The following titles are linked to the posts with that title. Starting on 7 July 2020, I posted essays on philosophy and other heavy subjects each Tuesday morning, Bible study lessons, starting with the Latter Epistles, each Thursday morning, and Bible quizzes each Saturday morning. I had three general thoughts. 1) When I have devoted a week to a particular Bible study, the views of the posts have trailed off toward the end. So, once per week and then continue the usual posts in the evening. 2) With the COVID lockdown, even with some churches having attended worship services (albeit limited with varied amounts of restrictions), Sunday school has been harder to kick start. Thus, I am providing a weekly Bible study and Bible quiz. I tested my format of the Bible study lessons with A Transitional Prophet. Even though a study of Samuel does not relate to the latter epistles, I included it. I had also put three quizzes together before this series started, including them here even though the format changed a bit. 3) The philosophy essays were based on one book at the beginning, but I had previously written two posts based on books by Søren Kierkegaard. I included them here also, along with a 1 July post on Arthur Schopenhauer. Once the philosophy essays ended, this weekly post has tackled other things, heavy subjects with the idea of not getting too heavy while discussing them.
I provide this page, which I hope to update, so that if you like a particular series, you will find all the installments below through the links. If a title does not have a link, it is either very recent or it has not been posted yet.
Tuesday Posts – Heavy Topics made Lighter, Usually
- This Sickness is Despair – Søren Kierkegaard
- The Opposite of Sin is not Virtue – Søren Kierkegaard
- Mere Windbags – Arthur Schopenhauer
- A Missed High School Reunion – Heraclitus
- Proof of God’s Existence for nearly 1000 years – Saint Anselm of Canterbury
- Resolving Philosophy with Theology – Thomas Aquinas
- Flat Earther or Simply Hobbes – Thomas Hobbes
- A Lockean Experiment – John Locke
- God’s Existence is not Dependent on the Senses – George Berkeley
- Hume was Briefly Employed as a Librarian – David Hume
- Can Kant Can Can – Immanuel Kant
- The Levi-Strauss without the Jeans – Claude Lévi-Strauss
- The Further Enigma of China – Harry Hervey
- The Hope of the Rapture – Tim LaHaye
- A Day is Like a Thousand Years – Tim LaHaye
- The Apathetic Voter Block – Tim LaHaye
- Why Fight? – Tim LaHaye
- A Humble Servant – John Calvin
- Looking at Oneself – John Calvin
- A Field of Tulips – John Calvin
- Of Angels and Devils – John Calvin
- What is Repentance – John Calvin
- How the Spirit Speaks – John Calvin
- Descended into Hell – John Calvin
- Hope in Resurrection – John Calvin
- The Explanation of the Existence of the Universe – William Lane Craig
- Who Cranked the Entropy Clock? – William Lane Craig
- Dao, D’oh, Duh – Laozi
- Contagion is very dangerous in crowds. – Michel de Montaigne
- Right Triangles and Wrong Triangles – Pythagoras
- Rolling on the River – Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
- Change is Impossible, or is it? – Parmenides
- I Object to his Subjectivity – Protagoras
- Birth of the Atomic Age? – Democritus and Leucippus
- Knowing Nothing Except – Socrates
- The Ideal Ideal of Ideals – Plato
- Truth from Evidence Gained in the World – Aristotle
- Ignoring the Elephant – Epicurus
- Honest Man or Abandoned Tub? – Diogenes of Sinope
- Missed it by That Much – Zeno of Citium
- How Can a Simple Answer Seem Like Nonsense? – St. Augustine of Hippo
- What Is the Price of Free Will? – Anicius Boethius
- The Flying Man Experiment – Avicenna
- The Non-Attributes of God – Moses Maimonides
