Every once in awhile a news story comes along that really helps us to understand how we as a culture think. These are stories that blend in a bunch of social themes which represent our heartbeat. Today the baseball world brings such a story. Wednesday night in Detroit, Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga was just one out away from the 23rd perfect game in Big League history. A perfect game refers to a game in which the pitcher retires all 27 batters in a game without allowing any to reach base (via a hit, walk, hit batsman, or error). In light of the skill of the MLB hitters and the variety of w...

Well, today pictures from Caner’s high school in Gahanna, OH have surfaced along with a myriad of other facts. You may remember that I wrote about this back in February. Since then, the story has been picked up by Christian and secular media outlets and Liberty University has formed a committee to investigate the allegations about Caner’s past. Here’s an overview: High School Photos (thanks to TurretinFan) In a speech at the 2009 Value Voters Summit and again at a North Alabama Bible Conference (audio link), Caner made the claim that he and his brother “were devout, ke...

Just got notice that DanielSpratlin.com was listed on the Top 50 Blogs by Divinity Students! I didn’t know I was in the running but I am humbled to know that there are people out there besides my parents who read my stuff. Thanks to Kelly Davis and Linda for the nod! ...

Due to a massive amount of spam comments, I’ve been forced to force all commenters to be registered users with either WordPress or IntenseDebate. I’m sorry for the inconvenience but the amount of spam comments that I have to wade through just to get to the real ones would astonish you. ...

In one comment thread on this blog, someone asked why I believe. Here is a short answer. It is an odd thing to be called on to defend something you think you know. It is disturbing at first, because it makes you simultaneously wonder about your own mental clarity and that of your questioner. Why would he ask such a question? Isn’t the truth of the matter obvious? Unfortunately, there are few things we believe that some other person, seemingly rational, cannot doubt. After a bit of reflection, the doubts of others about my beliefs are less disturbing, because it is a chance to exercise wonder...