Category Archives: Secularism And Or Christianity

this week’s sunday best

The Sunday Best for this (i.e. last) week is hanging out at The Hummingbird with my roommate. The Hummingbird is bar in downtown Macon, GA (pictured left) that my roommate and I frequent on Friday nights.  As is becoming typical, … Continue reading

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what should we do with the bible?

The Bible, as you all know, is a fairly old text, with many different sorts of literature composing it.  And this old text is still (very much) the subject of much discussion in contemporary society…in America, at least. The recent … Continue reading

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elizabeth warren on debt and fair taxing

I like what Elizabeth Warren has to say in this video.  I’ve always contended with my capitalist interlocutors that there is no such thing as “a self-made man.”   Society functions harmoniously, and without all the parts working together, you … Continue reading

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clean energy and a better gospel

Recently, the House of Lords, over in Westminster, held a commonwealth youth parliamentary session that hosted several young parliamentarians debating the issue of clean energy. Several richly-accented youth stood in the house to make their case for better energy standards … Continue reading

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the pursuit has moved

Hello all. The Pursuit has a new home – and a new name.  I am now blogging at leavingthecircus.wordpress.com.  All the old posts have been exported to the new site.  I will leave this site open for a while longer … Continue reading

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driscoll on the church…what it is

The importance of the cross to the church is that apart from Jesus’ death on it in our place for our sins, the church does not exist and has no good news to tell.  Unless our sin is taken away, … Continue reading

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cardinals in the world series!!!…i mean, “this week’s sunday best”

The Sunday Best for this week is simple.  The St. Louis Cardinals are in the World Series!!!  I’m so proud of St. Louis right now.  It’s at times like these that I wished I still lived in St. Louis.  I’d … Continue reading

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kierkegaard on proving god exists

Some years ago, I used to love apologetics.  In fact, I thought it was a very important apart of Christian engagement in the world.  However, over the past year and a half, I have scaled back on that belief completely. … Continue reading

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what are you reading next year?

Well, I have created my reading list for next year (it’s not a New Year’s resolution sort of thing, by the way), and I must say that I’m excited to crease some of these spines!  The list is designed for … Continue reading

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paul and martin luther v. james and harold bloom

I started reading Harold Bloom‘s Jesus And Yahweh, today.  Besides the fact that it is a provocative, insightful, and humorous read by a clearly well and widely read individual, the book also touches on historic debates and controversies that have arisen in … Continue reading

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