Sunday, June 21, 2026

A Short Reply to a Long Article on Perspicuity

 I recently made a video on my YouTube channel about the Protestant doctrine of Perspicuity.  In brief, the doctrine of perspicuity asserts that the text of the Bible is clear enough that normal, competent, well-meaning people should be able to read the text and come to the correct conclusion about what the Bible is trying to assert - at least on the important/core doctrines of the faith.

Yesterday I saw that the Lutheran apologist Javier Perdomo wrote a Substack post defending perspicuity, so I gave it a look.  The following is a partial critique.

Thursday, May 28, 2026

My Best Man Speech

 I recently served as the Best Man at the wedding of my good friend Ben and his (now) wife Lauren. I thought I'd share and store it here.  In memory of Matthew Paul Strong - perfect baby boy called back to the Lord in infancy.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Why Did Paul Say He Was Glad He Didn't Baptise?

 Dear Apologist, if baptism is so important, why does Paul express gladness that he was sent to preach rather than baptize and baptized only a few people?