Calling for Writers! Guest Posts for our Blog Spring 2019

 

I’ll be getting ready again to prepare to teach and train pastors overseas in an undisclosed area of the world sometime in Spring 2019.  The world is getting darker and I wonder how long the window will be open for us to do these things.

As usual I’ll be going somewhere where I won’t have stable internet access and also other restrictions.

Would you want to “keep the fort down” for this blog while I am away by writing a guest post that I can schedule and also interacting with those who comment on the blog for the day it is posted?

I’m taking requests right now and asking for submission by sometime in March.  Posts will have to be biblically sound (obviously) and can be on the topic of the Bible, theology, apologetics, Christian worldview, etc.

Drop us a comment and let us know!

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Review: Answers Book for Kids Volume 2: Dinosaurs and the Flood of Noah

Ken Ham and Cindy Malott. Answers Book for Kids Volume 2: Dinosaurs and the Flood of Noah.  Green Forest, AK: Master Books, July 30th 2008. 48 pp.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

This is the second volume in the Answers Book for Kids series written by Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis and published by Master Books.  My kids and I enjoyed the first one enough to pick up the second volume.  This particular book focuses on Dinosaurs and the Flood of Noah.  Using a question and answer format the book responds to twenty two questions from kids.  Some of these questions are also questions that adults asks.  Ken Ham works with his co-author Cindy Malott to respond to these questions in a way that kids would be able to understand.

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50 United States: Christian First Grade Homeschool Lesson 1

This is a Christian Home School Lesson Series for first graders on the 50 United States.

I typically go over two states at a time since we teach our kids multiple subjects during the day and two states at a time seems to be enough.  However if one is teaching one subject at a time I think going over four states at a time would be just right.

Our series’ lesson plan will be in alphabetical order and go over four states at a time.

Are there any other interesting facts you would add for any of the states mentioned?  Feel free to leave a comment!

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Quick Devotional from 1 Timothy 3:1 (Observation from the Greek)

This is from my daily Greek exercise of sight reading many months ago, courtesy of Vincent S Artale Jr.

Our text is from the Greek translation of 1 Timothy 3:1.  Here is my translation:

“SENTENCE 3 ‹ πιστὸς ὁ λόγος › [CD Εἴ [TP τις TP] ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται CD]
This is a faithful word: If anyone desire to be an overseer

καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ”
he desire a good work

Here are some observations:

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Blog Milestone: 1.5 Million Views

Just right now, sometime right before 3 PM Pacific Standard Time today, we hit a new milestone for our blog Veritas Domain: We have one and a half million (1.5 million) total views.  That’s the total of view since our blog began in 2006 but with most of the hits taking place the last few years.

It was a little less than five months ago we were at 1.4 million.

Thank you all for reading our blog, commenting and discussing things, reblogging, tweeting and sharing this on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterests) along with emailing posts we have written.  Over the years a big factor for our having so much views have been search engines and social media.  Hats off to you all.

Just like last time I want to say its not ultimately not about the numbers.  I hope our blog is able to equip and edify believers and evangelizes nonbelievers.

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Review: Batman: The Dark Prince Charming Book One

The last five nights and days has been long so I’m getting a little breather today from the ministry.  Here’s a fun read review as a mental break.

Enrico Marini.  Batman: The Dark Prince Charming Book One. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, November 6, 2018. 144 pp.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

This is a comic book written and illustrated by a European artist name Enrico Marini.  It is an exciting take on Batman versus Joker from the perspective of an European artist.  I thought Marini did a good job telling this story.

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David vs. Goliath: Table of Contents

Note: Thanks for all those who prayed for my busy ministry weekend.  That was very much appreciated.

Here’s the four part series on David and Goliath blog posts we have posted the last few Sundays:

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When all things happen at once in ministry

One of those weeks where all things seem to happen at once and pile up out of nowhere suddenly with ministry.

Off to sleep then sermon prep, family time, evangelism and sermon prep again.

