Last year I was given the privelege of attending the Greer-Heard Point-Counterpoint Forum at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. N.T. Wright, the Bishop of Durham (Church of England) and John Dominic Crossan (former co-chair of the Jesus Seminar) discussed their views on the Resurrection of Jesus. Wright held the evangelical viewpoint, whereas Crossan [...]

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Short blurb night. Tired. Drove in from Atlanta, back in Mobile. Spent three weeks on the road, with weekends in Mobile in between. My journey thus far in 2006: on the road in Mississippi when the clock strikes midnight, 2006. Foggy drive to Mobile. The next day to Huntsville, [...]

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I don’t often speak out on political issues, but this is something I need to say about Mayor Ray Nagin and New Orleans. Here’s what he said:
“Surely God is mad at America. He sent us hurricane after hurricane after hurricane, and it’s destroyed and put stress on this country…”
“Surely he doesn’t approve of us [...]

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