tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432058154202539002024-03-12T18:08:28.476-06:00IBITEIBITE blog gives intelligent and thoughtful discussions on Christianity, and its interaction with science, technology, philosophy and education.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-26723234568364259512016-06-13T16:05:00.005-06:002016-06-13T16:05:51.630-06:00New site is here!
As the old saying goes, the enemy of good is perfect.
So it goes with my new site, as I told you about in the last two posts.We have to move on!
And yes, now you can check out the new site! iApologia.com.
There I want to continue to have a platform "Where Science, Reason & Christianity Meet."
As you will see, the site has a total makeover. I have added a speakers page to answer common Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-40409179828423602112016-06-12T21:02:00.000-06:002016-06-12T21:02:01.672-06:00New Site Comming Tomorrow!My last post noted that a new site was coming. It is just around the corner! I plan on making it go live tomorrow: Monday, June 13, 2016.
Brand new site, brand new name, brand new logo.
In the mean time, if you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email off to the side or comment below. Also, if you know of those who would be interested, feel free to forward them the latest information!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-75879973413770722832016-05-30T09:50:00.000-06:002016-05-30T20:07:52.382-06:00IBITE Blog News, Big Changes Coming!I've been quiet of late...but I’ve not been idle, behind the scenes that is. You see, I've been chomping at the bit for sometime to update. IBITE blog needs to grow a little. It needs to be a little more official and more focused.
I’m excited to say that what this means is we have a new site coming!
It’s still in the works, but it’s coming along well.
So what can you expect? Well...it's goingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-77126354723917936612016-05-07T07:34:00.003-06:002016-05-11T14:53:04.409-06:005 Amazing "Alien Technologies" in Life That Strike Down Darwinistic Evolution
Terrestrial Alien technology
Digging in the deep jungle tangle, you are in search for lost ancient civilizations. Finding primitive technology is your expected end because of the surrounding primitive cultures.
Your slow sleepy digging suddenly is awakened by the earth's yawning mouth, you are plunged down into the bowels of the earth. A hidden cavern awaits your arrival. Heart pounding, you Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-35657753818808356482016-04-25T19:35:00.003-06:002016-04-28T13:10:15.502-06:00The Comfortable Christianity Conundrum and Why You Should be Concerned
The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer | Public Domain
We like our comfort. We like are personal peace. We like our prosperity. However, if your Christianity is comfortable, you are not a Christian after the breed of the Apostles and ancients. In fact, not even like Jesus! Now I'm not trying to tell you that you should seek out an "uncomfortable life". No. I am saying if you are doing as the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-51548937778816180252016-04-10T17:06:00.003-06:002016-04-15T13:16:48.940-06:00One Life Mystery That Is Destroying Darwinism But Points To The Creator
Exponential Life - Epigenetics Deepens the Mystery of Design
I was blown away when the scientist said it; my mind yelled, "What? That's crazy!" His topic was the famous, or maybe infamous, tiny friend living down in our lower digestive tract, Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. He said that, on average, any given strain of E. coli shares about twenty percent of its core genes with any other E. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-43763785593510032292016-03-31T18:40:00.000-06:002016-03-31T18:44:19.974-06:00Has Science Killed God? Four Reasons Why That Idea Does Not Make Sense.
Some atheists say things like "science has fired God" or "science killed God." What about some who say "science is making belief in God obsolete and incoherent"? Or what about this, "we are getting smarter and we can now explain things without invoking God."
Just like a previous post, "Reason vs. Faith", where I argue that reason and faith are compatible, I want to make a similar claim here, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-19014901864823342462016-03-25T16:30:00.000-06:002016-03-28T06:53:33.027-06:00The Law of Moses and the Law of Christ (Post 3 of 3)
Are Christians supposed to keep the Ten Commandments? Are Christians
supposed to keep the Sabbath? Are we free from the laws of the Old Testament?
Even though these series of posts were aimed at the Jewish believer, it is relevant to any believer. I have noticed that many, included myself at one time, did and do not quite understand Paul's teachings.
Taken from Arnold
Fruchtenbaum’s study Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-75807598804755644372016-03-17T16:43:00.002-06:002016-03-25T18:16:18.326-06:00The Law of Moses and the Law of Christ (Post 2 of 3)
In a post in this series, we looked the purpose of the Law of Moses. If you have not read that post, please do before you keep reading this one (click here). In this post, we will look the law as a unit, the past covenants God gave people and what happened to the Law of Moses.
