on the misuse of archaeology for evangelistic purposes

Posted on June 30, 2010 by bobcargill

i have written an article at bible and interpretation entitled “on the misuse of archeology for evangelistic purposes.” the article provides an update on the ridiculous claims earlier this year from a hong kong group called noah’s ark ministries international (nami) claiming they had found noah’s ark. in the article, i demonstrate how their intentionally [...]

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finally!! verizon to provide service for iphone

Posted on June 29, 2010 by bobcargill

behold the power of my words of chastisement!! it’s about time!!! verizon is reportedly going to begin providing service for the iphone. when it’s ready and available, i shall purchase my iphone 4. at which point, i shall bid farewell to the most miserable phone service experience i’ve had since my phone kept inexplicably hanging [...]

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perhaps one contributing reason why california is broke: gambling with welfare money

Posted on June 24, 2010 by bobcargill

this is both typical and representative of the welfare state california has become: the la times is reporting that california ebt cards (‘electronic benefits transfer’ – the new electronic form of food stamps) allow users to withdraw cash at casino atms. california adopted the ebt cards because they were more convenient and less stigmatizing to [...]

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no new iphone until i can use anyone but at&t

Posted on June 24, 2010 by bobcargill

i’m just putting it out there for the record: i shall not be purchasing a new iphone (i still have the original model) until i have some other option of service provider than at&t. the sooner i can use verizon, the sooner i’ll buy a new iphone. if that doesn’t happen soon, droid is calling [...]

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get well soon scott!

Posted on June 23, 2010 by bobcargill

today my thoughts and prayers are with scott hamilton, who had a brain tumor removed today. we attended church together in malibu. scott and his family are wonderful people. i wish them the best and scott a speedy recovery.

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a study in professionalism: the sbl responds to ronald hendel’s letter

Posted on June 22, 2010 by bobcargill

The Society of Biblical Literature responded today to an op-ed letter written by Cal Berkeley’s Dr. Ronald S. Hendel entitled “Farewell to SBL” published in the July/Aug 2010 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review. I commented on Dr. Hendel’s letter yesterday. In their response, the SBL takes issue with and offers responses to four claims made [...]

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the flies pay obama back for an earlier smackdown

Posted on June 22, 2010 by bobcargill

could it be that this is payback for this?

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jason boyett on the creepiness of guardian angels

Posted on June 22, 2010 by bobcargill

my friend jason boyett has a great post on the creepiness of guardian angels. it’s quite good. if you don’t follow jason’s blog, you should. of course, i don’t buy the concept of guardian angels at all. the last thing christianity needs is a larger pantheon. somehow we went from the monotheistic concept of ‘one [...]

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conversations on science and religion

Posted on June 22, 2010 by bobcargill

Christian Brady has brought my attention to a wonderful June 17, 2010 article by David Moltz at Inside Higher Ed entitled, “Science Gets Religion.” The article examines the real tension between faith and science within academic circles. Simply put, there are just as many scientists that dismiss out of hand anyone espousing any form of [...]

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hendel’s must-read critique of sbl

Posted on June 21, 2010 by bobcargill

Cal Berkeley’s Dr. Ronald S. Hendel has written a letter in Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) that all biblical scholars should read. In his “Farewell to SBL,” Hendel examines the loss of the ‘critical’ part of biblical scholarship in the SBL. He laments the apparent exchange of critical investigation and rational scholarship for fundamentalists and charismatics, [...]

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