Although I’ve been too busy to write much, I could not help but make a couple comments in the great discussion going on over at Michael’s blog Parchment and Pen where Dr. Dan Wallace began by lamenting the treatment some of his students received when seeking to study under more liberal professors at secular schools. Well, this caused so much traffic that the blog was down for a few minutes yesterday. So far, there are over 200 comments, with mine at 196 and 231. If you are interested in academics and scholarship as it relates to Christianity and biblical studies, check it out!
Great Blog by Dr. Wallace over at Parchment and Pen
Peanut Butter Christianity
by Michael J. Svigel
One day my wife sent me to the store to buy peanut butter—specifically, natural peanut butter. In other words, no fake stuff. This seemed simple enough . . . until I arrived in the peanut butter wing of the grocery store. The options overwhelmed me—creamy, chunky, extra chucky, honey-flavored, jelly-filled, low fat, organic, and countless sizes, shapes, brands, and prices! George Washington Carver himself would have shaken his head in despair. I’m sure that managing that isle alone must be a full time job.
So there I stood, paralyzed with indecision, wanting nothing more than to just grab the cheapest jar of peanut butter and dash for the checkout. Instead, showing due diligence, I searched for “natural peanut butter” amidst the flashy brand names that virtually called out from the shelf like brochure-pushers on the Vegas Strip: “Pick me! Pick me! Don’t you remember all those commercials you saw as a kid? All those smiling faces? Those cool special effects showing golden roasted peanuts magically spread into smooth, creamy Jif [or Peter Pan . . . or Skippy]?”
Lured by the flashy labels, my eyes landed on “Skippy” paired with the keyword “Natural”! How convenient!
I snatched it off the shelf. Read more…
