Josiah Concept MinistriesJosiah Concept MinistriesAn apologetics blog dedicated to using common sense and discernment to test what is good. I discuss Roman Catholicism, Atheism, and New Age religions. Articles
EXPOSED: Bryan Adams is a Cannibal!
2008-01-23 00:03:00 **WARNING: Irony ahead!** Using the same standards that skeptics apply to the Bible, I have concluded that Canadian singer Bryan Adams is a cannibal. There is no other plausible answer to the dilemma skeptics’ standards. This shocking truth dawned on me today when I was at work, and I heard the song “Have You Ever ... More About: Humor , Bryan Adams , Cannibal
Dave Armstrong and the Visible Church, part 2
2008-01-18 09:16:00 I should note before continuing with this series that I agree with Dave Armstrong that a visible church is spoken of in Scripture. I disagree with some of the evidence that he has offered–for example, applying Matthew 5:14-16 to the church rather than to the obedience of people. Overall, though, Dave and I ... More About: Church , Part , Apologetics
VJack Strikes Again
2008-01-17 19:39:00 VJack, the writer of Atheist Revolution, has struck again with another anti-religion post. Most notable is this paragraph: Belief in a god (or gods) is similar in the lack of evidence, but different in that it is far more likely to have negative consequences. Maybe you have heard your religious relatives condemn others for not ... More About: Atheism , Apologetics
Dave Armstrong and the Visible Church, part 1
2008-01-17 05:40:00 Dave Armstrong has a rather fascinating article on whether or not the church should be a visible or invisible entity. I thought I’d take a look at it as an exercise in putting Bible verses in proper context. Most Protestants (especially evangelicals) see unity and oneness subsisting primarily or solely in the inner, invisible, spiritual ... More About: Church , Dave , Part , Apologetics
Tom Cruise?s Scientology Speech
2008-01-17 04:43:00 If it wasn’t for the fact that Scientology flies directly in the face of everything I believe as a Christian, I might endorse Tom’s overall message. He’s touching on a lot of the issues that I’ve been covering–atheist misconceptions about how Christians think that the world works. Look at Ephesians 2:8-10: For by grace you have ... More About: Tom Cruise , Theology , Apologetics , Cruise
Steve Ray and Baptism
2008-01-16 08:12:00 Steve Ray has an interesting post about being born of water and the Spirit (Jn 3:5). He lists nine places in the Bible where water and the Spirit represent new birth, and then concludes: Too bad many Evangelicals and Fundamentalists refuse to see it but the Bible is pretty clear about new birth through the sacrament of ... More About: Theology , Steve , Baptism , Roman Catholicism
Refuting Jake, part 3
2008-01-14 19:50:00 This is the final installment (for now) of my examination of the comments of an atheist named Jake on my other site: Also, the Talmudic references to Christ are dated possibly to between 70 and 200 A.D., but more than likely from between 200-500 A.D. These are hardly contemporary. Moreover, there are several possible references to ... More About: Atheism , Part , Apologetics , Part 3
Refuting Jake, part 2
2008-01-13 12:01:00 Yesterday, I examined some of an atheist named Jake ’s comments on my other site. Today, I will continue examining and refuting his claims: In addition, the statement that the apostles went to their ?own horrific deaths proclaiming that Jesus rose again? is an outright deception of the historical record. There are only three references to ... More About: Atheism , Part , Apologetics
Refuting Jake, part 1
2008-01-12 06:42:00 An atheist posting under the name “Jake ” has challenged my articles from God is NOT Imaginary. I’ve decided to take him on in a series of posts on this blog instead of in super-loooooooooong comments on the other site. His three comments appear in response to this article. Your refutation to premise 1 is ... More About: Atheism , Part , Apologetics
God is Real, and He has Blessed Us!
2008-01-11 05:38:00 Praise God for blessing my new blog, God is NOT Imaginary with success! In less than a month, we are coming on 1000 page views already, with a record day yesterday that tops anything this blog has ever seen! Keep praying out there! I can see the results! ... More About: Personal , Site News , Prayers , Blessed , Real
Momentarily Stalled?
2008-01-09 03:08:00 I’m up to 29 complete proofs on God Is NOT Imaginary!! There are two reasons that I’m going to have put on the brakes. First, an atheist named Jake has put several really good challenges out to me. I’m going to have to answer those before I proceed. Second, I’m going to have to go over ... More About: Site News
Importance of Apologetics
2008-01-08 05:20:00 This video highlights the importance of integrating apologetics education into our youth ministries early on. Young Christians should be equipped with the weapons to defend their faith against the New Atheism . If we aren’t teaching our children the historical, philosophical, and theological grounds for the Christian faith then chances are they will lose their ... More About: Apologetics
Join us at God is NOT Imaginary!
2008-01-04 10:10:00 I’m almost halfway through my answers to the unfortunate website GodIsImaginary.com. Check us out at God is NOT Imaginary! My first podcast is coming along. I need extra time to finish it because of the number of interviews that end up being involved. It will be extra light blogging this month, as I’m going to be ... More About: Site News , Join , Not I
Great Year, Next Year Even Better!
2007-12-27 07:59:00 It’s been a great past year. I really feel like the ministry has made some forward progress. My one prayer for this ministry is that my work is leading souls to Christ. I have no way to track that, but I do receive over 1,000 hits per month so I’m hoping that ... More About: Site News , Great , Year
Merry Christmas!
2007-12-26 03:28:00 MERRY CHRISTMAS!! To all of my readers, from Cory, Jody, and Ashleigh. More About: Christmas , Personal , Merry Christmas , Merry
Wearing a Cross?
