Rowan Marie Tennant
Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 under pontifications 5 comments read it ⇒Thanks be to God, at 6 pm on Monday, March 17, our first child, a baby girl, was born: Rowan Marie Tennant, a healthy 3.83 kg (8′7″).
Meditation on John 8:13
Posted on Sunday, March 2, 2008 under pontifications 4 comments read it ⇒So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true” (John 8:13). So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true” (John 8:13). So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true” (John 8:13).
Meditation on 2 Corinthians 10:5
Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 under pontifications no comments read it ⇒I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who [...]
Supporting apologetics in Africa
Posted on Monday, December 3, 2007 under pontifications 1 comment read it ⇒Being originally from South Africa, I tend to be more interested in the development of Christianity in the African continent than I do in other areas which get more attention, such as China. In this regard, I would like to commend to you the efforts of John Divito, who runs the Africa Center for Apologetics [...]
Reflecting on Value
Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 under pontifications 15 comments read it ⇒I have been considering Angels Depart’s conclusion to his side of the recent Does God exist? debate. I was disappointed by this conclusion, since it could have been a charitable and honest review of the debate, but instead introduced new material and arguments, quote-mined me, failed to acknowledge even my successful defense of the harmony [...]
Word Games
Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2007 under pontifications no comments read it ⇒I received an email from a friend and reader today which includes the following comment. Since I have not posted here in a while (due to formatting my pending book), and since this is a relevant and probably common concern, it seems good to reply publicly as well as privately—
Sometimes Bnonn, I really worry that [...]
Regarding Ad Hominem
Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 under pontifications 16 comments read it ⇒In my articles to date I have made no secret of the fact that non-Christians are incurably deceitful, evil fools, futile in their thinking, and incapable of understanding or believing the Bible. This is the biblical teaching (Jer 17:9, Matt 7:11, Ps 14:1, Rom 1:21, 1 Cor 2:14). Given the biblical approach to apologetics, it [...]