Happy Birthday Bud!

Today's my brother Scott's birthday. He and the rest of the family are coming over for a cookout this afternoon/evening.

Scott (aka Bud, Scooter) was born when I was 13. He was the most active baby/toddler I have ever experienced, and I give him all the credit for helping me wait for a while after being married to have kids.

Thanks Scott!

Happy 4th Weekend

Thought I might give blogging a try. Have really enjoyed Win Corduan's blog and thought I would give it a shot. Doesn't seem to take much time on a daily basis, so here goes. For starters, why the link to Win Corduan's blog? Dr. Corduan is a religion professor at Taylor University, which is where I attended from 1988-1992. Grew up in a Christian home, and struggled with committing to Christianity. Corduan's class, Contemporary Christianity, opened my eyes to a truth that I had never really encountered... there were rational arguments that rational people could accept for Christianity! He challenged us to play the role of a skeptic, pretend we were not Christians, and evaluate the worldview based on the evidence. The statement - "If Christianity is not true, we shouldn't believe it." almost knocked me out of my chair. I had never heard anyone make a statement so bold. Long and short, this was a big part of my recommitment to Christ, and the study of apologetics has been a passion of mine ever since. I tripped over Corduan's blog about 6 months ago, have been reading it, and enjoy his simple, matter-of-fact style.