Christian Apologetics – Page 7

Nineveh and the U.S., 150 Years Later

Early this year, my church finished our 3-year Bible-reading plan. One book in particular that struck me was Nahum, who was a prophet in Old Testament Israel. The entire book is focused on Nineveh. If you’re familiar with the Bible, you probably remember that there is another book focused on Nineveh: Jonah. Over the years,Continue reading “Nineveh and the U.S., 150 Years Later”

Can You Live by an Evolutionary Worldview?

As a teen, I learned about evolution, which was seen as a completely random process. Over time, I came to see its numerous flaws and concluded that it was not a viable theory; I have written about the reasons for that here: https://keithpetersenblog.com/2020/09/16/is-evolution-a-viable-theory/ (Don’t worry; it’s not “technical.”) In Charles Darwin’s original formulation of evolution,Continue reading “Can You Live by an Evolutionary Worldview?”

Self-Marriage and Other “Marriages”

A good friend of mine recently sent me a link to an article about self-marriage (also known as sologamy) ceremonies, something I had never heard of before. Self-Marriage Unveiled, a 10-Week Initiation into Sacred Union, says this: “Every week for 10 weeks, you will receive an email with a theme, question, ceremonial practice, and writingContinue reading “Self-Marriage and Other “Marriages””

Changing Praise Practices in Education

Several years ago, a friend of mine and I were discussing our rather-similar early childhoods (in the 1960s, but in different states), and we somehow ended up talking about praise, or the lack thereof, both at school and at home. One conclusion we had both come to independently of each other is that our teachersContinue reading “Changing Praise Practices in Education”

Is God More Tolerant than He Used to Be?

There seems to be an increasingly popular notion that God as revealed in the Old Testament and God as revealed in the New Testament are very different; not that they are different Gods, but that the way He acts is different during those two periods of history. In the Old Testament, God is seen asContinue reading “Is God More Tolerant than He Used to Be?”