Alpha and Omega Ministries is a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. James White, director, is a professor, having taught Greek, Systematic Theology, and various topics in the field of apologetics for numerous schools.
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Last year, right after the Great Debate on Long Island, I got in contact with Jimmy Akin again. We had tried to get him involved in the annual debates on Long Island, twice he had agreed, and twice had pulled out. This had led us to be hesitant to even ask, since it is so hard to “fix” things when
After responding to Jimmy Akin’s blog note, I took a moment to read the comments attached to it. I found them fascinating. Some were your standard “ra-ra” kind of comments from folks who obviously are not big on fairly evaluating apologetic material and logical argumentation. One fellow, Brad Haas, was all excited about Dave Armstrong’s “work.” Sorry, but anyone who
She looked into the camera and said, “I think it is just sad that we have to be here today.” She was talking about being one of more than half a million people gathered in Washington in support of “abortion rights.” Yes, I agreed: it is very sad. The march was called the “March for Women’s Lives.” Given that nearly
A fairly major Vatican document has been released, Redemptionis Sacramentum. It addresses the ‘proper’ celebration of the sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church. It has a number of interesting statements, many of which would be excellent “blog fodder,” but this one was most interesting: “The celebration of the Eucharist in the Sacrifice of the Mass is truly the origin
DA continues producing record volumes of verbiage, but, thankfully, did learn that stealing Angel’s images is, well, illegal. So, he pulled the new ones someone had produced for him. I guess he’ll have to find a real artist now. Reading the comments section on his blog is simply entertaining, though somewhat frightening. Thankfully, after the necessary response to my comments
I truly enjoyed having Major Storms, USMC, drop by and visit with us on the DL yesterday (here’s the picture I had on my refrigerator during combat operations of he and Major Rich Leino (Major Storms is on the right). He still has the cool sunglasses (no, they are not Oakleys, but I did not point that out, since that
I’ve known about Pat Tillman for a decade. I began hearing about him when he was a walk-on at ASU here locally. The reason I remember him was the consistency of the comments about him: “He’s too small for his position, but he makes up for it with a big heart, a huge amount of discipline, and a lot of
Dave Armstrong, upon realizing it was unwise to post Columbine-style pictures of Reformed apologists on the same blog that talks about how he respects Protestants, pointed to a response he wrote to the comparison of his “exegesis” with an example of my own (found here) as a means of providing cover for his mistake. I had briefly looked at the
Ah, see? This is called a professional caricature. See how it is accurate to life? How it has a context? A message? Helps you to remember something, makes a point, etc.? So, Dave, in the future: please note that these are copyrighted by Angel (don’t steal them). Find someone on your end of things who actually has the ability to
Heh, woke you up, didn’t I? That’s the title of the new book by Asbury Seminary professors Jerry Walls and Joseph Dongell (IVP). I will be briefly reviewing the book today on the DL. And for the legions of time-challenged folks out there, 4PM MST has an “S” in it. That means “Standard.” Unless you live in some of the
Dave Armstrong wrote a nearly 4200 word “response” to Angel’s cartoon, and, of course, it is all my fault. See, Wilson was right: it doesn’t matter what you say. UPDATE: Dave then ignored copyright laws, demonstrated he has no one around him who can do original work, took the caricature below, and proved he is beyond all rational discourse yet
I was listening to Doug Wilson’s sermon on Galatians 1:6-9 this morning while working out (listening to such material allows me to do research for upcoming events, such as the debate in November, while “redeeming the time” and keeping this old body functioning semi-properly). Anyway, one thing he presented really hit me in a very positive way (see, you can
Richard Abanes posted this from almost ten years ago now, and since I am trying to get ready to teach two classes tonight and don’t have time to blog anything overly meaningful today (at least until tonight), I thought this would do: NEWS FLASH – May 1994 “In Colorado, Betty Parker spied on her neighbor, Gary Clowes, for weeks
I should be posting a more detailed listing of my speaking engagements in New York beginning May 15th in a few days. I look forward to the opportunity of once again meeting with the saints in the New York/New Jersey area.
Proving that reasoning and refutation are but minor irritations, Dave Armstrong has reposted his mauled graphic of me. However, his rather less than talented artist removed the blood from my face this time (as I said, I’m so thankful and feel so much better now). And he has chosen, in his own inimitable style to post it on one of
Amazingly, after posting his horrific image, Armstrong has tried to turn the tables by accusing me of posting something even worse than his blood-stained Charlie-Mansonesque picture. Remember, Armstrong just posted the picture: no context, no words, no application to any particular issue. Just Rome’s arrow (replete with Papal flag) sticking out of my forehead with blood flowing from the wound.
The Gobbler (don’t ask) sent me this link. Kudos to the African Anglicans for standing up and being counted. God bless them for it.
And the current #prosapologian poll is: Amillennial: 58% Historic Pre-Millennial 31% Post-Millennial Non-Reconstructionist 3% Post-Millennial Reconstructionist: 3% Pre-Trib, Pre-Millennial Dispensationalist: 3%
Well, it shouldn’t shock anyone that the folks in #prosapologian correctly guessed my eschatological viewpoint! And before you hit the “send” button, please realize I have informed our volunteers to delete, trash, and otherwise ignore any e-mails wanting to debate eschatology. That I still do not do. There are plenty of places on the web where you can find any
I’ve taken a great deal of heat for having *any* humor on this blog, and especially for the cartoons Angel was so kind to provide. No matter how accurate his commentary, or how perfectly on-target the satire, there are some who just don’t believe there is any room at all for the use of sarcasm, satire, or humor in apologetics.
Yes, after many, many years of avoiding the “eschatology” question, I will finally “take a stand” tomorrow on the DL and “make it official.” In fact, we have been taking a poll in #prosapologian all day long, and as of this evening, the folks who know me best have placed their “bets” and have concluded: Amillennial: 59% Historic Pre-Millennial 33%
I rarely talk much about the correspondence we get (partly because, obviously, I only see a small portion of it). But I thought today I’d share some of what Rich Pierce plopped on my desk this morning. MR from Lexington, KY wrote, in part: I languished in the church for a few years….Well I left about
Another brother wrote and began his letter, “You have done all former students of Dr. Norman Geisler a great service in your very helpful book The Potter’s Freedom. I am one of those former students and I don’t know how many of us you have heard from, but I just had to write to say, “Thank you.” I am grateful
This evening I preached at PRBC from Acts 2. When I finished, I then had a privilege that only a few fathers have in this life: I baptized my daughter upon her profession of faith. I baptized my son last summer. Both of my children have now professed faith in our Lord and Savior, and I have had the inestimable
The DL will be live today at 3:30PM MST, half an hour early due to the need to drive across the Valley (and this is a big valley!) to minister at the LDS Easter Pageant in Mesa. Sorry I did not post this earlier, but I have not had access to the computer until now. We will report on the
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