Tag Archives: presuppositionalism

My Sad Farewell to Reddit, with Thoughts on Faith and Experience

Posted on 21 May 2016 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

As it happens, my Reddit post was “removed [by a Reddit moderator] as it violate[d] Reddit‘s content policy with respect to personal and identifying information.” Since I am philosophically opposed to anonymous Internet posting (If you’re not willing to identify … Continue reading →

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Constitution or Libertarian Party: Which for the Pious?

Posted on 18 May 2016 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

I should note upfront that I am not an official representative of the Constitution Party. Nor have I run my ideas by any official representatives of that party. My reasons for preferring this party over the Libertarian Party are entirely … Continue reading →

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Gifted Mind: Engaging, Worthwhile…Unfinished

Posted on 2 February 2016 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

Kinley, Jeff, with Raymond Damadian. Gifted Mind: The Dr. Raymond Damadian Story, Inventor of the MRI. Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2015. Hard cover. Pp. 240. ISBN 978-0-89051-803-8. Certain aspects of Jeff Kinley and Raymond Damadian’s Gifted Mind: The Dr. … Continue reading →

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For Love of God’s Word: Useful, Not Essential, to Biblical Understanding

Posted on 16 September 2015 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

Köstenberger, Andreas J., and Richard D. Patterson. For the Love of God’s Word: An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic, 2015. Hard cover, 444 pages. ISBN 978-0-8254-4336-7. Late in For Love of God’s Word (hereafter, FLGW), a condensed … Continue reading →

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Worthwhile Reading…For Some: History, Law and Christianity

Posted on 17 May 2015 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

Montgomery, John Warwick. History, Law and Christianity. Corona, CA: NRP Books, 2014 (prior edition copyrights were 1964, 1991, and 2002). Paperback. 102+xv pages. ISBN 978-1-945500-01-5. While my philosophical and theological commitment are not Montgomery’s—I am an increasingly committed presuppositionalist; he … Continue reading →

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Comprehensive, Informative…Inconsistent, Flawed: 40 Question about Creation and Evolution

Posted on 24 April 2015 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

Keathley, Kenneth D., and Mark F. Rooker. 40 Questions about Creation and Evolution. 40 Questions, series ed. Benjamin L. Merkle. Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic, 2014. Paperback, 430 pages. ISBN 978-0-8254-2941-5.Introduction: General Overview and AssessmentIn this book, a fairly comprehensive survey … Continue reading →

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Permission to Avoid Permission to Doubt

Posted on 8 January 2015 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

Sullivan, Ann C. Permission to Doubt: One Woman’s Journey into a Thinking Faith. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2014. Paperback. 173 pages. ISBN 978-0-8254-4366-4.Ann Sullivan’s Permission to Doubt might best be described as a personal memoir, reflection, and self-help book that dabbles … Continue reading →

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True Reason: Worth Thinking Your Way Through

Posted on 2 March 2014 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

Gilson, Tom, and Carson Weitnauer, editors. True Reason: Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 2013. ISBN 978-0-8254-4338-1. Abridged versions of this review may be found on Amazon and Goodreads. Prefer to skip ahead? Here are … Continue reading →

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Visit Prompts Letter: Can I Get A (Jehovah’s) Witness?

Posted on 26 November 2013 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

I’m not sure how this happened with all the barbed wire, “No Trespassing” signs, and roaming attack dogs on the property, but Monday of this week a local Jehovah’s Witness made it to my front door. (Actually, there were two, … Continue reading →

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Evolutionists’ Fear and Loathing in San Diego

Posted on 16 November 2013 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

Earlier this week, an email from my local creation museum informed me that said museum had been refused membership in the area’s Museum Council. I’d spoken to employees and friends of the museum the day that some representatives of the … Continue reading →

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Hoping the Best for C. S. Lewis: Reflections on Robbins

Posted on 16 November 2013 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

Image: Foggy Foothpath © Copyright Dave Smethurst and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons License. One seminary I attended, Bethel Seminary San Diego, hosted lectures this week by a C. S. Lewis scholar. Though I did not attend the … Continue reading →

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Designed to Renew Your Mind: Guliuzza’s Creation Apologetics

Posted on 29 September 2013 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

Yesterday (Saturday 28 September 2013), the creation museum in my area held its yearly “Museum Day.” Though the event ran from 9 AM to 6 PM, with presentations by a range of speakers from Gary Parker to John Morris to … Continue reading →

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Yahoo! A Discussion Board Post Concerning The Trinity

Posted on 22 April 2013 by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges)

I just posted the message below to a Gordon Clark discussion group on Yahoo!. Find the original post (minus added links) here. The series of three posts I found confusing may be found here, here, and here. This whole discussion … Continue reading →

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