- Footprints in the Sand – Thomas Aquinas
- Holy, Holy, Holy – Nikolaus von Kues
- Can Knowing Nothing Lead to Happiness – Desiderius Erasmus
- The Ends Means Excuses – Niccolo Machiavelli
- The Science of Frying Bacon – Francis Bacon
- Do We No Longer Exist? – Rene Descartes
- If Incorporeal, is it Insignificant? – Thomas Hobbes
- Imagination Leading Us Astray – Blaise Pascal
- Bad Case of Benedictus Spinoza – Benedictus (Baruch) Spinoza
- No Room for Innate Ideas – John Locke
- Truths of Reasoning and Truths of Fact – Gottfried Leibniz
- Solipsism – I Hate it When that Happens – George Berkeley
- The Philosophy of Doubt – Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet)
- A Social Contract – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Self-Interest and the Bargain – Adam Smith
- When is “Now?” – Immanuel Kant
- Society of the Common Good – Edmund Burke
- Felicific Calculus – Jeremy Bentham
- I Am Woman – Hear My Daughter Roar – Mary Wollstonecraft
- A Dogmatic Fealty to Free Will – Johann Gottlieb Fichte
- Starting in the Middle – Friedrich Schlegel
- Searching for a Synthesis – Georg Hegel
- A “Universal” Will – Arthur Schopenhauer
- Ostrich Philosophy – Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach
- Copying Jesus’ Teachings – John Stuart Mill
- Anxiety or a Conflict with Free Will – Søren Kierkegaard
- I Object to Marxism – Karl Marx
- Non-Violent Protest – Henry David Thoreau
- Starting with Truth about What is not Seen – Charles Sanders Pierce
- Is Truth Useful? – William James
- One or Two Worlds? – Friedrich Nietzsche
- Self-Confidence Wins – Sometimes – Ahad Ha’am
- Language as Sound and Sign – Ferdinand de Saussure
- Phenomenal Phenomenology – Edmund Husserl
- Knowledge from Intuition – Henri Bergson
- Mastering a World of Change – John Dewey
- Remembering Success as Well as Mistakes – George Santayana
- Finding Joy in Suffering – Miguel de Unamuno
- I am a Believer? – William Du Bois
- Balancing Work and Play – Bertrand Russell
- Love – A Spiritual Midwife – Max Scheler
- Philosophy – Solitary or Community – Karl Jaspers
- Affirming or Colliding with Our Beliefs – Jose Ortega y Gasset
- Confession or Resurrection? – Hajime Tanabe
- The Limits of Language Limit Our World – Ludwig Wittgenstein
- What Does It Mean to be Human? – Martin Heidegger
- Morality through Self-Sacrifice – Tetsuro Watsuji
- What Happened to Logic? – Rudolf Carnap
- Hopelessly in Love – Walter Benjamin
- Everything that You Know is Wrong – Herbert Marcuse
- Interpreting Gibberish Produces Gibberish – Hans-Georg Gadamer
- Falsification of Science? – Karl Popper
- Holy Fool’s Talk – Theodor Adorno
- Does Existence Precede Essence? – Jean-Paul Sartre
- The Thin Line between Monster and Saint – Hannah Arendt
- Justifying your Choices – Emmanuel Levinas
- Breaking Familiar Acceptance vs. Rejecting Reality – Maurice Merleau-Ponty
- Is Femininity Existential? – Simone de Beauvoir
- Is Language a Social Art? – Willard van Orman Quine
- Freedom from Oppression – Isaiah Berlin
- Me, Mountain, You, Jane or John – Arne Naess
- Was Sisyphus Silly – Albert Camus
- The Skin of Love Language – Roland Barthes
- Environment Matters – Mary Midgley
- In Need of a Paradigm Shift – Thomas Kuhn
- Is Blind Justice Possible Today – John Rawls
- What about Art? – Richard Wollheim
- Can Anarchist Knowledge be Knowledge? – Paul Feyerabend
- Knowledge as Merchandise – Jean-Francois Lyotard
- Is Mankind a Recent Creation? – Michel Foucault
- Living the Illusion – Noam Chomsky
- Justifying Ourselves to Others – Jurgen Habermas
- Viva La Differance – Jacques Derrida
- What and Where is Your Heart of Hearts – Richard Rorty
- An Empire’s Rhetoric – Edward Said
