for the atonement of sins, and hence rejects the entirety of the New Testament witness to Christ’s death upon the cross of Calvary. Listen as James White challenges the use of forty Arabic words (Surah 4:157 in the Qur’an) as a completely insufficient basis for the overthrow of

James analyzes Ignatius’ letter to the Smyrnaeans in light of the Roman Catholic claim that all of the early church fathers (ECFs) believed in the Real Presence, with a careful look at the differences that exists between the Real Presence, the word “eucharist,” and transubstantiation.

Took half an hour to talk about the “Mormonism as a cult” controversy in the news, then dove back into the Roger Perkins debate given that this was the last time we will be reviewing that material prior to my leaving for Australia. Managed to get about 2/3 of the way through the second day’s opening statement, so, all in