How Has Tekton Been of Help to You?

[jpholding]

Howdy,

I'm collecting "testimonies" from readers about how the Tekton site has been of use to them. Please feel free to post here, or send me one by email.

Thank you. :smile:

JP

[Lizard]

Howdy,

I'm collecting "testimonies" from readers about how the Tekton site has been of use to them. Please feel free to post here, or send me one by email.

Thank you. :smile:

JP

:hehe:

It was several years ago. I was having serious doubts about the eschatology that I had been taught from childhood. I was seriously considering becomnig a preterist. (No, it's true :wink:)

I was also a regular visitor to Tekton. But there was nothing eschatological there. I was hoping for some insight from JPH.

I was at the point where I really believed preterism was true, but still wanted someone to "show me the light" that futurism was the real deal.

Low and behold, Tekton publishes an eschatology article. Only seing the title (I forget what it was now), I had hope that JPH would set me aright (since I knew he was Baptist like me and all other Baptist I knew at that time were futurist).

:no:

My first reaction to finding out that JPH was now a preterist was et tu Brutus. But that was the final nail in the lid of my fututirst coffin.

I am now a proud and assured preterist, and Tekton, most likely did not assure this, but certainly sped up the process.

Thanks JPH.

[technomage]

I am now a proud and assured preterist, and Tekton, most likely did not assure this, but certainly sped up the process.

Well, even a blind pig can find the occasional acorn....

What...? He's right behind me? Well, Hi, JP, How are you? :blush:

Gotta go! :eek:

[jpholding]

You better behave yourself or I'll make a cartoon out of you. :teeth:

How would you like to be a smurf, eh? :rasberry:

[Rusty T]

Tekton has improved my love life, initiated new hair growth on my balding head, made me a multi-millionaire success, and helped raise my IQ 100 points.

rusty

[Mark_S]

Tekton has improved my love life, initiated new hair growth on my balding head, made me a multi-millionaire success, and helped raise my IQ 100 points.

rusty

I believe you are confusing Tekton with the 700 Club...

[wraizyr]

Tekton has improved my love life, initiated new hair growth on my balding head, made me a multi-millionaire success, and helped raise my IQ 100 points.

rustyDitto. It also whitened my teeth, freshened my breath, and freshened my stale Pepsi.

Serious-er testimony to come.

[technomage]

You better behave yourself or I'll make a cartoon out of you. :teeth:

How would you like to be a smurf, eh? :rasberry:
:lol: At 6'5", I think I'd be the tallest Smurf in creation.

"Wicker Smurf: This gigantic example of the species (never seen on the cartoon) was known for weaving twigs. He was banished from the Enchanted Woods by Papa Smurf."

:rofl:

[jpholding]

:lol: At 6'5", I think I'd be the tallest Smurf in creation.


I guess you forgot the one where all the Smurfs got hold of some magic stuff that enacted all they said, and one of them went up to Clumsy (who was in a mud puddle) and said something like, "You're the biggest so and so" and it turned Clumsy into a smurf about 10 feet tall.

The punchline was when Gargamel (not FormerFundy) got hold of that magic and wished for, "the biggest Smurf" that could be found. :eek:

[technomage]

I guess you forgot the one where all the Smurfs got hold of some magic stuff that enacted all they said, and one of them went up to Clumsy (who was in a mud puddle) and said something like, "You're the biggest so and so" and it turned Clumsy into a smurf about 10 feet tall.

The punchline was when Gargamel (not FormerFundy) got hold of that magic and wished for, "the biggest Smurf" that could be found. :eek:
:lol: "And the mayhem was fabulous...."

Fortunately I missed most of the Smurfs ... they were substantially off the air before I had kids.

[BronzeArcher]

Ditto. It also whitened my teeth, freshened my breath, and freshened my stale Pepsi.

Serious-er testimony to come.

It has also helped my cardio-vascular growth, improved my cooking skills, cleared my sinuses, and has allowed me to control animals.

[Darth Executor]

Useful for cracking skeptic skull wherever I go.

[BeHereNow]

As Darth Executor mentioned, Tektonics puts the pressure on skeptics, which is any true skeptic's desire. Information, please, and lots of it.

Specifically, the topics about hell, faith, and various contextual understandings (such as the issue of pride/humility) have been my favorites.