- Philosophical Moles – Helene Cixous
- Self-Analysis in the Game of Power – Julia Kristeva
- Suffering Animals – Peter Singer
- Digging Up a Dead Horse – Slavoj Zizek
- Subject Yourself to Church Leaders? – 1 Clement and Ignatius
- The One who Saved Me – Polycarp
- Those who Fell Short – Justin Martyr
- Exposing Hidden Mysteries – Irenaeus
- Thrown to the Lions – Tertullian
- False Followers – Tertullian
- A Philosopher’s Anti-Philosophy – Tertullian
- Both Spiritual and Intellectual – Clement of Alexandria
- Dangling Feet Dangerously over the Side – Origen
- Unity or Tyranny? – Cyprian
- Heretics and False Teachers Lie – Eusebius of Caesarea
- One for the Thumb – Athanasius
- The Trees of Faith – Ephrem the Syrian
- Fourth Century Baptism – Cyril of Jerusalem
- Church and State – Ambrose of Milan
- Interpreting the Natural Meaning – John Chrysostom
- Reading Other Books – Jerome
- Heretic Baptism – St. Augustine of Hippo
- Grace and Mercy – St. Augustine of Hippo
- The Trinity – St. Augustine of Hippo
- Two Cities – St. Augustine of Hippo
Thursday Posts, Major Prophets – A Bible Study
- Isaiah 1
- Isaiah 2-4
- Isaiah 5-6
- Isaiah 7-9
- Isaiah 10-12
- Isaiah 13-16
- Isaiah 17-20
- Isaiah 21-23
- Isaiah 24-27
- Isaiah 28-30
- Isaiah 31-33
- Isaiah 34-35
- Isaiah 36-37
- Isaiah 38-39
- Isaiah 40-42
- Isaiah 43-45
- Isaiah 46-48
- Ezekiel 1
- Ezekiel 2-3
- Ezekiel 4-7
- Ezekiel 8-11
- Ezekiel 12-14
- Ezekiel 15-17
- Ezekiel 18-19
- Ezekiel 20-21
- Ezekiel 22-24
- Ezekiel 25-26
- Ezekiel 27-28
- Ezekiel 29-32
- Ezekiel 33-35
- Ezekiel 36-37
- Ezekiel 38-39
- Ezekiel 40-43
- Ezekiel 44-48
- Daniel 1-2
- Daniel 3
- Daniel 4
- Daniel 5-6
- Daniel 7-8
- Daniel 9-10
- Daniel 11-12
Saturday Posts, Bible Quizzes
- Fun and Games
- Fun and Games, Again
- Happy Mother’s Day Fun and Games
- Bible Map Quiz – without the Map – “B”
- Men in the Bible Quiz – A to J
- Even Numbers Matter in an Odd Way
- Ben Quiz
- Women in the Bible Quiz – A to K
- Bible Map Quiz – without the Map – “J”
- Connect the Dots Quiz
- Parts is Parts Quiz
- Men in the Bible Quiz – K to T
- Superlative Quiz
- Poor Quiz
- Women in the Bible Quiz – L to Z
- Bible Map Quiz – without the Map – “E”
- Women in Jesus’ Genealogy Quiz
- Starting with A – All of Them Quiz
- With Every Breath Quiz
- A Biblical “Halloween” Quiz
- The Handel’s Messiah Quiz
- Category Open Quiz
- First Missionary Journey of Paul Quiz
- Egypt Bible Quiz
- Place Names in the USA Trivia Quiz
- Christmas Quiz – Luke 2
- Christmas Quiz – Matthew 2
- The Boxing Day Gift Quiz
- The New Quiz
- The Grandchildren Quiz
- The Too Exhausted to Create a Quiz Quiz
- The Good and Evil Quiz
- Men in the Bible Quiz – U to Z
- The First Person Quiz
- Second Missionary Journey of Paul Quiz
- A Special Day Quiz
- The Winter Weather Words Quiz
- Peter, Paul, but no Mary Quiz
- Cities of Joshua Quiz
- Do You Know Your Judges Quiz
- Mystery Theme Quiz
- Spring Bloom Quiz
- Third Missionary Journey of Paul Quiz
- Color Quiz
- All That Glitters is not Gold Quiz
- Chain Link from A to Z Quiz
- Faith Hope Love Quiz
- Have a Heart Quiz
- The Presbyter – Old Gray Hairs – Quiz
- The Quiz Maker is Broken Quiz
- Counting to Twelve Old Testament Quiz
- Counting to Twelve New Testament Quiz
- Do not Fear – The Quiz
- Helping Hands – An NT Quiz
- Parables of Jesus Quiz
- Paul’ Missionary Journey to Rome Quiz
- Elijah and Elisha Miracle Quiz
- Alphabet Bible Books Quiz
- A Teen-ager Inspired Quiz
- Who Slept Quiz
- Mystery Message Quiz
- Size Doesn’t Matter Quiz
- A Miscellaneous Rules Scavenger Hunt Quiz
- Don’t He Look Natural Quiz
- Who Were the Prophets Quiz
- Animals A to W Quiz
- Abraham’s Travels Quiz
- No Ordinary Joe Quiz
- Sons of David Quiz
- Planting a Biblical Garden Quiz
