Monthly Archives: March 2010

“A Historian Looks at Jesus”

A very illuminating read: What is clear beyond doubt is that whereas in the nineteenth century the tendency of history was to cast doubt of the veracity of Judeo-Christian records and to undermine popular faith in God and His Son as presented in the Bible, in the twentieth century it has moved in quite the …

March 18, 2010 – 10:00 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Comments (1)

“Does Intelligent Design Really Explain?”

Karl Giberson asks, “Does Intelligent Design Really Explain a Complex and Puzzling World?“ Science seeks to explain the world. While philosophers have developed elaborate criteria for what constitutes an explanation without coming to a consensus, it has always seemed to me that a good scientific explanation has two primary characteristics: Complicated things are explained in …

March 18, 2010 – 7:48 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Comments (79)

“Reclaiming St. Patrick’s Day”

The best St. Pat’s day article I’ve seen this time around: Imagine for a moment that we “took back” St. Patrick’s Day. The groups that launch “Defend Christmas” campaigns every year could have a second market here. The question is, What would St. Patrick’s Day be about, if not nationalism and booze? Some ideas: …. …

March 17, 2010 – 4:22 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Miscellanea | Comments (2)

Christian Carnival CCCXIX

Welcome to the March 17, 2010 edition of the Christian Carnival. These are high-quality posts from a variety of Christians’ perspectives. Let’s get right to it! Bible SEO presents Popular Free bible study software for Windows and Mac, listing features and reviews at Free Bible Study Software | Best Bible Programs It’s posted at BibleSEO …

March 17, 2010 – 12:00 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Comments (16)

What Does the NY Times Think About…

What does the picture here represent? An attitude toward the President? An attitude toward the Cross? Or (could it be?) simple ignorance of the central symbol of our country’s largest and most enduring organic institutions? Update at 3:20 pm: The image has been removed from the NY Times web page (see comment 4). It’s still …

March 16, 2010 – 11:13 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture | Comments (15)

Where I’ve Been…

My last several weeks have been dominated by a conference and a community youth event (members of my family were the chief organizers), on top of the usual life of home, church, and work. Those two big events are behind me now. Others are coming up, but I’m hoping to be more involved in blogging …

March 15, 2010 – 4:18 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Miscellanea | Comments Off

An Open Letter to 3union

3union is a band of three teenaged brothers I ran sound for in concert last Wednesday and again last night.* (They had an 18-year-old bass player with them temporarily on this tour, too). Here is an open letter to the band. It’s not just for them, though. If you are a believer in Christ who …

March 14, 2010 – 7:01 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Service | Tagged | Comments (2)

Why On Earth Not?

If you are not (as I referred to here) a believer in Christ with a gift from God that you dream of using for his glory, then I ask, is it because you are not a believer? Why on earth not? There is more than enough reason to be confident in the truth of Christ, …

March 14, 2010 – 7:00 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Comments (40)