From the Kitchen – all praise the tortilla press, and a tortilla that needs no press

(a break from the entertaining, and somewhat tedious religious stuff) In an attempt to find an easier way to make our meat pies, we got a tortilla press.   I have to say that this was one of the best $25 we’ve spent in a while. It makes pressing out pie crust for hand pies so … Continue reading From the Kitchen – all praise the tortilla press, and a tortilla that needs no press →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Big miracles, little evidence and the beginning of the kvetching, part 3

We find ourselves at the end of Chapter 13, which is where this god isn’t going to send his people on the easy road, because “For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” We’re not sure who this god said this to. It doesn’t seem to be … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Big miracles, little evidence and the beginning of the kvetching, part 3 →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “Abracapocus!” plus lots of collateral damage – the peculiar story of the “exodus”, part 2

After re-reading the story in exodus, I think I would be overjoyed to find out that there is no evidence for this nonsense if I were a believer. The characters are not the sharpest knives in the block. A quick overview of what has gone before.   We have a reluctant leader and a god that … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “Abracapocus!” plus lots of collateral damage – the peculiar story of the “exodus”, part 2 →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “let my people go……. For a long weekend!” the peculiar story of the “exodus”, part 1

The newest Bible as Conan movie candidate is “Exodus: Gods and Kings”. It’s a Cecil B. De Mille-ian event with a cast of at least digital thousands. I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I have watched the Discovery Channel show that is trying to ride its coattails. I’ll review that after I’ve reviewed the … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “let my people go……. For a long weekend!” the peculiar story of the “exodus”, part 1 →

Not So Polite Dinner conversation – you’d think it was a scarecrow convention, with all of the straw men

The title's a bit of a hyperbole but I just couldn't resist using it.  It’s been an interesting, if typical, week discussing gods with believers. I have been told that I would get Real Soon Now™ the “right” answer to Romans 9; that claiming that I believed something I do not is just incorrect not … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner conversation – you’d think it was a scarecrow convention, with all of the straw men →

From the Kitchen – hey, I actually used something I put in the freezer to use “later”

Thanksgiving was quiet for us. I got a chicken, roasted it per usual and we just sat around eating, drinking, listening to music and talking. I know, crazy a married couple talking for hours  🙂 We were to have a big snowstorm on the preceding Wednesday (4-8 inches which became, oh, enough snow to whiten … Continue reading From the Kitchen – hey, I actually used something I put in the freezer to use “later” →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – My thoughts on the Ferguson incidents

The internet is abuzz the Ferguson shooting.   It seems that some people are a bit confused on what happened, and are willing to just say “well, of course the white guy got off.” Or that “of course the black people rioted and harmed people who did nothing to them.” These are my thoughts, just to … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – My thoughts on the Ferguson incidents →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – science proves Chrisitanity is true? Oh do tell.

I’ve recently run into a Christian named Diana Lesperance. She is the classic evangelical Christian, creationist, and sure that her version of Christian is the only “right” one. She’s written a book “The Narrow Way: biblical and historical proof that God is Great” as a response to Chris Hitchens's book. That book must be quite … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – science proves Chrisitanity is true? Oh do tell. →