Month: July 2019

What About Josh Harris?

If you are between 25 and 40 years old and from a conservative religious background, odds are excellent that you know the name “Josh Harris.” As a very young man, Harris wrote a best-selling book — “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” —in 1997 that helped propel the so-called “purity culture” in evangelical circles.

Joshua Harris during media interview. (Screen shot from Youtube).

The core message of the book was that the best way to avoid pre-marital sex and the temptations thereof was to avoid dating for any reason or of anyone who is not a serious marriage prospect.

According to young Harris, as long as those adolescent hormones rage, the best thing to do is to avoid any situation that might give them occasion to run riot. It’s not unlike deciding to be silent because you fear if you speak, you will invariably curse, say something hateful or call somebody a dirty name. Continue reading “What About Josh Harris?”

LET’S LAUGH! Comedian Jeff Allen Looks At How So Many Couples Deal With Resentments

Admit it, if you are married, you got some resentments regarding your spouse. Bad things happen to couples who don’t get their resentments out in the open and talked about.

Comedian Jeff Allen performs in churches across the country and if he doesn’t make you laugh — and think about your next conversation with your spouse — you really ought to check your pulse.

Even if you are still single, this could be the funniest four minutes of your Tuesday:

7 Tests That Show The Gospels Are Trustworthy Accounts of Jesus’ Life, Death And Resurrection

Christianity is either established or destroyed by whether or not a single historical event actually happened, as claimed in the four Gospels concerning the resurrection of Jesus.

Cold-Case Detective J. Warner Wallace, left, with investigative partner, Deputy LA District Attorney John Lewin. (Screen shot)

If Jesus was indeed resurrected three days after being crucified dead and buried, then was seen and heard by a multitude of witnesses in the 40 days thereafter, as claimed by the Gospel authors, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, then every human being who ever has or ever will live must decide whether to accept or reject His claim to be God Incarnate and the only way to Heaven.

If Jesus was not physically resurrected as claimed by the Gospels, then, as Paul writes in I Corinthians 15:17-19, “if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile … and we are of all people most to be pitied.”

But how can we know if the eyewitness testimony of the Gospels can be believed? That’s where NBC “Dateline” cold-case detective expert  and “Cold-Case Christianity” author J. Warner Wallace comes into this discussion. Continue reading “7 Tests That Show The Gospels Are Trustworthy Accounts of Jesus’ Life, Death And Resurrection”

THINK ABOUT THIS: No, Your Mind Isn’t A Computer; It’s Much Better

An often-heard analogy is of the human mind to a computer, but Winston Ewert, a software engineer at the Biologics Institute, thinks the comparison is way out of place.

Photo by explorenation # on Unsplash

“The human mind is complex and multifaceted. It encompasses reason, emotion, and action. We don’t say that about computers,” Ewert writes in a post for Mind Matters, published on the Internet by the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. 

The reason we don’t say that about computers is because our minds do something no computer has ever done. Ewert explains: Continue reading “THINK ABOUT THIS: No, Your Mind Isn’t A Computer; It’s Much Better”

STAFF MOVES: Look Who’s Getting Promotions!

Recent staff moves, as reported by Legistorm:

Curtiss Kalin is now communications director for Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), after serving in the same post for more than three years at Citizens Against Government Waste. He’s a 2013 graduate of George Mason University.

Jessica Roxburgh, a Hill veteran of more than six years, is now press secretary/legislative assistant to Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), following multiple years as an LA for former Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-Calif.) on both his personal and subcommittee staffs. She was awarded her MA in 2013 from Catholic University.

Samuel Wilcoxson just started his first Hill job, as an LA for Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.). Samuel is a 2019 graduate of the Seattle University School of Law and completed his undergraduate degree in Philosophy at Catholic University in 2015. Continue reading “STAFF MOVES: Look Who’s Getting Promotions!”

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Who’s Right About Sex Before Marriage, Hannah Or Luke?

Not being one who follows ABC’s “The Bachelorette,” I wasn’t aware of the epic blow-up that occurred recently when Luke sort of asked Hannah if she would remain celibate until marriage.

Luke and Hannah just before the fireworks started. (Screen shot from the video.)

Thanks to Chrissy Clark of The Federalist, however, I not only know about it, I’ve also benefitted from reading the author’s interesting take on who was right and who was wrong in what was an extremely revealing argument that was hardly flattering to either of the participants.

Luke and three other suitors accompanied Hannah to Greece. Luke ended up getting the boot ride in the limo at the end. Here’s Clark’s summary of the situation: Continue reading “WHAT DO YOU THINK? Who’s Right About Sex Before Marriage, Hannah Or Luke?”