Like I said in the previous post, I feel that the argument that these three post make is the best one out there Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-41325146524326757152016-03-08T12:52:00.000-06:002016-03-25T21:04:51.751-06:00The Law of Moses and the Law of Christ (Post 1 of 3)
Are Christians supposed to keep the Ten Commandments? Are Christians supposed to keep the Sabbath? Is there a distinction between God's moral law, God's ceremonial law and God's legal law in the Old Testament? What was the old law for?
This three part series will address these and other questions. I feel that this is the best argument concerning how we interact with the Ten Commandments in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-68417226853889536812016-03-02T10:34:00.000-06:002016-04-18T08:49:33.545-06:00The Ancient Story Of The Apostle John, The Bishop And The Bandit
One of my favorite stories is an extra-biblical account, told by second century Clement of Alexandria, about the Apostle John. The same beloved apostle of Jesus, the one who was imprisoned on the isle of Patmos, the one who wrote five books of the New Testament. In a past post, I posted the account verbatim from the Anti-Nicene Fathers (see here). Since it was difficult to read, I always wantedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03520519770985538086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-89742056866620054312016-02-23T11:54:00.000-06:002016-02-24T21:05:36.292-06:00 8 Wrong Ways To Read the Bible And 1 Way You ShouldMaybe one of today's most deceptive Christian traps is illicit Bible reading methods. These methods are easy and common, but so seductive. Sadly, many have learned these methods through "Christian osmosis" and at times these ideas are taught. Almost all of us have probably used some, if not most of them at one time or another. However, these make for weak Christians, Christians who don't have a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-75003331770067818252016-01-22T21:34:00.002-06:002016-02-03T09:27:26.813-06:00Some of the Most Murderers "Regimes" Since the Early Nineteen-Hundreds, The Last One will Stun You!We are disgusted with Hitler, with Stalin and with Mao. Rightfully so, we all know they were sick, sick people murdering millions. Some say "God has a special place for them in hell", and maybe he does, I don't know. We wonder "why didn't people step up and stop them"? How could the rest of humanity allow such atrocious atrocities? How could these criminals of humanity and their henchmen do such Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03520519770985538086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-90107163907398991772016-01-21T12:12:00.001-06:002016-01-23T09:00:42.415-06:00Are Unborn Human Babies Alive? A Biological Perspective Of Life.Biologists like lists and categories. Lots of them. In my very last biology class as a student, we talked about one such list, a list that describe the attributes of life. This class was virology, so obviously we were interested if viruses are even considered alive, which some push to the outskirts, if they are even life!
While there are a number of variations of lists that distinguish life fromUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-4810626157866072092016-01-16T14:41:00.003-06:002016-02-10T10:08:18.094-06:00The Truth Ain’t Enough. Why You Should Inoculate, Not Isolate
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Just The Truth Please?
A counterfeiter once walked into a gas station, slapped down a seven and asked for change. Without skipping a beat, the attendant handed him a three and four dollar bill and said “good day.”
One of the most annoying "Christian" myths is that many think law enforcement, who deal with counterfeiting, only memorize the "real McCoy" to spot the fake. I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-28077161141987655952016-01-09T19:36:00.000-06:002016-01-11T23:33:02.892-06:00Top Posts Of 2015 That You Don't Want To MissLast year, the post views went out with a bang, the second most popular post was the last one! But before we talk about the top posts, let’s get the year started right with some thoughts.
Every work of art, every movie, every book and every song has an objective and a world-view attached (which is why we need to know what we believe and why, and know deviations from truth). This blog is all Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-73372533160825853742015-12-24T15:41:00.000-06:002016-02-08T14:11:46.441-06:005 Christmas Myths That Some May Thought Were in the Bible, But Aren't.
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As you gather with family and friends for Christmas celebrations, here are some fun conversation facts to tell everyone! In a previous post (see here) I talked about 3 Things You Thought The Bible Says About Christmas, But It Doesn't. Here I have 5 more myths that some may think that are taught in the Bible but really are not.
