The Bible and the “Big Bang”
If you've watched "What's in the Bible?" #1, you probably noticed that I made a very brief, joking reference to the "big bang theory" when we talk about Creation. I've had a few fans write to complain...
View ArticleBig Bang fun
Hey – the conversation about the Big Bang, etc. in the comments of my last post was very interesting! Lots of opinions, lots of very bright people chiming in. My favorite thing about the conversation...
View ArticleiPad, you Pad, we all Pad…
Okay, I got an iPad. On day one. It wasn’t my plan… I don’t know what happened. I was going to wait and let other people go first – let other people remind us why we shouldn’t buy “generation 1” of...
View ArticleHappy Fall/Harvest/Halloween/insert-your-Fall-celebration-here
A seasonal greeting from fan/friend/illustrator Amy Lester… The post Happy Fall/Harvest/Halloween/insert-your-Fall-celebration-here appeared first on Phil Vischer.
View ArticleApple and Christian apps… a troubling development?
This is a little concerning. Are you familiar with the Manhattan Declaration? Chuck Colsen and quite a few other leaders in the evangelical world came together to sign a statement reinforcing their...
View ArticleHere an iPad, there an iPad…
Okay, it appears iPads are taking over. I'm sitting among about 30 parents at a volleyball tournament (all three of our kids play volleyball). Typically, in a group like this there would be about 6-7...
View ArticleVeggie Reference in “Rio?”
I’ve got a problem. I feel like I need to see the latest animated films to keep up on things, but my kids are now all old enough that they aren’t that excited about seeing animated films with me. So...
View ArticleStill fancy after all these years…
Okay, this was quite an event. Those of you who have read my book (Me, Myself & Bob), know that it starts with the somewhat cryptic sentence, “Evelyn Schauland was a fancy woman.” I then go on to...
View ArticleFun on Fox
Well, that was interesting. Not sure if you’ve ever been on a cable news channel before, but here’s how it goes: Unless you happen to be in NYC (which I was not), you’ll be appearing via satellite. Fox...
View ArticleOn Steve Jobs
As no doubt you’ve heard by now, Apple founder Steve Jobs passed away yesterday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Like many others, I am reflecting on the man’s influence on my own life, as I...
View ArticleStrange Dreams…
Okay, I had a really weird dream last night. I could use some “interpretive” input. For an unknown reason, I was buying some merchandise from a store full of Jewish artifacts. Maps, charts, Old...
View Article“Lord, make me popular.”
I listened this morning to a TV sermon from a popular TV preacher. “Sermon” may be the wrong term. It was a motivational talk about the power of positive thinking. It could have been given by Mary...
View ArticleWorried about Men
This is the piece I wrote that I mentioned in this weeks podcast – here for your reading pleasure! So… I received the latest issue of Game Informer magazine in the mail. I know what you’re saying,...
View ArticleChristmas Wishes
I’m sitting in a mall listening to Christmas music. It is, of course, that most innocuous sort of Christmas music that is designed not to offend anyone. I call it “Santa Happy Joy Joy” music. It is...
View ArticleStuck in an airport
So I’m spending the day today stuck in the airport in Calgary. (Yes, that’s in Canada. Western Canada.) My flight was cancelled due to “equipment issues.” In western Canada, I assume that means the...
View ArticleHalloween at Disneyland
Halloween is now big with Disney. Really big. Christmas big. I think it is safe to say that Disney now makes as big a deal out of Halloween as they do Christmas. Pumpkins EVERYWHERE. Halloween bunting...
View Article“Creating Atheists” and Understanding Faith – A Response to Peter Boghossian
We’re going to do something fun. On the podcast recently we talked about the new book A Manual for Creating Atheists by Peter Boghossian – a book that makes the argument that “faith” is a “flawed...
View ArticleBoghossian Follow-up (or… Send in the Atheists!)
So this was interesting: I posted my initial critique of Peter Boghossian’s book, A Manual for Creating Atheists, on my site two days ago, and very quickly learned a few things: Atheists are organized,...
View ArticleHam on Nye Post Mortem
Well, that could have been worse. Last night at the Creation Museum in Kentucky, young earth creationist (YEC) ringleader Ken Ham took on children’s TV personality and playfully bow-tied atheist Bill...
View ArticleAdventures in Atheist-Land
Well, that was educational. I’ve spent a good part of the last month engaging in conversations with a number of atheist bloggers on a number of atheist bloggy sites and, frankly, I can see why the...
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