Reading Time: 6 minutes I recently watched a Youtube video by Brian Dalton (aka “Mr. Deity”) entitled “No Evidence,” and it got me thinking. His basic argument was that, in both the Old and New Testament, God was not shy in showing that he existed and demonstrating his enormous power. He did this by way of miracles performed in […]
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The miracle Jesus can’t do
Reading Time: 3 minutes What do you think of when you hear the word miracle? Perhaps you think of the classic 1947 Christmas comedy written and directed by George Seaton, Miracle on 34th Street? Or if you’re a hockey fan you think about the 1980 Miracle on Ice when the US bested the USSR’s hockey team in the Winter […]
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Christians changing the definition of “miracle”
Reading Time: 5 minutes Here’s another example of a Christian apologist troubled by a misbehaving word. You’ll be impressed with how he sidesteps this problem: just change the definition to a more pleasing one. This time, the problem word is “miracle.”
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A tiny course in miracles
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you believe one miracle, you have accepted the premise and have no excuse for not believing all miracles. But let’s get a few things straight right off the bat. A miracle is a supernatural interruption of the natural course of things that cannot be explained by natural causes. All religions, except highly rational versions […]
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The argument against God from sporadic miracles
Reading Time: 3 minutes OnlySky · The argument against God from sporadic miracles | Jonathan MS Pearce I recently debated apologist Jonathan McLatchie about miracles and, during it, I brought up an argument I have been mulling over: the “argument against God from sporadic miracles.” This is also a position I discussed a little in my great conversation with […]
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Bethlehem Church: Interpreting Churches’ Success Claims
Reading Time: 8 minutes Hi and welcome back! Recently, the news site of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) had a major victory to report: a megachurch in a small town in Georgia reported 114 baptisms on one Sunday. That’s a pretty big boast, considering the SBC’s in a major decline and has been for generations now. This claim intrigued […]
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The Miracles of Jesus
Reading Time: 7 minutes In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. As you can see, I’ve been on holiday and inundated […]
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Miracles as Parables
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David Austin, down in Australia, who has provided a few guest articles for your delectation. Here is another one – thanks muchly to him (as […]
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Disputing Miracles vs Disputing History (I)
Reading Time: 9 minutes I’m sorry, but I can’t remember who posted this comment but it is worth dwelling on; if I remember correctly, it was in response to me picking apart biblical narratives for their historical inaccuracies and problems, as well as their naturalistic impossibilities: John, why dispute these facts and not go right for the miracles? Because, […]
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What’s More Likely: Snake or Stake?
Reading Time: 3 minutes A recent comment by WCB on a thread today reminded me of the Exodus claim of Moses’ staff: The Staff of Moses is a staff mentioned in the Bible and Quran as a walking stick used by Moses. According to the Book of Exodus in the Bible, the staff (Hebrew: מַטֶּה matteh, translated “rod” in the King James Bible) was used to produce water from a rock, was transformed […]