Who is and is not a Christian?
My last article regarding the "No true Christian" fallacy struck a chord with a good friend of mine. I call him a good friend because I’ve known...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
No true Christian…
Imagine Hamish McDonald, a Scotsman, sitting down with his Glasgow Morning Herald and seeing an article about how the "Brighton Sex Maniac Strikes Again.&q...
Revisiting Kent Schaible
Recently out of a curiosity I decided to see if I could find information on the Kent Schaible case through the court docket. The criminal trial for Herbert and ...
God is banished from the classroom?
Note: This discussion should be considered applicable to the United States only. Prayers are one of the dominating themes of religion. They range from simple ve...
I’d like your help
I’ve been searching for several years for one particular CD. I’ve tried keeping an eye on eBay, the Amazon Marketplace, and even local used book sto...
Impeccable timing
This past Friday, June 26, I met an elderly gentleman. He wasn’t in the best of health, but he still seemed to have some spirits about him. I spent a few ...
I’ll do it myself
I will be turning 30 later this year. I’ve lived through three decades, six Presidents thus far (though with the first two I don’t remember much), t...
Sexual morality and Texas
In typical discussions of morality, two topics tend to come up more than most: sex and abortion. Obviously the two are related — without the former you wo...
The appeal of socialism
The battle with the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has renewed individual resolve for socialist agendas in the United States of America. Cries and chants ca...