2007-12-17 03:14:00 I’m not a jewelry person, so I long ago discarded the idea of wearing a small cross around my neck in order to put more of my faith out there for people to see. Instead, I have to rely on my lifestyle and my decision-making paradigm for people to see my faith. I find that ... More About: Cross , Apologetics
Wow! Am I Ever Busy!
2007-12-14 03:52:00 I now have three blogs that I update on a regular basis. This one, Fast Food Management Secrets, and God is NOT Imaginary. I still occasionally share an anecdote about my daughter on my Xanga site, but that last one is all but shut down. Here is what I’m going to try to do: Josiah Concept: I’m ... More About: Site News , Busy
I?m a Christian Science Geek
2007-12-11 07:23:00 I’m not normally one to give the atheists credit when they come up with another God-denigrating parody of Christmas, but this one is just too funny not to post: Yeah, I laughed out loud. I’m a Christian science geek. (HT to Hemnant from The Friendly Atheist) More About: Science , Humor , Geek
Refuting the ?Brood of Vipers? Defense
2007-12-06 05:18:00 Both Frank Walton and J.P. Holding have used what I have come to call the “Brood of Vipers ” defense when someone tells them that their tactics are not Christian. Essentially, it goes a little like this: I say: I realize now that Frank has never fully risen above the evil he seeks to defend Christianity from. Not ... More About: Atheism , Jesus , Defense , Apologetics
Brief Response to Kelly, or An Overview of Living by the Spirit
2007-12-05 07:40:00 Deus Caritas Est (25 Dec 2005) Spe Salvi (30 Nov 2007) I’m acting as secretary for the Vatican. See, I hate to read long articles while sitting at my computer screen. So I try to print them out if I can. The Vatican’s website didn’t have a very printable version of the ... More About: Atheism , Living , Kelly , The Spirit , Apologetics
Two Comments Worry Me
2007-12-04 05:49:00 I saw three comments, one on this site, one on another site, and one via e-mail that worried me. The first comment was from Kelly of the Rational Response Squad: In all seriousness, as I pointed out in the last comment I sent (which wasn?t posted?), you are wise to disassociate yourself from the aforementioned stalker. ... More About: Site News , Comments , Worry
There?s Literal, and There?s HYPER-Literal
2007-12-04 04:43:00 VJack reacts to Christian reaction to his Bible thoughts: When faced with an atheist who is actually reading their bible and still rejects it, the argument becomes one of interpreting things too literally. “You’re missing the point. Christians don’t read their bibles literally like you are doing.” In other words, I am attacking a straw man ... More About: Atheism , Apologetics , Hyper
More on Frank Walton
2007-12-03 07:35:00 I don’t want this to turn into an anti-Frank Walton ministry, but I thought that I would offer up one more post on why his “ministry” is not a Christian one. First, the new poll on the side. He asks for the best word to describe Brian Sapient. The choices are less than Christian ways to ... More About: Atheism , Apologetics , Alton
New Hymn to Mary?
2007-12-02 09:26:00 Now I really can’t wait to read the new encyclical from Pope Benedict XVI. Apparently, there is a new hymn to Mary : At the conclusion of his encyclical released today, Pope Benedict honored Mary as our model of hope and asked for her intercession in showing us the way to the Father. Using a title for Mary used for ... More About: Papacy , Mariology , Hymn , Roman Catholicism
Pope Benedict Releases New Encyclical
2007-12-02 09:21:00 The pope has released a new encyclical entitled Spe Salvi, which is a theological reflection upon hope. Here is the summary (another one here) from Catholic News Agency. I am going to read the entire document and comment as soon as I get time. For now, the Pope ’s introduction interests me: According to the Christian faith, ... More About: Papacy , Roman Catholicism , Benedict , Pope Benedict
The Rational Response Squad: I?m Not a Fan
2007-12-01 19:09:00 I’ve been following the exploits of the Rational Response Squad through the “ministry” of Frank Walton, who runs two blogs dedicated to answering the arguments of atheism. One is dedicated to the Rational Response Squad. Recently, the Rational Response Squad has started a pledge drive for some additional money. The advertisements that they’ve designed for this ... More About: Atheism
Atheist Morality
2007-11-28 04:28:00 I was glancing at this post from the Diary of a Teenage Atheist . The combox discussion had what amounts as an admission that nature is designed rather than evolved. Matt Svoboda posed the following question to TA: “. . . ‘Where does the moral code come from?’ Why do our moral codes automatically tell us it ... More About: Atheism , Morality , Theist , Ality
Comments on Atheist Women Video Closed
2007-11-26 01:38:00 Rian has successfully become the 10,000th customer in the comments box of my Celebration of Atheist Women post to tell me that it doesn’t matter who did what and that I must be closed minded if I’m amused by the juxtapositions of atheist faces in the video. Since I understand the point that was attempted in ... More About: Video , Atheism , Site News
Infallibly Defined?On Two Lists out of Four
2007-11-24 05:27:00 In my previous post, I examined the verses that appeared on all four of Steve Ray’s lists of infallibly defined verses according to the Roman Catholic Church. In this post, I will take a quick look at two verses which appear on two of the lists, Matthew 16:16-19 and Matthew 26:26-28 et. al. with ... More About: Lists , Papacy , Defined , Define
Christmas Time is Here!
More articles from this author:2007-11-23 12:01:00 Traditionally speaking, I’ve always started decorating for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. Obviously, that is a bit counter-culture these days. My short stint in retail has taught me that stores gear up for Christmas about two to three weeks before Halloween. The big stuff comes out after Thanksgiving, but more and more ... More About: Site News , Time 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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