Creation & Evolution Webinar—Member Access
Written on September 30, 2024 at 2:58 pm, by Douglas Jacoby
This is a members-only logon info page for the webinar “Beyond the Creation & Evolution Debate” (26 Oct 2024). The speaker is Prof. Denis Lamoureux or the University of Alberta…. Read More
What Does the Bible Say about Alcohol?
Written on September 27, 2024 at 7:04 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
September 17, 2024 by Wayne Grudem Warnings against Drunkenness Several New Testament passages specify the moral evil of becoming drunk: I am writing to you not to associate with anyone… Read More
When Politics Turn Hostile Toward Christianity / The Gospel of Peter
Written on September 25, 2024 at 4:00 am, by Douglas Jacoby
THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 25 September 2024 Good morning from Lancashire! I flew in yesterday from Sri Lanka and the Far East. It’s good to be… Read More
Q&A 1672—Does grace have obligations?
Written on September 25, 2024 at 12:24 am, by Douglas Jacoby
In Romans 8:1 we read, “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,” and yet in 8:12-13, “Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it… Read More
Q&A 1671—How are the Wicked a Ransom for the Righteous? (Prov 21:18)
Written on September 25, 2024 at 12:23 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Would you please be so kind and help me out with Proverbs 21:18, when you have a minute? Why / how are the wicked a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous… Read More
The Cosmic Significance of Marriage
Written on September 19, 2024 at 1:40 am, by Sandy Anjilivelil
By Rebecca McLaughlin Jul 27 READ IN APP Some years ago, a semiretired lawyer told me about a time when he was working for a vehicle manufacturer whose new car… Read More
Epistle of Barnabas / Joanna & the Zombies / Dinosaurs / Creation & Evolution Webinar
Written on September 18, 2024 at 12:07 am, by Douglas Jacoby
THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 18 Sept 2024 Good morning from the island nation of Sri Lanka! Due to mechanical problems with the aircraft from the UK,… Read More
Q&A 1670—Was Joanna the manager of Herod’s household?
Written on September 18, 2024 at 12:04 am, by Douglas Jacoby
As I read Luke 8:3, Chuza is Herod’s steward. But is it possible that Joanna is the steward, instead of her husband? The Greek construction seems to indicate Chuza, but… Read More
Q&A 1669—What ever happened to the people raised to life in Matthew 27?
Written on September 18, 2024 at 12:03 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Any hint of what happened to the saints raised from the dead when Jesus died on the cross? — S.S. Interesting question! Here’s the passage in view: At that… Read More
Thanks for Sept 2024 Sri Lanka visit
Written on September 17, 2024 at 8:23 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Douglas, the Sunday life sessions on the topic of Suffering were great! I was totally captivated till the end, especially seeing the pattern of God’s tendency in the Bible to… Read More
5 Lessons from Viktor Frankl’s book “Man’s Search for Meaning”
Written on September 14, 2024 at 12:54 am, by Sandy Anjilivelil
By Sean P. Murray May 17, 2018 7 Min read In 1945, within months of his liberation from a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, Viktor Frankl sat down to write… Read More
Reflections on the Moral Argument, Part 4
Written on September 12, 2024 at 3:35 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
By David Baggett Sep 11 READ IN APP In this month’s installment, I said I would share a few observations about each chapter in my dissertation on the Euthyphro Dilemma…. Read More
Narcissists & Sociopaths / the Martyrdom of Ignatius
Written on September 11, 2024 at 12:46 am, by Douglas Jacoby
The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby . 11 September 2024 . Good morning! Do you like to travel? I do, and have been to lots of countries—but not Sri… Read More
Q&A 1668—Flat Earth, revisited
Written on September 11, 2024 at 12:22 am, by Douglas Jacoby
I just acquired a book, The Greatest Lie on Earth Proof That Our World Is Not a Moving Globe, by Edward Hendrie. I believe the facts Hendrie presents align with… Read More
Q&A 1667—Narcissists and Sociopaths
Written on September 11, 2024 at 12:21 am, by Douglas Jacoby
I have a very strong aversion to people that could be diagnosed as sociopathic / psychopathic. Something inside me tells me to avoid such people completely. Their lack of empathy… Read More
Reflections on the Moral Argument, Part 3
Written on September 10, 2024 at 12:10 am, by Sandy Anjilivelil
By David Baggett Aug 21 So I said that in this installment I would begin to discuss my dissertation. Writing a dissertation is a daunting task. For many, it’s the… Read More
Reflections on the Moral Argument, Part 2
Written on September 10, 2024 at 12:02 am, by Sandy Anjilivelil
By David Baggett Jul 23, 2024 As I started attending graduate school in philosophy at Wayne State University in 1994, the Euthyphro Dilemma was on my mind. Does God, say,… Read More
Reflections on the Moral Argument, Part 1
Written on September 9, 2024 at 11:52 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
By David Baggett Jul 12 Chris Reese has asked me to write a series on the moral argument, and I’m happy to oblige. In fact, since recently wrapping up a… Read More
The Apologetics of Hospitality
Written on September 7, 2024 at 2:26 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
By Lindsey Medenwaldt Aug 14 One simple way to confidently share your faith through love is to show hospitality toward your neighbors. You might be thinking to yourself, especially if… Read More
Personal and Propositional: On the Christocentricity of Christian Faith (Williams)
Written on September 5, 2024 at 5:03 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
By Donald T. Williams July 19, 2024 “What is truth?” asked cynical Pilate, not realizing that he was standing right in front of the answer. It is precisely because his… Read More
Deconstruction & Reconstruction
Written on September 4, 2024 at 12:32 am, by Douglas Jacoby
THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM With Douglas Jacoby . 4 September 2024 Good morning from Northern England! Do you enjoy the outdoors? One of our new favorite things to do is to head… Read More
Q&A 1666—An elder at the tender age of 24?
Written on September 4, 2024 at 12:32 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Do you think a young man could be eligible to be an elder? My best friend’s son is 24, married with one toddler and one on the way. He is… Read More
Q&A 1665—Is something missing from the Old Testament?
Written on September 4, 2024 at 12:30 am, by Douglas Jacoby
According to Qur’an 5:32, God had “ordained for the Children of Israel that whoever takes a life—unless as a punishment for murder or mischief in the land—it will be as… Read More
