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Philosophy Friday Tweet Blog: Distinct Being
Subsistence doesn’t destroy diversity: rather it enhances and empowers distinctions. Technorati Tags: being, distinctions, essence, nature, philosophy friday, tweet blog
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Shock and Awe: Observing Fear
In a Philosophy Friday I addressed the question “Did Jesus Fear” where I pointed out that it depends on what we mean by fear. Fear, I noted, isn’t wrong in itself and might actually be necessary for basic living. But I wanted to make a textual observation that I really didn’t have room for in [...]
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Philosophy Fridays: What’s The Point?
Every now and then, on a Friday, I’ll step into the deep waters of Philosophy, ramble on some idea and maybe even interact with something I might be reading. Most of the time, a real philosopher could probably read my drivel and speak into it offering a corrective—but for now I’ll speak from ignorance. After [...]
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When Is A Door Not A Door?
The other day, my buddy Keith Keyser sent me a link to an article by James Hamilton Jr., an associate professor at Southern Baptist Seminary whereby Hamilton lays down what he sees are the logical ends of adhering to dynamic equivalence theory (going forward I’ll refer to it as functional equivalence) when it comes to [...]
Increase Not Decrease: God Grants the Role