“The heavens declare nothing really, the firmament showeth nothing really, day unto day uttereth nothing really and night unto night showeth nothing really. There is no speech or language from them, full stop, end of pre-scientific rubbish.”
Such would be …
My esteemed Friend Dr. Michael Abrahams in his column elsewhere in the press (Gleaner, September 7, 2015) contends that God in the Old Testament is not merciful. I am countering with some philosophical and legal pointers.
If being merciful is not …
The year was in the early 1980s in my hometown, Montego Bay. The event? A funeral at Calvary Baptist Church (the old location on Market Street near Sam Sharpe Square). It was a packed church and yard. Most of us who …
Puzzling text #1 – Gen. 22 (The call to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac)
We begin our series of puzzling texts with that account with Abraham and Isaac that baffles and horrifies even seasoned Christians.
I saw a non-Christian comedy cartoon …
The people who favour abortion are correct. A pregnant woman should have the right to decide what happens to her own body. However, we should not go on and talk nonsense beyond that statement which needs proper nuancing.
At a …
Though I am no longer a Pastor (not in charge of any church) I am still an ordained clergyman within the Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU) but hold no office within the JBU so the views I express in my writings …