The Bible says Mary rode a donkey to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-77487203624085931002015-12-03T21:21:00.000-06:002016-03-12T20:12:18.426-06:003 Essential Tools to Own Your Knowledge for Deception Prevention (And Why Doubting Is Not a Sin)
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The air was cold and crisp as I started driving home. The roads were clear so I zoned out. About the same instant as I noticed white flakes in the air and the white fluffy stuff on the road, was when I started losing control. Going down an incline, I started to veer. Yes, in one instant the road changed from clean to slick. My speed was just tooUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-67485142395687041182015-11-29T17:18:00.002-06:002015-12-23T16:13:16.963-06:00One Amazing Idea Every Christian Should do for Christmas (Plus 8 Secret Tools Creative People Use to Be Creative!)How can one be a follower of Christ without a desire to tell others the Gospel? I don't really know. However, you know how it is, many people don’t like to hear the Gospel. But one time in the year most are not only okay with hearing the Gospel, but expect it!
Check out your contact list for an opportunity to express Christ through your cards, letters, family
pictures or gifts. A picture of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03520519770985538086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-70399918810329930362015-11-13T17:59:00.000-06:002016-01-04T12:08:51.547-06:00Was Jesus' Resurrection Fiction? (Plus A Great Short Video!)
One of these days, if it has not yet happened, one will inform you that the New Testament account of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection is “fiction”. Plus, he or she will say that the accounts are late dated, generations after Christ, when myth is made.
This is a real concern, because if the account of Jesus is false, it means that Christianity falls! In fact, the apostle Paul pointed out Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-54742620058957305762015-11-06T17:21:00.003-06:002016-03-12T05:38:43.996-06:00Why Billy Died Even Though He “Trusted” God! (Why Truth Ain’t Enough to Protect you from Error, Here’s What Else is Needed.)
Flash floods. Bad storm. The dam overflows…then brakes. Billy hears the rush of water hit his house as he awakes. Floods rise as he climbs on his table, but the water is getting higher. Standing upon a chair on the table he grabs the beam, he swings, smashing the window that leads out to the roof. All the way he prays for his life. Faith wells up in him. He knows God will spare his life. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-55066260370630303892015-10-06T05:30:00.000-06:002016-03-12T05:31:38.990-06:00A Magician’s Art of Deception, And The Third Way (& Only Way) To Find Truth
Join me, if you would, and think about a magician’s act, who’s not mesmerized by the “trickery”? We all know the card tricks, “death defying” antics, and captivating“disappearing” and then “reappearing” moves are basically misdirection, sleight of hand and skill. Simply: a type of deception we like. Try sleight of hand on small children, they love it. Tricks leave people saying “how was that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-56954766934508037032015-09-19T07:32:00.003-06:002016-03-29T07:07:16.611-06:00What Are Cultic Type Groups And Why Is There "Trouble In Amish Paradise"?
Cults vs. Cultic type Groups
We have been talking about spotting deception for a number of posts now, and there's more to come. However, here’s a ripe example of how a little knowledge can help prevent deception: understanding the cults and, specifically for this post, cultic groups.
While many abuse the word "cult" without proper justification, there is a real concern. A cult of Christianity Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-34378774448278187692015-09-12T10:05:00.000-06:002015-11-19T21:48:21.200-06:003 Sure-Fire Ways To Build Your Knowledge ‘Mental Filter’ The cold
“clickety-clack” sound, the motion, the rolling down the hall on the
cart, you shiver. Eyes on the ceiling, studded cold bright lights flash
past, you turn the corner into the elevator. Exiting the ‘cave’, your
gurney is shoved
past streams of scrub clad humans flying around. A ruptured appendix,
you feel sick with pain, and now this. Surgery. You shiver again as you
enter Pre-Op.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043205815420253900.post-24777595982595784272015-08-24T17:19:00.000-06:002015-11-19T21:48:37.861-06:003 Essential Tools to Build Your ‘Mental Filter’ In The Art Of Deception PreventionShould Christians approve same-sex marriage? This was the question that one book author was trying
to address. His answer was in the affirmative. While I only got through the first chapter or two, what I read stunned me. What struck me was not his arguments or even his position, he did not bring anything new or compelling to the table, rather his case was all emotional. Unsurprising, his Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03520519770985538086noreply@blogger.com0