It's hard for me to remember everything I've read on the site, but it's always helpful and serves as a good 'cliff's notes' for topics even if I don't want to dig deeply into them.

[Tux314]

It's helpful in dealing with doubts. Especially to see that someone has seen all the skeptical articles and responded to them.

[JB]

Tekton has given me hours and hours of informational reading coupled with constant amusement at J.P.'s wit. I actually visit the site several times per day in the hopes of an update, which it turns out has the capability to cheer me up when I'm depressed.

Occasionally, during a computer class in which there was fairly little else to occupy us, I'd navigate to Tekton and show my peers a few of the book reviews (particularly, the negative reviews of certain works that invariably deserve such ratings--like anything by Laurence Gardner. Aren't there special places removed from society for people like him yet? :lol:). Hours of merriment, I tell you.

And, of course, I've learned more at Tekton about social context than I ever would have, had I not found the place. I must also add that, thanks to Tekton's book reviews, I've chosen to acquire several recommended books, such as deSilva's.

Tekton has a number of great articles (such as 'Daniel Doings', 'The Impossible Faith', 'Not InDavincible', etc.) that I've relished reading several times through, giving me something to do during otherwise empty spaces of time. Thankfully, this means that instead of merely imbibing mindless drivel from the television set or elsewhere, I get my daily dose of scholarship and intellectual stimulation.

Oh, and to second Faramir, there's also the preterism factor. I doubt I ever would have even considered such a notion seriously were it not for Tekton. Now I'm well on my way to becoming a preterist.

Also, were it not for Tekton, I never would have found TWeb. That's an additional benefit.

To sum up, from Tekton I receive useful information that I can slowly drill into my brain until it remains there, as well as laughter, both at the ludicrous statements chosen as Screwball of the Month winners, and at the wit that shines through in Tekton's many articles, book reviews, Tekton Toons, and other assorted, um, website things.

[salvationfound]

When I first encountered Tekton (I don't even remember now how I first
heard of it) it was while I was 18. I read a whole lot of internet articles
against the Christian faith. It brought me to a huge crisis in my faith and for
2 years I just couldn't believe anymore. Work had dug me into a big hole. I
was making $18 an hour. I was single, well-off but I was miserable. Tekton
was one of the first few websites that challenged what I was reading on
the atheist sites. It didn't convince me totally that Christianity was true but
it gave me the frame of mind to investigate it myself and not just take the
atheist word for it. After learning everything I did I became more and more
convinced Jesus really did rise from the dead. So I decided to devote my
life to learning about Christianity. I quit my job and went to Bible college
and after getting my BA I went to seminary. Now I have nowhere near the
money I use to after paying for school but I'm happier than I've ever been.
I'm planning on going overseas full time with my wife I met at school in
missions work. Over the years I have learned that Christianity must be the
truth and believe me during the two years I investigated every main religion
out there.

Tekton helped get me started on the path of truth.

[One Bad Pig]

Well, even a blind pig can find the occasional acorn....

What...? He's right behind me? Well, Hi, JP, How are you? :blush:

Gotta go! :eek:
:noid: You implying I'm blind?

Seriously, Tekton is why I'm here. It also really helped me to understand contextually what's going on in the Bible. I had no concept of collectivist societies, for example. It also helped me understand how we got the Bible, which IIRC is what I was looking for when I stumbled across it in the first place.

[ilkhani'tus]

I got a free ferret! :woohoo:


Thanks, JP!


EDIT: *#*()#)@!!!!...Spelling gremlins, you've won this round, but I'll be back!

[The Plain Jane]

Seriously, Tekton is why I'm here. It also really helped me to understand contextually what's going on in the Bible. I had no concept of collectivist societies, for example. It also helped me understand how we got the Bible,

For my testimony, ditto on those two points. I found Tektonics through the Answers in Genesis website because they had some of Mr. Holding's articles featured. Then through the Tektonics audio files I learned of the radio station KFUO, and now I learned a great deal about Lutheranism, and now I'm looking for a good Lutheran Church to attend. Tektonics has not only led me to better doctrine by way of the KFUO links, but also helped me deal with the struggles I was having concerning the DaVinci Code book. I learned a great deal reading Mr. Holding's articles, and now I realize more and more that Christianity is as intellectual a faith as you want it to be. It is by no means a mere "leap of faith" to be a Chirstian. Tektonics, Answers in Genesis, and the KFUO ministires has helped me realize that Christianity is not only of spiritual things, but also earthy things. The message of Christianity, the forgiveness of sins, is rooted in real history, in reality.