- Which John Quiz
- Why Fast Quiz
- What Could Be a Cru Quiz
- Under the Knife Quiz
- Faith Hope Love Category Quiz
- Passing the Quiz with “E’s”
- The Least and Beast of Yeast Quiz
- Dissecting “Away in a Manger” Quiz
- Dissecting “It Came upon a Midnight Clear” Quiz
- Dissecting “While Shepherds Watched” Quiz
- A New Year Mystery Quiz
- A Comforting Quiz
- A Sequence Quiz
- A Letter Sequence Quiz
- The Twelves Quiz
- A Cryptogram Quiz
- You Are This of the World Quiz
- Taking and Making Threes Quiz
- I Have the Power Quiz
- Fish Eating Season Quiz
- Papa’s Perfectly Popular Pastime of Popping “P’s” Map Quiz
- For a Few Laughs Quiz
- On a More Serious Note Quiz
- Something in Common Quiz
- Swaying Palm Trees Quiz
- By the Shedding of Blood Quiz
- Holiday Message Quiz
- A Deep Sleep Quiz
- A Few Minutes Late Quiz
- A Gentle Touch Quiz
- A Hidden Word Quiz
- A Humorous Sequence Quiz
- Helping Hands – An OT Quiz
- A Greater Light Quiz
- Begin and End Name Quiz
- Jesus’ Miracles – Eyewitness Quiz
- All about Family Quiz
- Memory Verse Fill In Quiz
- Rescue Me Quiz
- The Eyes Have It Quiz
- Memory Verse Fill In Quiz 2
- Smelling an Aroma or a Stinky Odor Quiz
- The Bridge on the River Kw … Quiz
- Bible Memory Connect the Dots Quiz
- Gobs of Ob Quiz
- Musical Instrument Quiz
- Brotherly Love? Quiz
- Shave and a Haircut – a Two-Bit Quiz
- Keep it Clean Quiz
- Winning by a Nose Quiz
- Making and Breaking Bread Quiz
- I Spy with my Little Eye Quiz
- One to Seven Quiz
- Genealogies of Jesus Quiz
- Classic Literature Match Quiz
- Cart before the Horse Quiz
- Come to the Table Quiz
- A Relatively Mysterious Quiz
- Dissecting “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” Quiz
- Dissecting “Come, Long-Expected Jesus” Quiz
- Dissecting “God, Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” Quiz
- Dissecting “Silent Night” Quiz
- Out with the Old Quiz
- Brain on Empty Quiz
- Worry Wart Quiz
- Not-so-tamed Tongue Quiz
- Seek and Ye Shall Find Quiz
- Blood on the Carpet Quiz
- Seashells by the Sea Quiz
- Sisters Quiz
- Waiting for an Idea for – A Quiz
- Brothers Quiz
- Men in the Bible A to J #2 Quiz
- Superhero Mystery Quiz
- Water Vessels Quiz
- How Many Quiz
- A Port in the Storm Quiz
Thursday Posts, OT History Part 1 – A Bible Study
- Joshua 1-2
- Joshua 3-4
- Joshua 5-6
- Joshua 7-8
- Joshua 9-10
- Joshua 11-21
- Joshua 22-24
- Judges 1-2
- Judges 3
- Judges 4-5
- Judges 6
- Judges 7-8
- Judges 9-10
- Judges 11-12
- Judges 13-14
- Judges 15-16
- Judges 17-18
- Judges 19-21
- Ruth 1-2
- Ruth 3-4
Thursday Posts, Poetry – A Bible Study
- Ecclesiastes 1-2
- Ecclesiastes 3-4
- Ecclesiastes 5-6
- Ecclesiastes 7-8
- Ecclesiastes 9-10
- Ecclesiastes 11-12
- Song of Songs 1:1-3:5
- Song of Songs 3:6-5:1
- Song of Songs 5:2-7:8
- Song of Songs 7:9-8:14
Thursday Posts, The Latter Epistles – a Bible Study
- A Transitional Prophet
- 1 Thessalonians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 2
- 1 Thessalonians 3
- 1 Thessalonians 4
- 1 Thessalonians 5
- 2 Thessalonians 1
- 2 Thessalonians 2
- 2 Thessalonians 3
- 1 Timothy 1, Part 1
- 1 Timothy 1, Part 2
- 1 Timothy 2
- 1 Timothy 3
- 1 Timothy 4
- 1 Timothy 5
- 1 Timothy 6 Part 1
- 1 Timothy 6 Part 2
- 2 Timothy 1
- 2 Timothy 2
- 2 Timothy 3
- 2 Timothy 4
- Titus 1
- Titus 2
- Titus 3
- Philemon
- Hebrews 1
- Hebrews 2
- Hebrews 3
- Hebrews 4
- Hebrews 5
- Hebrews 6
- Hebrews 7
- Hebrews 8
- Hebrews 9
- Hebrews 10 Part 1
- Hebrews 10 Part 2
- Hebrews 11
- Hebrews 12
- Hebrews 13
- James 1
- James 2
- James 3
- James 4
- James 5
- 1 Peter 1
- 1 Peter 2
- 1 Peter 3
- 1 Peter 4
- 1 Peter 5
- 2 Peter 1
- 2 Peter 2
- 2 Peter 3
- 1 John 1
- 1 John 2
- 1 John 3
- 1 John 4
- 1 John 5
- 2 John
- 3 John
- Jude