Nov 28
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Just as Dumb | Richard P. Feynman

Here’s another one from that brilliant scientist (in The Pleasure of Finding Things Out):
I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy—and when he talks about a nonscientific matter, he will sound as naive as anyone untrained in the matter.
When I read that last night (in the [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 26
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Dueling Legends: Dylan and Cash

I couldn’t resist pointing this out. Here are two of my musical heroes playing together. You can listen to the whole album here.  I’d start with “Careless Love”.
It’s great to hear these two legends interacting with each other while at the top of their game.

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 24
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Assaulted by Joy | Stephen W. Simpson

Assaulted by Joy: The Redemption of a Cynic © 2008
Zondervan
240 pages

This book’s a nice light autobiographical read, with some very funny moments.
Simpson uses this book to go through his childhood and analyze the events that turned him into a cynic. More than that, he shares how God broke through his cynicism time and time again. [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 21
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Faith and Evidence | James F. McGrath

One theme that McGrath refers to frequently on his blog is the responsibility believers have to follow evidence and use their mind. He says it well in his newest book, The Burial of Jesus:
Faith may go beyond the available evidence, but if it contradicts it, it is at best wishful thinking and at worst a [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 19
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1 John 2:28 | Put to Shame?

Few things are more fun for a teenage boy than sneaking into the girl’s cabins at camp. I remember indulging in a little covert operation once with a friend of mine. We had dodged security and made our way in to the so-called holy of holies. After hanging out for a while, we heard the [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 17
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Called Out of Darkness | Anne Rice

Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession © 2008
Alfred A. Knopf
245 pages

What does it take for an atheist who authored the famous Vampire novels to return to the faith of her childhood—and to live out that faith in her publishing commitments? Nothing but the love of Jesus.
This book will move you. There’s an honest simplicity [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 16
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The Bibliobloggers Desktop Challenge

Here’s my response to Dr Jim West’s idea.  Simple and purdy.

It’s nowhere near as freakin’ cool as Scotteriology, though. Maybe I should slip in a pic of of Charlie the Unicorn behind one of those trees.

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 14
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Imprinted on the Universe | Irenaeus

While reading God’s Rivals: Why Has God Allowed Different Religions?, I came across a breathtaking quote about Christ by Irenaeus (Proof of the Apostolic Preaching). You’ll want to read this one slowly.
He is Himself the Word of God Almighty, Who in His invisible form pervades us universally in the whole world, and encompasses both its [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 12
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1 John 2:26-27 | Remedy for Deception

There are two verses in the New Testament that just drive me crazy when people misinterpret them. The second one is part our text today. Here they are:
Do not worry about . . . what you are to say; for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what you ought to say. [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley
Nov 10
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God’s Rivals | Gerald R. McDermott

God’s Rivals: Why Has God Allowed Different Religions? Insights from the Bible and the Early Church © 2007
InterVarsity Press
181 pages

This book promised more than it delivered. McDermott never gets around to suggesting an answer to the question of why God allowed different religions.
He starts with a chapter on “The Scandal of Particularity”, which only heightened [...]

Author: Stephen Barkley