Thanks so much Mr. Holding.

[Higon]

I found Tektonics through the Answers in Genesis website because they had some of Mr. Holding's articles featured.

I learned a great deal reading Mr. Holding's articles, and now I realize more and more that Christianity is as intellectual a faith as you want it to be. It is by no means a mere "leap of faith" to be a Chirstian. Tektonics, Answers in Genesis, and the KFUO ministires has helped me realize that Christianity is not only of spiritual things, but also earthy things. The message of Christianity, the forgiveness of sins, is rooted in real history, in reality.


Same here. Also, it directed me to the TheologyWeb... I´m not sure if it´s good or not. *runs to hide from Dee Dee* :eek:

Christianity seemed to be so powerless, so empty... I never had idea how much evidence we had for it. Then I researched the opposite - my previously held dogma (materialism), and noticed that it was the trully empty one - based in victorian post-enlightenment-reheated-greek-materialism shenanigans fueled by the latest paradigm change in the structure of science. (I belive we are up to a new change in the structure of science - Kuhn would be pleased).

Both AIG and Tektonics helped me to see that, when you give the christian position a fair hearing, it shows itself based in objective reality and history, not in wishfull thinking as I used to think. And that you don´t need to be a wimp to be a Christian, riposte´m all!


Also, it improved my bass playing ability, cleaned my computer from viruses and gave my hair more volume and color.

[The Laughing Man]

I don't remember how I found J. P. Holding's Tektonics website, but I'm glad I did! I had been a skeptic/atheist for about 10 years before finding the Lord after my father's death. My head was filled with all the skeptic claims about contradictions and errors in the Bible. When I started to investigate these claims, I discovered apologetics for the first time and eventually found Tektonics. The website was an invaluable for answering many of my questions and exposing skeptics' arguments as misconceptions, half-truths and lies. J. P.'s apologetical (is that a word?) coverage of each of the books of the Bible and his debunking of the Skeptic's Annotated Bible website were labors of love and I looked forward to each new addition when he was in the process of creating them. I was even inspired by J. P. to write a couple of my own apologetics pieces, which he graciously and happily added to Tektonics.

J. P. is dedicated, knowledgeable, intelligent, witty and has a deep love for both God and God's Word that I have seen in few other people. His critics try to portray his particular style of wit as anger and hatred, but I don't think he has any anger or hate in his body towards any person. He speaks the truth and the skeptics are the ones who are angry and hateful. I've seen enough of it to know that I will never want to return to that.

[Gromit45]

If I recall right, I found Tektonics from a link on STR (Strange Turtle Ravers).
Tektonics comes in either big or small doses and just like certain E.D. drugs,
it can bolster one's confidence. I can now strut into the internet mixers and
proudly say "Exegesis? I'll show you an exegesis." I especially enjoyed his
new book "Hardly Bother with the Half-Wit Twits". Or maybe that was someone
else with a different book title on another subject.



Not what the thread starter hed in mind, please tone it down.

[Gromit45]

Okay. Reasonable enough.

My apologies,
Loogy

[anewlife]

Greetings,

I would like to share my thoughts about Tektonics and how the site has changed my life. First off let me start by saying thank you to JP and those that are behind the scenes of the organization -- and the folks behind Theologyweb forum. I ran across Tektonics a few months ago researching an author about Atheism. I was asked by an Atheist to read this book and comment about what I had found. When I typed in the book (Googled) and under the main author -- I found a site that did a review on the book. I went ahead and read the review first before buying the book of course.

I was amazed at the attention to detail JP had written about the book -- and needless to say I no longer had any desire to purchase that particular book. I have emailed JP personally a few times and he has always answered my replies promptly. After spending the last few months on JP's site, I have found many articles that quenched my curiosity about skeptics in general. I personally like the cartoons and the witty humor behind JP's Apologetics.

