Author Archives: Arlan

Prophecy in History

Sometimes one hears an eager apologist cite the more than two hundred Old Testament prophecies that the New Testament teaches were fulfilled in Jesus. Then some miniscule mathematical probability of all these events events randomly coalescing in the same person is used to “prove” the messiahship and deity of Jesus. The problem is that only a small handful of these Read More


Choosy Moms Choose Jiff

Today I realized that this is kind of boring. I thought I would probably get too busy to write something every day, but I’m not really so busy. I’m just not writing things I think would be interesting to read. The problem was supposed to be my unwillingness to start writing. I’ve felt a bit of that most days but Read More


Oh yeah?

Today I drove home without turning on my headlights. This miracle was occasioned by the combined influence of reaching the end of a task at 5 pm; my boss, Justin, going home at 4 pm; and his boss, David, worrying more about what Justin was doing than what I was doing. As I passed David he sent me off with Read More


Not My Problem!

Today I was supposed to be sequestered in a room calculating dealer evaluations with no interruptions. The Vice President of Dealers appointed for me this week of sober reflection and careful deliberation, and reserved for me a room in the Executive Wing for this sole purpose. The same Vice President also cancelled that reservation without telling me, so I felt Read More