One Quick Note About “Blog Wars”

I cannot help but noting the irony: on August 26th during the evening session of our national conference I played clips from my 1989 encounter with Robert Funk, the co-founder, along with John Dominic Crossan, of the Jesus Seminar, illustrating the bias very plainly found in Funk’s position (and in his concluding the interview by telling us all to “go

As I see the number of pages left to write in the new book drop below 50, I am looking to the future and a full slate of debates this Fall, totaling, at the moment, at least five, with two more possible in the late winter/early part of next year. As I look to the topics of those debates, I

Greetings and Aloha from Hilo, Hawaii–a wet and rather grey Hilo Hawaii at the moment. Just a few Twitter length thoughts this morning. Kirk Cameron dared to state publicly what Christians simply must believe biblically regarding homosexuality being unnatural (if God defines what nature is, doesn’t it follow that if it goes against His creative decree, it is unnatural?) and

Can God become a man? A Christian/Muslim Dialogue on the Concept of the Incarnation of Jesus Monday, October 17, 2011 – 7pm University of New South Wales CLB7 (Central Lecture Block)

   I have been informed that we had a major “woops” take place in the first shipments we made of the Shabir Ally debate DVDs. Seems a stack of the second DVD of the John Dominic Crossan debate got switched with the Ally debate, so what was sent out was the second disk of the Crossan debate. I am also informed

This endorsement sheet was just posted to Norman Geisler’s website, which seems to be the new clearing house for the defense of Ergun Caner (who has gone silent since his removal as Dean of LBTS). It is titled “In Support of Dr. Ergun Caner By Noted Christian Leaders.” As if in fulfillment of the words of Phil Johnson this morning

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of Alpha and Omega Ministries in October of 1983. We are not planning anything spectacular…just keeping our nose to the grindstone and preparing for London, Duke, and Bart Ehrman—the things we need to be doing. We are not big on blowing our own horn, but that doesn’t mean we do not

…disgusting (and blasphemous as well). Can you IMAGINE what would happen if they used an Islamic concept, say, such as the Mir’aj (Muhammad’s visit to heaven), in such a context? The Middle East would erupt in violence and mayhem. But, since it is a Christian concept, well—who cares? Newsweek, dead as a print title, proves it is as bigoted against