“Now these were more noble-minded . . . examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.” – Acts 17:11 (NASB)

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Dedicated to the reader who will test everything and hold to the good. (1 Thess. 5:21)

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Essays

(Essays that are relatively lengthy or detailed are titled in bold; others are short and simple.)

 Fundamental Claims and Defense of Christianity:

Presuppositional Spaghetti, the Lottery Paradox, and the Search for God
A Rational and Biblical Approach to the Problem of Hell  (Why Would a Good and Loving God Condemn a Person to Hell Simply for Not Believing?)
A Progressive Annihilation Concept of Hell
Goldbach’s Conjecture and the Uselessness of the Modal Ontological Argument
The Anthropic Oddity of our Youth   (New!)

 Theological Issues:

Rational Christian Eschatology
Calvinism and Free Will
Does God Sovereignly Ordain Evil?
In Defense of the Doctrine of Total Depravity
Calvinism vs. Arminianism: Is There No Middle Ground?
What Love Is This?  (Does One Side of the Calvinism Debate Misrepresent the Love of God?)
A Concise Definition of Hyper-Calvinism
Does God Expect Christians to Keep the Sabbath?

 Creation and Science:

The Popular Christian Doctrine that Effectively Denies Creation  (Hint: It’s not evolution!)
A Nonexpert Review of the Book “Refuting Compromise” by Jonathan Sarfati
Evolution and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Inconsistency of the Young-Earth Creation Interpretation
The Firmament Shows His Handiwork  (What a Supernova Can Tell Us About Creation)

 Biblical Inspiration and Difficulties:

The Population of Israel in the Exodus

 Political Appeals:

On the Personhood of Pre-implantation Embryos  (A Warning that the Pro-life Community Is Largely Going Too Far!)
Taxation in the Spirit of the U. S. Constitution
Why We Need Mandatory Voting

 Just for Fun:

Wisdom Sayings
You Might Be an Evangelical American Christian Fundamentalist If . . .
Does the Bible Use an Erroneous Value for Pi?

Poetry

 Poems of Worship and Devotion:

The Back Side of God   (New!)
Incarnation   (New!)
Poet in His Poem
The Second Prodigal
God’s Kingdom
Psalm 45
The Golden Chain of Redemption
The Divine Artist
The Resurrection
The Champion
Gospel Glory
Crucified With Jesus

 Poems of Comfort and Encouragement:

The Rest of the Story
Judgment Day
Mirror Dimly
Eternal God
Questions
Theodicy of Redemption
Walk on Water
Make Us Thankful
The Emmaus Road
God’s Train
Not My Will
The Walk of Faith
Calvary’s Call
The Joy of Tears
Encouragement from Jeshoshaphat
Sovereign Love
Faith More Precious Than Gold

 Inspirational Songs (with Music):

Testimony of a Lost Sheep
He Came

Complete List of Poems

Additional Information

About Me (the author of this web site)
My Theological Pigeonhole (current statement of beliefs)

This page copyright © 2001-2013 Edward A. Morris.  Created May 3, 2001.  Last updated May 9, 2013.