Hello! I
hope everyone reading this is doing well and enjoying their summer. In some
places in the northern hemisphere summer probably feels as if it passes by very
quickly, the further north one lives. Technically, it really ends in about four
weeks, but here in South Florida it feels as if it lasts all year, or at least
until about November, since we are much closer to the tropics than the arctic. In
this post, I simply want to share some thoughts on apologetics and this blog.
I am sure
that some who do not know the meaning of the word apologetics probably think it
is related to the word apologize. The two words are in fact not similar. Apologizing
is when one expresses regret for a wrongdoing. On the other hand, I will share
the definition of apologetics from Merriam-Webster to provide a more accurate
understanding. According to Merriam-Webster the definition of apologetics is
the following, and there are two which I apply in this blog.
1: systematic argumentative discourse (see DISCOURSE entry 1
sense 2a) in defense (as of a doctrine) 2: a branch of theology devoted to the
defense of the divine origin and authority of Christianity (merriam-webster.com).
As you can
see, this definition is clearly different to apologize, even if many who
already knew found this amusing, it is always good to be clear. This blog is
about apologetics, mainly for Christianity.
This coming November,
when the weather usually normalizes a little here where I live, this blog will
turn twelve years old. I try to post something on the blog, at least once every
month although sometimes more. If some of the material I have covered was to be
published as a book, one might get to read more than one average book’s worth of
text. The original intent or idea, and how the blog perhaps evolved probably
changed over time, but probably not much.
Originally,
I had read a lot of material on apologetics and enjoyed it, so I thought it would
probably be a good hobby to do the blog. It’s a bit funny that recently I shared
an article by someone who does apologetics as a profession, and also has a blog.
He mentioned the fact that as a blogger, he is not just a guy who read a book
or two on the subject and decided to do a blog. The foregoing is true, he is a
seasoned apologist with advanced theological degrees, and many books under his
belt. Well, I am not near his level, but I do have a graduate degree in
theology, which I did not have back in 2008 when I started. I also try to do
enough research on the subject to keep this audience informed. Anyhow, along
with the word Apologetics, this blog also contains my last name and the word
page in its title. The reason for my last name being in it was simply to
identify that I write it. The reason for the word page in the title was because
my initial idea was to keep posts limited to around one page long. Some posts
are probably under a page, and some probably go beyond. Anyhow, I will try to
stay true to the original idea, although I have already gone over a page in
this post. I will stop here. I just wanted to share some thoughts on this blog.
Blessings and I hope you enjoyed reading.
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