Minor Theological Papers
(Yes, you may indeed download these papers as personal treasures just in case this web-site ever becomes unavailable.)
Faith Muse: Rational thoughts about "Unprovable Virgin Birth" - 2 pages, 6/2021
Speed Seminars: "Church History (400BC to 1550AD)", 51 slides Ver.2.3 - 7/2018 and "American Church History (Since 1550AD)", 54 slides Ver. 2.2 - 8/2018
“God as Ultimate Game Master: How Game Theory and Computer Simulations Changed My Understanding of God” - Defense of nature of God versus strict Calvinism using software gaming analogs. 24 pages - 7/2016 Rev.H
Extracts from two papers: "Evolution and Creation" 8/2010 and "Evolutionary Problems" 2/2001 - Parameters for discussions, review of terminology, logic theory, the limits of the scientific method, forensic debate problems, and evidences that affected me. 18 pages
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Harry's Muse-paper: My short faith-oriented muses posted on Facebook 2019 to 2022 - 11 pages, 12/2022
Speed Seminar: "Holy Days of Israel", How Jewish Holy Days speak to us today, 45 slides Ver.2 - 4/2019
Speed Seminar: "Faith and the Case for Faith", Know why you believe what you believe , 70 slides Ver.3 - 3/2019
"One Story: Moses" - Evening youth talk offering Moses (and Exodus events) as redemption patterns fulfilled by Jesus. One God, one story. 7 slides - 3/2018
“Evidences that America was once based upon Christian Faith.” quoting early material. 30 pages - Rev. 7/2018
"Should Divorcees (or Women) Teach?" - Some say no. New Testament teacher qualifications. 2 pages - 1/2009
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"Eternal Security" - 2/2010
Can a person reject salvation (walk out of God's hand) after the fact? Two competing models. Some pragmatic advice when discussing this topic.
"Messianic References" - 12/2009
Resource references that focus on Jesus in a Jewish context.
"Jesus THE Christ?" - 12/2009
Some treat Christ as a last name, instead of a title.
"When was Marriage first instituted?" - 1/2009
Marriage shows up late in Genesis but support exists for earlier date.
"To Russia With Love" - 1/1999
Faith observations of Russians on two trips to Moscow and Sergiev Pasod.
"Three Nights in the Tomb" - 2/1997 (Rev.4/1998)
Treats Passover as a floating midweek Shabbat per Leviticus (and in 1999). Includes synoptic timeline of that last week in half-hour segments. With three exceptions, events line up far better across all gospel accounts when treating Passover as a mid-week floating day. (The three well-known exceptions are simply noted and left unexplained in this paper.)
"Faith at Ground Zero" - 8/1996 (Rev.5/1998)
Short scientific observational steps to faith.