Archive for category: The Dividing Line

Covered a range of items again today, starting off with a truly excellent Christopher Hitchens impression by yours truly (really, I mean it!), and some discussion of his hatred of God, followed by a call from Stephen up in Toronto about the Deedat videos and Dave Hunt’s debate with Shabir Ally coming up. Then I reviewed Steve Ray’s comments on

Well, I thought I would spend some time talking about the Gregg debate, but as soon as the intro music finished, I looked at my little tablet pc, which has our phone system software running on it, and who is the first caller, but Nadir Ahmed. And the attached description of the call is about why he won’t be doing

After making the announcement of the Ehrman debate and conference in January of 09, the calls started. So the first half hour is pretty much about the upcoming debate, conference, and cruise, with special guest Mike O’Fallon, and the second half our callers drove the agenda…all over the road!

   Well, after many false starts and lots of hurdles, in just over an hour I will be making the “Big Announcement” on the Dividing Line! Make sure to be listening! These folks will be! (Possible Arabic Translation: We Are So Excited About the Big Announcement!)

Almost felt like a new season of Dividing Lines with our new website! Had callers the first half hour, including Colonel Leino USMC calling from Okinawa! Then I addressed the Steve Ray/Gary Michuta saga. I mentioned that you might just want to be keeping an eye on the blog over the weekend and on Monday. Who knows that important information

Had as my special guest Dr. Jim Renihan of the Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies. We discussed a new book he has edited, True Confessions: Baptist Documents in the Reformed Family from Reformed Baptist Academic Press. It is always a great pleasure to have Dr. Renihan on the program.

Well, I was going to address the rest of Steve Ray’s comments on Catholic Answers Live today. I had them all cued up. But even before the program began, we had calls. In fact, we filled the lines. As a result, we covered a very wide range of topics once again, from Islam to Roman Catholicism to John 1:1 and

Today on The Dividing Line I addressed changes in Mormonism, focusing on the church’s obvious retreat from the viewpoints and beliefs of earlier generations. This led me to tell the story of Zelph the White Lamanite. You’ll just have to listen. Then we took calls on Islam and Roman Catholicism, so we truly covered a wide spectrum of topics today!

I’m sure some of you were disappointed that we could not make the announcement of our next major upcoming event, but once we are able to do so, I trust you will see that we needed to make sure everything was properly arranged ahead of time. I won’t set at date for that until I have absolute confirmation from all

Just a quick note to say we need some more time to get everything organized and ready for the “big announcement.”. Since I will be away the next week we will hopefully have enough time to have everything finalized by the 10th. Make sure to be listening then! So we won’t be doing a DL on 1/1. Next DL will

Started off with a discussion of comments on “Biblical Catholic apologetics” from Catholic Answers Live, then had a brief visit from Mike O’Fallon, then transitioned into a discussion of Muhammad in Islamic piety. Mike O’Fallon informed us that you need to be listening 1/1/08 for a major announcement! Stay tuned!

Today I was joined by Alan Conner, author of Covenant Children Today: Physical or Spiritual? (2007, Reformed Baptist Academic Press). We took many calls on a wide variety of aspects of the subject of baptism.

Today on the DL I asked for callers, and thankfully, got them. Excellent discussions on Islam, evangelism, and a question on baptism.

Discussed Mitt Romney’s speech on religion in politics, playing some segments from it, then listened to Dan Barker of the Freedom from Religion Foundation warning us about the Dangers of Dogma.

Since I left early Friday morning, no one put up the links to the program from last Thursday! So, as I have but a few moments before heading back to the airport to head out yet again (please pray for the ministry being done this week), let me note that I took some time to address a very long, but

Well, it was a mighty big day…and I do mean BIG day…on the DL, since I was joined by none other than the one and only Mylo Hatzenbuhler to talk about his brand new album, A Very Mylo Christmas. Oh my, what a privilege to once again get a chance to talk to such a huge star! Oh, yeah, and

We were just flooded with calls today…ok, we didn’t get any. Must be that Skype thing! So I yammered on and on about…stuff, like, the ELCA ordaining a practicing lesbian, the Rome/Orthodox “Ravenna Document,” Shabir Ally’s misuse of a passing comment by E.P. Sanders, and some comments from Tozer on how modern folks invent new versions of Jesus. All in

Another truly eclectic program today. Read the story about J.P. Moreland’s paper at ETS from yesterday about evangelicals being too committed to…the Bible. Had a few comments to make there, for some odd reason. Then I went over the Bauman post, which led us to some discussions about Steve Ray, Robert Sungenis, etc.

Went just a little long today to get our last caller in on apologetic methodology. Before that, Frank from Dallas had some thoughts on the issue of apostasy and Rome. Prior to that, we discussed a number of issues, including Rome’s view of the gospel, Mormon/Christian dialogues, etc.

As I noted, we pre-empted our normal Thursday evening Dividing Line so as to bring you the two hour debate on baptism between myself and Dr. Gregg Strawbridge. This is the first time I have been involved in a debate using Skype as the mechanism, and I must admit, that outside of one or two break-ups (at least from what

   The live debate we will be doing Thursday evening, 8-10pm EST, with Gregg Strawbridge, on the topic of baptism, will take the place of the regular Thursday evening Dividing Line. You will be able (Lord willing!) to listen to the debate live at the regular DL link. We will start webcasting a good bit early to test the connections. See

Started off with some comments on the Fred Phelps cult out of Kansas, took a call on Robert Sungenis appearing on the WHI, and then tackled some more of Shabir Ally’s comments post-debate.

Yesterday I replied to a number of points raised by Shabir Ally in the “post-debate discussion.” In fact, I rambled on…for an hour on the subject. I promised to post the textual data on one of his assertions from Luke 22, and I will do that later today.

I don’t think I’ve ever been this late blogging the DL. Summer and I were interviewed for Gary DeMar’s program with American Vision yesterday morning, and for some reason I just spaced noting the DL. A pot-pourri of calls and topics.

The last page of my notes from the debate arrived in my book bag via UPS before the DL yesterday, so I took the time to go over the points I had written down during the closing and the audience questions of the Shabir Ally debate. Then, we took a phone call, and then listened to some Bart Ehrman material—which

Back in the saddle for the Dividing Line today. Reviewed the events of the past week, including the break-in, the conference, and the debate. Actually ran out of time, surprisingly! So, as promised, the post-debate review, etc., on the DL!

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

Started off with a review of Tim Staples from CA Live on the subject of “eternal security” illustrating the difference between God-centered and man-centered reading of the Scriptures. Then we moved back to Shabir Ally’s objections to the concept of atonement.

The majority of today’s program was focused on Shabir Ally’s objections to the atonement. But, I also added a special addition at the end of the program, where I played two songs from one man…a man who is…two men. Mylo Hatzenbuhler we have heard a few times before but, we haven’t before heard his “other side,” the more serious side,

We did our best to celebrate the World Premiere of Steve Ray’s DVD (in Troy, Michigan) by playing clips from Steve’s recent CA Live appearance and, well, sorta examining his claims for consistency and accuracy. The result was…as to be expected!