Author Archives: me

How to read the Old Testament: Wisdom from an old dude

Posted on August 30, 2007 by me

In keeping with prior posts on hermeneutics (that is, how to read and actually understand the Bible in some reasonable fashion), more hermeneutics, discovering the nature of God, and too many posts to link to directed at shaking a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Letter to a Christian Nation, My Own Personal Religion, Theological Musings | 8 Comments

Listening to In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Posted on August 27, 2007 by me

Those who know me will probably not be surprised that I listen to In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida fairly regularly. In fact, over the past 2 or 3 days, I’ve let it play a dozen or more times. Sometimes I rotate a number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts, Reviews | 8 Comments

Hemant Mehta, the Friendly Atheist

Posted on August 25, 2007 by me

I just finished reading Hemant Mehta’s book I Sold My Soul on eBay, thanks to my own friendly atheist, Mike (is that enough links for one sentence?). Overall, it’s a very good book, and I would strongly encourage any church … Continue reading →

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My letter to a Christian Nation 5: Hermeneutics and heretics

Posted on August 22, 2007 by me

Dear Christian Nation, One of the problems that we have, and why some atheists and other forms of non-believers find Christianity nuts, is that so many of us read the Bible in ways that allow us to make it say … Continue reading →

Posted in Letter to a Christian Nation, My Own Personal Religion | 3 Comments