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I enjoy researching and writing in my spare time. I get my inspiration from other writers who employ fallacies, make assertions without evidence, or distort facts and exaggerate. As a result, I find myself wanting to probe deeper to find the objective truth

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Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Reflections: Atheism: 3 of 80
Where Are The Atheist Missionaries? The missionary enterprise of the Christian church has existed since the first century when the apostles were given the great commission by Jesus. (Matt.28:19; Luke 24:37). Paul and Peter spent their entire lives after the Resurrection and Pentecost spreading the gospel, terminated by marty... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball Players Barry Bonds career credibility: 1 of 15
An Objective View of The Career of Barry Bonds Consider the following statistics: 2986 games played. 2227 runs scored 2935 hits 762 home runs 1996 runs batted in 2558 WALKS! .298 career batting average .444 on base percentage Barry's statistics before 2001, including over 400 home runs, over 400 stolen bases and the fact he ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God How do I know that God exists?: 8 of 80
A Challenge for Skeptics In the direct sales profession, when a customer hesitates before making a buying decision, the savvy salesperson will often use what is called the Ben Franklin method to close the sale. On a sheet of paper, the advantages and disadvantages are listed side by side so the customer can see why buying th... More..
Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought Life's origin: 2 of 15
Why Do People Still believe In Spontaneous Generation? Spontaneous Generation was thought to be the origin of life until the late 1850's. It wasn't until the work of Louis Pasteur that this fallacy was finally disproved. In 1859, the French Academy of Science sponsored a Science Fair, the goal being to either prove or dispro... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Drama & Issues Drama and how to deal with it: 3 of 20
Drama Queens and Triangulators My earliest and most frequent memory is hearing and watching people yelling. I was raised in a home where arguments would erupt at the drop of a hat and voices were raised to the level of shouting. Usually the combatants would not listen to what the other person was saying and talk over them. M... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary How should we remember Michael Jackson?: 2 of 12
"This is a moment that I wish I didn't live to see come", Stevie Wonder told the crowd before performing a solo rendition of "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer". I am three years older than Michael and like Stevie Wonder, I never considered the possibility that I would be inspired to write about Michael Jackson post mortem... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Atheism: 1 of 6
I recently found this statement on an atheist blog: "No document that affirms that Jesus rose from the dead can be admitted into the discussion, because the one who wrote it obviously believes it happened. To rely on any early believer's testimony regarding the resurrection is circular reasoning, because, after all, they wer... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Is Jesus just a myth?: 13 of 77
The Philo Fallacy Every year as Easter draws near, the voices of skepticism surrounding Jesus heightens. Not only do skeptics question whether Jesus was who he claimed to be, there is a fringe minority of skeptics who assert that he never existed. Their biggest objection is the claim that there is a lack of non-biblical cont... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Testimonies: An open letter to God: 11 of 51

Dear Jesus, As I sit here at my desk at work instead of worshipping you this morning at Church, I felt the need to take a few minutes to write a letter to you and express how I know you are God. I am amazed at the countless times you answer specific prayers. Often times the outcome is not exactly as I would wish them to be b... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Devotional reflections: 9 of 37

Devotional Reflections 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 Everything man creates eventually goes out of date such as computers, furniture, phones, televisions, and clothing styles. Everything God creates or that is inspired by God stays the same and is reliable. The Gospel message in the New Testament is over 2000 years old and through ce... More..