Friday Evening Miscellaneous

I just learned that Christopher Hitchens has announced he is undergoing chemotherapy for esophogeal cancer. Here is his announcement. I fully expect this to lead to the cancellation of our August 30th debate, though I do not yet have that official word. I have listened to many, many hours of Christopher Hitchens speaking. I’ve read his attacks upon my faith,

As you consider the holidays, how about supporting a wonderful Christian lady who makes outrageously wonderful shortbread cookie creations? Amy is one of our channel regulars, and you can see her handiwork at www.amylooz.com! Tell her DrOakley sent you! Won’t do anything, but she’ll laugh anyway.

   The following was just linked in channel from here (thanks crewbear). I think it says all that needs to be said about what happens when a denomination is cut loose from the Scriptures: “We take no position on Scripture or theology or morals,” said Donna Bott, a leader of a group called Episcopal Voices of Central Florida, which sponsored the

I suppose the really positive thing about the 15 hours on a jet on the way to Sydney is…it will be an Airbus 380, the new jumboliner with two full decks on it. At least I’ll have someplace to walk! I wonder if you can do sprints up and down the stairs? In any case, I will be getting to

   The recent tomb controversy serves as a reminder of how much skepticism the Christian church has endured. The fact that God has spoken, and has done so reliably confounds non-believers. They’ve tried so many different angles to suppress this truth and hide the fact they are responsible to His Holy Word.    In 1778, H.S. Reimarus argued Jesus was a Jewish

Downright simplistic, I guess. I am just now starting to realize how very naive I have been over the years. I had this very strange idea that when someone said, “Hey, I love your work, and stand with you in believing we must hold firm to the doctrines of grace, the sufficiency of Scripture, and the centrality of justification,” that

A number of times I have been asked to narrate what “started” my involvement in the exposure of Ergun Caner’s plethora of mythical promotional claims. Which is why there is a picture of a huge, yummy, massively unhealthy white chocolate peanut butter tub (that’s too big to be a “cup”) over there to the right. Here’s the story (and note,