How has the site helped me? It has saved myself countless hours of research and countless hours of reading numerous books. I am still working my way down the list (the suggested book listing) as suggested by Tektonics. I have finally found a website that I can proudly display in my bookmarks. I also have used many references from his research in my own debates. Tektonics does a wonderful job of defending the Bible and defending Christianity. I recommend joining the mailing list to keep updated on the new links added to Tektonics.

I am glad to have found the website... I hope to be a regular on Theologyweb forum as well.

Thanks again!

[anewlife]

I forgot to mention it also helped on my Bass playing Tremendously!!!


:daveg:

[Cynic Sage]

Although I am now ashamed of it, I have to admit it. During and shortly after my conversion, I thought Josh McDowell was a good Xtian apologist (GASP! DON'T LOOK AT MEEE! :bawl: :eek:) I got into some debates on another site, and pretty much got blown out of he water for using McApologetics. I began to consider a liberal theology or even a return to deism until I found JP's site via a link from another xtian site.

I like how J.P. is the kind of guy that really does his homework. His exegetical method of trying to understand the Bible by understanding the world it was written in is a breath of fresh air among smog clouds of decontextualization coming from both certain Christian and anti-christian camps. I also find his book reviews helpful as well (I have read Abraham Rihbany's The Syrian Christ after hearing about it on Tekton, and am right now trying to get my hands on a copy of Bruce Malina's Handbook of Biblical Social Values, but alas, my town's library is rather slow when it comes to odering in books).


Not only that, but I've lost 20 pounds. And it's done wonders for my libido. :hehe:

[{Tim}]

What I most appreciated about Tekton was that the articles really covered the cultural background of the Bible. It explains a lot of things that really just didn't make much sense otherwise. I also quite like the cartoons :wink: keep it up J.P.! One of the best aspects is the way most of the major skeptical argmunts are answered -- I don't recall very often seeing something brounght up which is new, at least from the "fundy atheist"-type skeptics. I guess the intelligent atheists are more likely to come up with something that could get by the refutation, but then they're at least worth listening to when they do so anyway. And I like that J.P. is pretty cordial to those who are intelligent objectors, too. :smile: At least so long as they are polite in return. :)

[InspiredHome]

I got a free ferret! :woohoo:


Thanks, JP!




Ferret? Where?!

Back to the question at hand, Tekton has opened a whole new world for me and I've been learning a lot. It's really made the Bible come alive. After my youngest starts school (he's only 15 mos now) I plan to return to school and focus on such things as theology, history and the like.

[OfficialPro]

Someone posted a link to it at protestwarrior.com and I clicked on it. I realized that this stuff is GOLD! And the satires are COMEDY GOLD! :teeth:

I learnt some things I'd prolly never have learned, at least not this soon. "Bible Problems Refuted" is the pwnage!

[Rayado]

I found Tektonics.org through Fark, of all places (yes, that Fark) when someone posted a link to The Impossible Faith. Thought it was a great article. I also liked the contortions and hyperventilations it effortlessly made the skeptics at Fark go through. So I got to looking around the site, and turns out it's pretty darn good! At the time I was barely cognizant that there was even a Jesus myth theory, and my faith was basically a fideistic one. Fast forward about three years, and as an somewhat direct result of Tektonics.org I've decided I want to study Theology in far greater detail when I get done with my Bachelor's degree (school's name witheld to protect the incompetent); currently I'm seriously thinking about Southern Evangelical Seminary.

And it improves my cellphone reception wherever I am, stays crunchy in milk, and makes great Julienne fries! :teeth:

[Joveia]

When I became a Christian about 3 years ago, I set about on the internet and quickly uncovered a vast array of polemical anti-Christian arguments and scholarship. Unable to answer them I drifted to Christian liberalism, until one day I remembered a web site I visited by accident a long time ago called the Christian Think-Tank. I visited it and I found it's stuff was good, and I found Tektonics via that link. I wouldn't say Tektonics saved my faith, but it has been immensely helpful in (along with CTT) contextualising so many Biblical ideas and statements. I think the Bible is errant in some respects (as in not being completely word for word perfect), but it is *far less* errant than skeptics would have you believe. So it's been helpful, and JP has been kind enough to host several of my philosophy of religion essays on the guest section, to which I am thankful (also for helping me personally.)