Pray for me.

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Presuppositional Apologetics Sunday School Lessons by Michael Mock (2018)

This is a fifteen part series by pastor Michael Mock teaching apologetics from a Presuppositional Apologetics (Van Tillian) perspective although there are things more than just Presuppositionalism such as counter-cult and pro-life apologetics. This originally was a Sunday Series at Cross Creek Presbyterian Church (PCA) located at Fayetteville, NC. The lessons took place between June 24th to October 14th, 2018.

Here are the audio MP3s:

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Phony Marine Veterans and thoughts on Phony Religious Teachers

My post Nathan Phillips problematic slander of the Covington Boys has went viral.  A big part of that is people going on search engines looking up Nathan Phillips’ lies about his military experience.  One of the best expose of Nathan Phillips is by Don Shipley here.  Don Shipley was a career Navy SEAL and I must warn you his language is that of a…sailor.

But I saw another video in which Shipley exposes another guy that lied about being a Vietnam Vet and members of some special operations unit that has also generated a lot of publicity from the public.

Here’s the video:

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Presuppositional Apologetics’ Links: Third Week of January 2019

Here are the links related to Presuppositional apologetics gathered between January 15th-21st, 2019.

1.) Is God Real? Are the Laws of Logic Simply Human Conventions?

2.) Bible Contradiction? How did Jesus respond when questioned by the high priest?

3.) Explaining evil, part 1

4.) Does Christianity or Naturalism Better Account For Reality?

5.) The Properties of Light Require God

6.) When Angry Anti-Creationists Attack

7.) Is God Real? The Case from the Transcendent Laws of Logic

8.) Autonomous reason

9.) Review: Answers Book for Kids Volume 1: Creation and Fall

 

Missed the last round up?  Check out the re-blogged post from a friend OR another reblog here and here and a repost here

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Nathan Phillips problematic slander of the Covington Boys

Let me say in the beginning of this post that I’m not Catholic (I strongly think their view of salvation is wrong) nor did I vote for Trump.  Also I am not a racist, being a minority myself nor am I anti-Native American since I married someone who is much more Native American than Elizabeth Warren.  I’m writing this post for the sake of truth: There’s been more fake news from the mainstream media against these high school kids from Coivington High School and the more I look into it the more disturbing it gets.

I have also talked about this with a liberal friend on social media and when I showed them what I found I didn’t get a reply.  But I have seen him become more cautious in his comments with others as a result of what I shared and his friends pointing out that there’s something to what I was saying.  Perhaps this post can help others too.

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Bible Absurdity? Jesus cursed figs to show how much God hates figs?

For today’s post we will tackle an issue the Skeptic Annotated Bible raised: Did Jesus cursed figs to show how much God hates figs?

Here’s the passage the Skeptic thinks is absurd:

 Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. ¹⁴ He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening. 

Mark 11:13-14

(All Scriptural quotation comes from the New American Standard Bible)

Here is what the Skeptic Annotated Bible says:

Jesus kills a fig tree for not bearing figs, even though it was out of season. He did this to show the world just how much God hates figs.

I know Christians also struggle with this passage.

Here’s a closer look at whether or not there is an absurdity:

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David vs. Goliath Part 4: Beware those who disdain trusting in the Lord

Here’s a post based upon the third of four points based upon the famous story of David versus Goliath.

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Review: Hero of the Empire

A weekend leisure reading review…because sometimes Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading!

Candice Millard. Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill.  New York, NY: Doubleday, September 20th 2016.  400 pp.

5 out of 5

Purchase: Amazon

This is the first book I read about the life of Winston Churchill and it focused on him as a young man in the military and as a war correspondent.  Of course Churchill is best known for being the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War Two but I thought it was good to read about his experiences when he was younger which of course would shape him later in life.  This work by Candice Millard is narrated well and is captivating.  I didn’t know so much about Churchill and I’m glad I read this book!

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