Opinions & Viewpoints

*La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles Throughout history, critics of Jesus have questioned who He was and whether He ever existed. Over the next few weeks, we will examine several independent, reliable, non-biblical sources from the first century AD to argue for the historicity of the existence of a man named…

     | *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles Recapping last week, we began investigating the early oral tradition (kerygma) that Paul captured on papyrus in his first letter to the Corinthian church, chapter 15, verses 3-7. We know these particular verses (Credo) of Paul contain several tell-tale signs that oral…

October 1, 2025               From Southwest Ledger *La traducción al español sigue a la noticia en ingles   When I first started college, I, like many others my age, really enjoyed “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” Stewart was not only smart, but I enjoyed the satirical way he…

September 24, 2025               From Southwest Ledger Two years ago, as I sat in an airport, distraught and brokenhearted, I tried to distract myself by watching a young mother struggle with a couple of infant children. I wanted to help but knew most mothers would shy away from a…

  Over the last few weeks, we have presented the Gospel accounts of the resurrection of Jesus as nothing less than ancient historical documents, written within the living memories of the eyewitnesses, by those eyewitnesses, or their close associates. Nonetheless, resurrection skeptic and critic Bart Ehrman has often been quoted saying that the Gospel accounts…

Last week, we considered New Testament critic Bart Ehrman’s suggestion that the historical story of what happened to Jesus after He died was changed and corrupted over years of oral transmission before the Gospel accounts were written. On the contrary, we noted that the oral transmission of histories in ancient Near Eastern culture was not…

September 17, 2025               From Southwest Ledger One of the principal difficulties in George Washington’s presidency was dealing with the French Revolution and whether we should support their fight. While Washington’s cabinet was divided on the issue, one important player from the revolution was not. Written in 1776, Thomas…

Before we investigate the historical resurrection claim that Jesus of Nazareth rose from the dead, something more must be said about the Gospels here. We had said early on that in order to have a conversation about the existence of God and the truthfulness of Christianity,some common ground mustbe sought and claimed if the Christian…

First Amendment Foundation Statement on United States v. Burke The First Amendment Foundation – Florida applauds the federal court’s decision in United States v. Burke to dismiss wiretap charges that were never grounded in law. This ruling is a significant victory for free expression and press freedom, and it will help restore confidence that journalists,…