God bless
Joveia

[Hail Mary]

One really nice thing about tektonics.org is that its designed really well for search engines. Specifically, the site search feature of Google will let you find almost anything on tekton really quickly. The Firefox googlebar (or I guess the IE google bar) lets you do some nice things on tekton.

Of course, the site search works so well because the content on tekton is excellent. Keep up the good work!

[Bobby Lewis]

How has Tekton affected me? Well I USED to like my church! :rofl: Meeting JP was refreshing to a young man who only conversed with "apologists", who are leaders in the church no less!, whose sole resource was Josh McDowell. When asked questions not answered by McDowell, I was told "because the Bible says so!" Or, my all-time favorite, I asked a gentleman who "specialized" in apologetics at my church about the genre of the gospels. He replied by telling me King David was an historical figure! How this is relevant, I'll never know. :teeth: Needless to say, Tekton has been a refreshing delight since I discovered it a few years ago.

[Pogotrucci]

Tekton has helped me A LOT.


I stumbled across the site due to the Christ Myth about a year ago.


One of my teacher, who is the biggest atheist and respectless a-hole this world has ever know, brought up the subject of a certain Earl Doherty infront of my class.
The theories shook my world because I could in no way defend them in a worhty way
"OMG!! I thought the historicy of Jesus was a historical fact!! This Doherty guy must be the smartest person ever cause he has evidence and has studied the historicy deeper then anyone else. Christianity is doomed!" I was thinking to myself. I was very worried so I went online for answers and I clicked on your site and... you saved my faith.

I was a non-informed Christian but I have grown and know I know detaliedly what and why I believe like I do. I can know defend my faith thanks to your site.

You and people like Chris Price have ment the world to me and got me through alot of hard times. :blush:

I'm in eternal debt to you and your site.

Bless you

In Christ
The Swede

[lilpixieofterror]

Howdy,

I'm collecting "testimonies" from readers about how the Tekton site has been of use to them. Please feel free to post here, or send me one by email.

Thank you. :smile:

JP

Tekton has helped me out by giving me resources, books to read, and how to build a valid argument and defense. I found your series on the various 'Christ myths' as very useful when debating atheist on the web or in real life. Your impossible faith series has been very helpful to me personaly and I've found your parodies to be so funny and useful at the same time. I'd like to thank you not only for helping me become a better debator, but for helping me grow closer to Christ. Thanks alot JPH!

Crystal

[Sir-Think-A-Lot]

Since coming to Tekton I'v discoverd I have all kinds of superhuman powers. I can now bend solid metal objects(like paper-clips and safty pins), see through solid objects(like panes of glass) and turn invisible(but only when nobody is looking at me).


Seriously though, I discoverd Tekton shortly after becoming a Christian I became a Christian because I realised that the historical claims of the Bible were at least generally true. However there was still much I didnt know, and Tekton has helped me to realise just how much I didnt know. It's also provided me with a reasource to both find answers to questions I had, and for discussion when people had a question I couldnt answer myself. I also love the fact that Holding is able to lay out complex issues so that even those with only a marginal understanding of the Bible and/or the history and culture it was spawned from can understand them. I also like that he is unafraid to face against conventional understanding of the Bible when conventional understanding is wrong.

[aikidoka]

I think I found Tekton when I was looking up information about the Treaty of Tripoli due to an atheist bringing it up in response to someone saying this is a Christian nation. I very much enjoy shooting that canard down whenever it gets tossed out there.

Since then, Tekton has been very helpful in online debates on myspace along with Christian Thinktank. I see the usual arguments against Christianity, copycat saviour, Earl Doherty has been thrown around lately by one kid, though the twit claims to have arrived at the arguments independently.

The result of all this, is that the more I study, the more secure my faith ie loyalty based on evidence of performance ;-) has become.

I'm a bit embarrassed that today one pagan stated I'm the apologetics expert in the myspace group I frequent. I replied if that's the case, the world is in trouble! Sure, I can debate but I often reference tekton or others, unless I've internalized the data. That's not so impressive and I wish some of these people would look the information themselves, before they repeat the same old objections that Christendom has already dealt with.

Keep up the good work. Oh, and I love the war on Easter toons! HAHA

[sc_q_jayce]

One really nice thing about tektonics.org is that its designed really well for search engines. Specifically, the site search feature of Google will let you find almost anything on tekton really quickly. The Firefox googlebar (or I guess the IE google bar) lets you do some nice things on tekton.

