Deists, lightning, and common sense

Ben Franklin was a (friendly) deist (unlike Thomas Jefferson; Franklin was friends with preacher George Whitefield). Ben Franklin is also reputed to have been struck by lightning during his kite experiment, but it probably had nothing to do with his deism …

Franklin's kite

Learning caution would be good for all of us.

 

Exceptions for needing seminary tuition

Yesterday’s post noted that many seminaries cannot afford to admit students who do not pay tuition, and we gave the example of Balaam’s donkey. Today, however, we note that exceptions can sometimes be made, particularly if such admissions fulfill certain marketing parameters.

Scholarship for Balaam's donkey

Absent-minded professors

Although Craig’s Bible articles are the main purpose of this site, we will run some of his cartoons also. Unlike the video, audio or written articles, the cartoons won’t take more than a few seconds to read, so they won’t compete with the other kinds of posts. Or, at least, not so far as we can remember …

Absent-minded Professor