Latest News and Blog...Thanks AOMin
Daniel Knapp II, 10/31/2008 6:35:00 AMCategory: Misc
I have debated posting this. Especially since this ministry is still in its infancy and not much has been done here at Didaskalia. Also, there are no ties between Didaskalia and Alpha and Omega Ministries. But I must admit that James White and crew have been a part of my theological and apologetical development.
Now they are celebrating their 25th anniversary, and they asked for testimonials of people who have benefitted from their work. I wrote up a quick email for them to congratulate them on their perseverance and they were gracious enough to post it here: http://www.aomin.org/aoblog/index.php?itemid=2937
You can also see my picture at AOMin here http://www.aomin.org/aoblog/index.php?itemid=2327 and http://www.aomin.org/aoblog/index.php?itemid=2349
Now I can say I have contributed to the legendary blog over at AOMin. (Yeah right! LOL)
Thanks again AOMin! Congrats on 25 years.
God Bless!
Happy Reformation Day
Daniel Knapp II, 10/31/2008 6:18:00 AMCategory: Misc
Now I am not one of those Christians who think that we should avoid Halloween. As long as it is done with reverence, then having a fun Fall holiday where kids get candy is not bad. Now, I would have a problem if a Christian family taught their kids about the pagan backgrounds, taught them about witchcraft, and performed a seance or did black magic. Also, the costumes should be respectable, avoid devils/angels, not sexy, etc. So Halloween doesn't upset me if done properly.
But let me tell about something on Oct 31st that does upset me. I was at a church last year where the teen "club" (ministry?) had a large party with movies, music, costumes, food, etc. But as I was walking around talking to people I was constantly upset that nobody knew of Reformation Day. Not even the head pastor, or associate pastor, or children's pastors knew anything about Reformation Day.
Now this was a protestant church, an evangelical church that enjoyed the freedoms won by the Reformers. The church was not a Reformed or Calvinist church, but they do not know the history of how they got to where they are at. Or why they have the freedom of religion and expression that they enjoyed.
Worst yet, when I was explaining the importance of this day, many people didn't care or thought I was just being "too smart". Not only were the people unknowing, they were uncaring. Which is the opposite opinions of the Reformers themselves, those who stood against Rome did so because of their convictions and desires to know God more and to take the issues of the day seriously.
On Oct. 31st, 1517 Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses. The story goes that he took a critique of the Catholic Church and nailed it to the door of the church in Wittenberg Germany. This was a common practice, to nail the documents to the door of the church, but this time it was different. The criticism of the practice of indulgences sparked the Protestant Reformation, which continues to this day.
If you are a protestant, then we should remember this day as more than a day of ghosts and movie characters. But as one of the most important events in history. The concept of religious freedom, and many of the spiritual truths we take for granted are traced back to this event.
Let's take time to remember what God did on this day almost 500 years ago for His people. And let's reflect on some of the principles, like Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide, that were restored.
Happy Reformation Day!
Here is a copy of the 95 Theses.
Response to Religulous part 3
Daniel Knapp II, 10/16/2008 12:00:00 PMCategory: Atheism/Agnosticism
Here is the third, and final, part of the response to Bill Maher's Religulous.
Response to Religulous part 2
Daniel Knapp II, 10/13/2008 12:00:00 PMCategory: Atheism/Agnosticism
Here is the second video in a series of three in response to the new Bill Maher movie, Religulous.
Religulous Response part 1
Daniel Knapp II, 10/9/2008 12:00:00 PMCategory: Atheism/Agnosticism
My friend, Eric (who also provides much help with Didaskalia), and myself have had the opportunity to see the new Bill Maher movie Religulous. Since we are working on Didaskalia, we thought that this would be a great opportunity to post a first real response to something.
So here is the first part of a three part response to the new Bill Maher movie. Just if anyone was curious, I do not reccomend the movie.
I will be posting the next videos soon, so keep up with this website to watch the whole response.