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Two Former Atheists Talk About Experiencing God

We certainly do not claim to be theologians, but I think this discussion with Steve Patterson turned out well. I definitely got into things I haven’t talked about publicly (though I’ve written on them, a bit, here at Free Advice).

Two Good Verses

James 4:7: “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Proverbs 9:10: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”

I Go Deep on Twitter

I realized that most of what I pump out on social media is cynical humor, and so I thought I should keep it real for a bit. God loves you more than you can possibly imagine. — Robert P. Murphy (@BobMurphyEcon) May 16, 2016 One explanation for your depression is a chemical imbalance. Another is […]

Short and Sweet on Salvation

The kind of person who gets to spend eternity with God is one who knows he doesn’t deserve to be there.

An Essay for Single Christian Men

I am an economist, and so this essay may seem totally out of the blue. However, I have noticed certain patterns in the dating arena over the years, and I think some of my observations may enlighten. I am targeting this essay to single, heterosexual Christian men, especially those who are frustrated with the opposite […]

A Stickler for the Rules Because We’re All Failures

Believe me, I understand the popular frustration with many Christians who are judgmental in a self-righteous manner. Having said that, the Biblically correct position is to be (1) a stickler for God’s rules and (2) acknowledge that oneself can’t meet that impossibly high standard, either. In other words, when a Christian warns the world, “Hey […]

“Is This Thing On?”

This old post still gets some constructive feedback. Check out 5 of the last 6 comments. These guys actually think I was waiting for Hitchens to die, as if he would care what some economist put on a blog. This is the same attitude that makes Bill Nye say, “!@?#?@#? I can only conclude that […]

Bill Nye, the Strawman Guy

I was in the bookstore recently and couldn’t resist browsing Bill Nye’s book Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation. (I note, mostly for laughs, that his title is itself incorrect: His whole book is about a bunch of people who deny evolution.) Here’s a photo I took from the beginning. In just these two […]