“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:

Why I Believe in the Historical Credibility of the New Testament Picture of Jesus
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

 Theological Issues:

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
You Should Have Been a Calvinist, Mr. Lewis
Ten Reasons Why a True Child of God Can Never Reject His Salvation
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

 Miscellaneous Christian Living / Devotional:

Wisdom Sayings
The Christian “Gettysburg Address”

 Political Appeals:

On the Personhood of Pre-implantation Embryos  (A Warning that the Pro-life Community Is Largely Going Too Far!)
Why We Need Mandatory Voting

 Just for Fun:

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

Poetry

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 Poems of Worship and Devotion:

Echoes from the Emmaus Road
The Gospel in Rhyme
God’s Kingdom
Imprints
Substitution
Psalm 45
Herein Is Love
Embracing God’s Glory
The Golden Chain of Redemption
The Divine Artist
The Resurrection
The Servant
The Champion
Gospel Glory
Redemption Joy
Treasures of God’s Fullness
Crucified With Jesus
Jehovah-jireh
Wondrous Expectation

 Poems of Comfort and Encouragement:

Eternal God
Questions
Theodicy of Redemption
Walk on Water
The Fringes of His Ways
Make Us Thankful
Why Are You Cast Down, My Soul?
The Emmaus Road
God’s Train
Not My Will
The Walk of Faith
Calvary’s Call
Pity Parties
The Joy of Tears
Encouragement from Jeshoshaphat
Sovereign Love
Faith More Precious Than Gold
I Am Not Far From Home

 Inspirational Songs (with Music):

Testimony of a Lost Sheep
He Came

Complete List of Poems

Sermons

Selected sermons by the author, Ed Morris. (No, I’m not a professional preacher, but I do speak occasionally.)

These were originally recorded on cassette at Fairview Bible Chapel, and later converted to MP3 audio format. Some sermons have a small gap where the cassette was turned over.

	(9/19/10)	Paul’s Jewish Hope
	(11/7/10)	The City of David
	(1/30/11)	The End of the Exile (Isaiah 40-55)
	(2/27/11)	Put God to the Test
	(3/20/11)	The Cleansing of Our Bodies
	(4/24/11)	The New Birth (Easter Message)
	(6/12/11)	Rev. 21:1-8 - The End of the Story
	(8/7/11)	Ordinary Lessons from Extraordinary Things
	(10/16/11)	Hebrews 11 - The Nature of Faith
	(11/13/11)	The Apologetic Value of Tradition
	(12/11/11)	The Letters to the Churches of Revelation 2-3

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Complete List of Sermons

Additional Information

About the Author
My Theological Pigeonhole (Current Statement of Beliefs)
External Links

This page copyright © 2001-2011 Edward A. Morris.  Created May 3, 2001.  Last updated January 2, 2012.