Check out the blog post at Defending Ravi" My Mom recently sent an email to some friends and family that is being circulated. She’s since asked me to post it here to ensure it’s ongoing accuracy. Good am, Family. I love you all. I wanted you all to know that I have spent the last week going through every paper and article in […]Email From My ...
Buttress of Belief
The Bible does not encourage blind belief. It provides buttresses of belief varying according to context, some of which include:A miraculous sign (e.g. Moses in Egypt; Isaiah..)A covenant sign and oath (e.g. Abraham, Lord's Supper)A surety or guarantee (e.g. Passover..)A particular requested sign (e.g Gideon's fleece)A particular factual sign (e.g. Elizabeth to Mary)A prophetic word - dream (e.g. Joseph to the prisoners)A prophetic word - knowledge...
Dialectics of Vaccination
(google images, reuters.com)The African variant is said to have beaten Pfizer's vaccine according to an Israeli study.Humans invent vaccine to beat the virusThe virus develops immunity to beat the vaccine... ad infinitumDialectical vaccination...
Zoom classes and alienation
(cartoon circulating on social media nowadays)Zoom, webex, meet, ...... Pros and consPros:1. Safe inside2. Time saver3. Less paper4. Less expensive than classroom5. Travel money saver6. Video recording, sharing...7. Polls, annotations, etcCons:1. Connection issues2. More distractions (unless in quiet room and phones off)3. Screen stress4. Social alienation5. Depersonalization (cams off, no response, lack of personal touch)6. No non-verbal...
Resurrection poem
HAPPY RESURRECTION SUNDAY!One act of justiceCancelled our woesOne act of surrenderDefeated all foesOne act of powerBroke the graveWhen Christ aroseOn Resurrection Day!It was no fiction,The crucifixion.No hallucination,The resurrection.They all saw Him dieSo does history testify,And timid apostles did the world defyAfter they saw their Lord alive!He died, He rose, He liv...
On the Internal Witness of Scriptures
I think it is very erroneous to assume that the internal witness of Scripture is unreliable unless supported by external (or extra biblical) testimony. 1. When witnesses to an account are two or more, the testimony already carries a level of reliability. The Pentateuch, Kings, Chronicles, Prophets, Gospels contain accounts by varying sources that can be cross-referenced to gain a fair historical picture.2. Cases of sole testimony cannot be disregarded as totally unreliable as per the rule of truth-expression. To stipulate that one must not...
