Jeremy Thompson

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  • An "Orthodox Catholic"? What's That?

    Michael Bird has written what I think is a mostly helpful post about, among other matters, diversity of theological opinion among both Catholics and Protestants alike.  The post is in reaction to those who would pit theological disagreements as Rome (i.e. the Roman Catholic Church) against Geneva (i.e. the Reformers), as if these two were…

  • John Hobbins on Prayer According to the Psalms

    Been slacking on my link posts lately.  But, it’s been a busy month at work.  At any rate, HERE is a post worth a link.  John Hobbins offers a few thoughts on prayer according to the Psalms.  In it he notes that God desires both reverence and honesty in prayer.  Many feel like to be…

  • John Hobbins on the Limits of Traditional Apologetics

    HERE is a link to a post by John Hobbins on some of the problems with modern apologetics literature.  I’ve commented on the post, so you can see a little bit of what I think there if you would like.  But, basically over the five or so years I have developed a distaste for apologetics. …

  • Drum Roll Please …… And, He Debuts at ….

    # 35 – in the Biblioblog Top 50 that is.  That is a strong first showing I think, but I will not be satisfied with this success.  Next month top 10 and the following #1 is what I’m thinking.

  • 10 Random Beliefs Meme

    This meme thing is fun.  I hadn’t been tagged for one, but then it was two in about a 24 hour period.  I think I probably went overboard on the first one, but that tends to happen when I rant (though I think I may have had a point somewhere in there).  Thanks to James…

  • Interesting Posts Today

    No time to write on my own yet.  Maybe later this evening, but here are some interesting posts I’ve read today: John Hobbins – Why believers must complain about and criticize biblical texts Chris Brady – Want a date? Deny the existence of God Doug Chaplin – The wrong question: James McGrath on Jesus as…

  • Fundamentalism and Anachronism at Desiring God

    Yesterday there was a post on the Desiring God blog about “boring” passages in the Bible (why they put boring in quotes I don’t know; I would just call them boring), especially the Pentateuch.  There is so much wrong with the particular details of this post that it is difficult to really know where to…

  • Well, I Made the List of Biblioblogs – Now More Importantly, Where Will I Debut?

    I have made the list of “officially recognized” Biblioblogs.  You can find the list HERE.  But, really the most important question is where will I rank?  If my website’s Alexa stats keep up (1,368,819), I would perhaps debut around the bottom of the top 50.  However, I will not be satisfied with that.  It is…

  • A Lot of Good Posts over at Ancient Hebrew Poetry

    Wow! John Hobbins has been busy blogging for the last couple of days.  Ancient Hebrew Poetry is one of my favorite blogs to actually read.  Some blogs are good for a blurb here or there.  Others are good for a quick laugh.  But, John normally writes substantial posts in terms of content that are kind…

  • On Being a Self-conscious Blogger

    I am a self-conscious blogger.  An aside in a recent post by Chris Brady made me ponder this as he references a text that gives the advice to “simply write.” This type of advice is difficult for me. And, the one thing that I think cripples me above all others when it comes to writing…