Bill Pratt | June 29, 2009
Post Author: Bill Pratt Incredibly, this was the sage advice of a writer who showered us with his wisdom in the letters to the editor section in our local newspaper. I rarely read the letters to the editor, because they almost never say anything of substance, but in a moment of weakness, I read them [...]
Bill Pratt | June 27, 2009
I just finished a detailed study of the seven miraculous signs Jesus performed in the Gospel of John. If you don’t recall, they are: The Miracle of Turning Water Into Wine The Miracle of Healing the Nobleman’s Son The Miracle of Healing the Man at the Pool of Bethesda The Miracle of Feeding Five Thousand [...]
Bill Pratt | June 25, 2009
This topic is a bit off the main theme of this blog, but this is an extremely important topic that all Christians must deal with. My wife and I have been married almost 15 years, which isn’t any kind of world record, but is somewhat impressive, given the ongoing high divorce rate in the US. [...]
Bill Pratt | June 24, 2009
Roger Morris, on the Faith Interface blog, analyzes a recent study that finds British teens taking a decidedly negative view of religion. The reason I say it’s no surprise is that I have interacted with many British adults during my career in the semiconductor industry, and the majority are apathetic or hostile toward religion. They [...]
Bill Pratt | June 21, 2009
The classical Judeo-Christian belief has always been that God is all-powerful, or omnipotent. He can do whatever is actually possible to do, but not what is actually impossible to do. We previously covered this topic in “Can God Make a Rock So Big He Can’t Lift It?” But there are some who deny that God [...]
Bill Pratt | June 19, 2009
The most popular view, among evangelicals, is that the “sons of God” mentioned in Gen. 6:2 are angels who seduce human women, the “daughters of men.” This view, however, is highly problematic because Matthew 22:30 informs us that angels do not marry. So who are the “sons of God?” According to both Tom Howe and [...]
Bill Pratt | June 14, 2009
If you are a person who says this about Christianity, excuse me for being skeptical. God performed miracles through Moses, and yet Pharaoh did not believe. God performed miracles through Elijah, and yet Jezebel did not believe. Jesus performed numerous miracles that confirmed his power over sickness, weather, and even death. Ultimately he rose from [...]
Bill Pratt | June 11, 2009
Imagine the following scenario: two people claim to know the same professional football player. The football player’s name is Alex and he plays in the NFL. The first person who knows Alex the football player describes him this way: He is 6′ 6″ tall, he weighs 305 lbs., he plays left tackle, he is married, [...]
Bill Pratt | June 9, 2009
Jesus frequently used parables to teach his disciples important concepts about the kingdom of God. We, as Christians 2,000 years removed, often have difficulty interpreting the meaning of these parables. Fortunately, with some effort we can recover the major thrusts. The Parable of the Minas (Luke 19:11-27) is spoken by Jesus just before he enters [...]
Bill Pratt | June 6, 2009
Recently, late-term abortionist George Tiller was gunned down by an abortion opponent. Truth be told, many in the pro-life community have a hard time feeling sorry for a man who ended so many thousands of innocent lives, but still we know that his murder was morally wrong. A crucial question is this: If Dr. Tiller [...]
