Intelligent Assist from Artificial Intelligence

Just FYI and FWIW:  I typed in “fine-tuning god arguments summary” into my Chrome search engine, and here’s what its AI says: AI Overview The “fine-tuning argument” for the existence of God claims that the universe’s physical constants and initial conditions are so precisely balanced to allow for life that it indicates a deliberate design, implying … [Read more…]

A Quick Point on Biblical Inerrancy

My sense is that some people like to think that, if they can convince themselves of one inconsistency or inaccuracy in the Bible, then they can reject the Bible (and Christianity) in toto.  Maybe this tendency is encouraged by the belief of many Christians in Biblical inerrancy; I don’t know.  But the point is this:  … [Read more…]

Wonders of the World

A book review on the last day of 2024 in the Wall Street Journal has a wonderful and surprising final paragraph.  The reviewer is Maxwell Carter, who is vice chairman of 20th- and 21st-century art at Christie’s in New York, and the book is The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World:  An Extraordinary New Journey … [Read more…]

I’ll Be Watching You

In the last sermon of 2024 at our church, the pastor made what I thought was a good point about the Great Commission, Matthew 28:18-20: 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them … [Read more…]