Of course, the site search works so well because the content on tekton is excellent. Keep up the good work!
Amazing. I could never find anything using JP's attached search engine. I always had to google search "site://www.tektonics.org blah blah" to find anything. :P

I don't remember the first time I had seen Tektonics, but the first time I really gave it thought was when I happened to notice Brian Flemming's God Who Wasn't There DVD a long time ago. I had, at that time, already thought about getting the DVD just to show to our Youth Group, but I was also deadly curious about what other Christians thought about it at the time. JP Holding's site was the only site I could find at that time that actually mentioned it. And of course, he just blew it off as nothing special.

That's the first time I found JP Holding's site to have a special place in my heart. Nowadays, it takes up precious time away from me in the laboratory, from me sleeping, from reading journal papers, and from being an effective scientist! Thanks, JP! At this rate, I'll drop out of graduate school! :thumb:

Well, actually, the funny thing is that I read a lot of his works, but I never remember anything from it. I just keep a note in my mind to make use of the resource when the time comes. I have found myself talking to people about ritual purity, and ANE culture, and I have become a BIGGER context fan than I was before...

I've always needed to have the intellectual bent on the faith, since both of my brothers are hardcore atheists (one in philosophy/logic and the other in hard evidence/science/analysis). With them being both much smarter than me, I knew right away that if I could not have grounds to believe, then I would be shamed into disbelief. So since the beginning, I've been studying apologetics very carefully.

JP Holding just made my life easier, that's all. ;)

No, wait. Dropping out of school makes life harder.

Nevermind.

I would not recommend JP Holding's site to anyone, because it will inevitably lead them to not be able to complete their PhD career. :thumbd:

[kclapp]

Well, I just found JP's site a couple of days ago. I was following up on an article I read on the Olivet Discourse by Jack Kinsella (it's OK, laugh, it's good for ya). JP's site came up from a Google search. I have emailed him a couple of times and received very prompt replies. You don't get that very often today.

Well, eschatology has really been in the forefront of my mind lately (go figure), and JP's site has really provided me with a wonderful springboard for researching the various ideas concerning the end times. But more importantly, his time and patience in answering my questions via email has really sparked a new drive to delve into not just eschatology but apologetics. The last apologetic reading I did was a couple of years ago with Lee Strobel's work. JP's work and recommended readings are even more intriguing to me. I can see this being a long and rewarding association. Thanks for your diligence and hardwork JP. It is most appreciated!

Your brother in Christ,
Karl

[jellybene]

Howdy,

I'm collecting "testimonies" from readers about how the Tekton site has been of use to them. Please feel free to post here, or send me one by email.

Thank you. :smile:

JP
I discovered tektonics.org (don't remember how) about 2-3 years ago. I have to say that it has vastly changed my thinking regarding Christianity and its defense. I never even heard of preterism (and many other concepts) until after I discovered that site. What I believed about even basic concepts like faith, love, worship, hell, etc. changed and I'm still learning a lot to this day, which is good news. Tektonics.org along with answersingenesis.org are, so far, the two most trustworthy Christian sites I've visited. Most of my difficult questions have been answered on tektonics.org. A lot of what's on the site is way over my head, but I sift through what I can. :teeth:

But the site depresses me sometimes. It depresses me because it has made me realize how little I and the vast majority of Christians really know about the faith. It makes me wish there were more JP's, DDW's and tektonics.org's in the world. Why did God choose to bless me with access to wonderful resources like this? I tell most of my family and friends about the site.

Oh, and if it weren't for tektonics.org I wouldn't have heard of theologyweb.com either! :wink: I pray that the site stays around for a long time.

[aikidoka]

jellybene,

I know what you mean about getting depressed because of all the knowledge and information out there we can still learn. Also, I've been leaning towards partial preterism due to Tektonics, having been raised pre-tribulation rapture and read 666 when I was a kid.

[jellybene]

jellybene,

I know what you mean about getting depressed because of all the knowledge and information out there we can still learn. Also, I've been leaning towards partial preterism due to Tektonics, having been raised pre-tribulation rapture and read 666 when I was a kid.I'm leaning towards that as well, not the heretical preterist view. But yeah, I hear you. I think viewing ANE cultures in terms of honor/shame and collective societies could've been the most important thing I've learned from Tektonics (and I'm still learning a lot). I bought James S. Jeffers' The Greco-Roman World of The New Testament Era using money I received for my birthday a couple of months ago. Very informative. Thanks Tektonics!

