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“Hollywoodland”– Magic!
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Ben Witherington
It is one of the great ironies of modern American life that Superman died twice under tragic circumstances, showing that the man of steel, was somewhat less than that. I am of course referring to the sad story of George Reeves, and the equally sad story of Christopher Reeve, one who played Superman on TV…
Origen, and the Nature of God’s Sovereignty
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Ben Witherington
Sometimes it is assumed by Evangelicals that Augustine represents the views of the majority of the Church Fathers when it comes to the issue of divine determinism of all things vs. human beings having some choice about their own fate and destiny. Historically speaking this is not so. Indeed, Augustine who so profoundly influenced both…
Riding the ‘Trane
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Ben Witherington
A very long time ago, 80 years, an African American was born in Hamlet North Carolina, but he was raised and learned the joy of music in High Point N.C., my home town. That town, sadly has never done enough to honor him and his remarkable legacy, but I want to pay tribute to him…
Thus Spake Zarathustra— the Dying Out of a Monotheistic Religion
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Ben Witherington
There is a very interesting article in this morning’s N.Y. Times which talks about the dwindling numbers of members of the religion known as Zoroastrianism (Zoroaster being the Greek version of the name Zarathustra). This is a religion which may go back almost a thousand years before the birth of Jesus, and originated in Persia,…
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