The noted British logician and philosopher Bertrand Russell, an avowed atheist, was once asked, “If you meet God after you die, what will you say to Him to justify your unbelief?” Russell replied, “I will tell Him that He did not give me enough evidence.” Many agnostics and atheists today have a similar attitude. It’s as if they…
When I was young I watched Star Trek a lot. I’m not really a SciFi fan or space travel enthusiast. I just liked the stories. The writers were masters of drama, character development, and dialogue. As an abstract thinker that always intrigued me. One episode in particular that I enjoyed was A Taste of Armageddon,…
When the Apostle Paul went to Athens in Acts 17 he preached a sermon that answers the most profound question ever asked – Why are we here? “God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped…
The other day I read about a disruption at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Curch in Houston, Texas. Six young men were arrested for interrupting Osteen’s message, quoting scripture and calling him a liar. The article said that they were members of a revivalist cult called the Church of Wells. I had never heard of them before,…
Last week the current president of the Southern Baptist Convention, along with several former SBC presidents, issued a statement regarding their position on the issue of gay marriage. In doing so they left no doubt as to where they stand on the issue, or as to what they expect of their 16 million members. “What…
One of the things we do a lot of here at J&G is set the record straight when people start misrepresenting the facts. We want to remind people that not everybody who sounds like they know what they’re talking about really does. This is true for scientists, politicians, educators, ministers, and apologists. Recently I came…