[YeshuaMarine]

JP is truly the man. I was having trouble with dealing with a bunch of moral relativists basically and he pretty much helped me by refuting a bunch of silly things that they were trying to state. He helped me out with a bunch of logical issues..for that I am truly grateful. By the way, I got ahold of that professor....apparently he believes Jesus was a myth!

Go figure, another one eh....lol. I sent you some good stuff in your e-mail.

God bless,
Casey Powell

[Echelon]

I found this site about a year ago but just mainly browsed. Although the tone can be harsh, it is funny actually very funny and I enjoy it with my favourite cup of tea. IT is the defense of Christianity that is paramount, I like JP's style a lot, I know people who are very much like him and have similar thoughts, who have studied not just the modern writers but those OLD writers from long ago who have answered most of what we hear today.

JP Holding basically makes the Atheist and other skeptics look like their either doing what they are doing intentionally or that they have some real dilema mentally, I can honestly see why guys like Dan Barker avoid Holding. Of course there are legitimate concerns and questions and some ask those. Also what some Atheist's forget....Some Christians have already asked these questions and have done their research.

It is well worth my time to come here, and It helps me on research and I tell many other people I know to visit.

[Little Shepherd]

My testimony isn't very long. Just that Tektonics is the first place I ever went that made it clear that scholarship is important. I had become used to bringing up things I found in church only to be met with "Credentials aren't everything!" :ahem: Everything? No. But much more than many anti-intellectuals give them credit for? Definitely!

[member11491]

Tekton has been helpful to me as well.

The combination of bullying, dismissal of the facts, creative lying and male-male bonding helped me to see exactly how christianity keeps on thriving.

Thank you Tekton!

[Darth Executor]

Tekton has been helpful to me as well.

The combination of bullying, dismissal of the facts, creative lying and male-male bonding helped me to see exactly how christianity keeps on thriving.

Thank you Tekton!

Hello, member. *snicker*

I'd still like a response to this post:

http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/showpost.php?p=1670831&postcount=23

[Xorex]

The articles helped me to feel more confident about what I believe and that being a classical theist is not akin to believing in Santa Claus which is what I had been hearing a lot of lately. I also found the link to TWeb and have been coming here ever since.

Criticism of "The Pagan Christ" was both helpful and entertaining.

Thanks J.P. and may God bless you as you continue your ministry at Tekton.

[lilpixieofterror]

Tekton has been helpful to me as well.

The combination of bullying, dismissal of the facts, creative lying and male-male bonding helped me to see exactly how christianity keeps on thriving.

Thank you Tekton!

Humm intresting, you do know that I am a girl (which would make me a female) and Dee Dee Warren (who has written articles for Tekton) is also one. It is always amusing to watch fundies carry on, keep giving me this entertainment.

Crystal

[jpholding]

Humm intresting, you do know that I am a girl (which would make me a female) and Dee Dee Warren (who has written articles for Tekton) is also one. It is always amusing to watch fundies carry on, keep giving me this entertainment.


Considering the stats that supposedly show that the disproportionate number of people online overall are men -- if those are indeed true, Tekton's readership among the fairer sex is indeed unusally high.

It's good that you clarified that for bumbler, though. He probably didn't know girl = female. It's one of those things he's still figuring out. :hehe:

[lilpixieofterror]

Considering the stats that supposedly show that the disproportionate number of people online overall are men -- if those are indeed true, Tekton's readership among the fairer sex is indeed unusally high.

I'm also quite an odd girl too... I'm quite a Star Trek Nerd. So it's good to know more dorks like me exist. :ahem:

It's good that you clarified that for bumbler, though. He probably didn't know girl = female. It's one of those things he's still figuring out. :hehe:

Oh, after reading the quality of his post, I'm sure that as soon as he reads that, the light bulb will click and he'll be like, "Oh! Female is a girl, I was wondering why they didn't have 'yes please' when they ask for 'sex' on those forms!"

Crystal

[Frogwarrior]

I could be mean and say "No, I think he's still like 'what's a girl?' "



But I won't.