Crossing the Galaxy: How Star Wars Can Help Us Better Understand the Bible
Bringing Christianity into the Mainstream The Judeo-Christian worldview is the foundation upon which western civilization has been built....
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Atlas Porter
- Oct 22, 2022
- 7 min
Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover: The Spiritual Deception of the Greatest Salesman in the World
“Wealth, my son, should never be your goal in life…True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse” (19). We have all heard the old adage:...
Atlas Porter
- Dec 5, 2021
- 19 min
The Neuroses of Dr. Paper
“Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.” ~Sigmund Freud PROLOGUE — “The Bookend” — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Peering over her...
Atlas Porter
- Sep 29, 2021
- 23 min
Day Trader
“Though man loved his fellow [man], yet man is a money-making animal, which propensity too often interferes with his benevolence.” ~...
Atlas Porter
- Aug 15, 2021
- 8 min
The War to Be Heard: A (Short) Epic About Writing
Prologue A writer’s life is a lonely one — so much time is spent in solitude — apart from the outside world. Hours are consumed by days,...
Atlas Porter
- Jun 23, 2021
- 34 min
Professor R. Guile's Class
“Okay, Professor! We’re coming down!” I heard a student shout from the second floor window, just above me, as I was entering the Hamilton...
Atlas Porter
- Jun 15, 2021
- 5 min
A Depth that's Hard to Fathom: The Old Man and the Sea as a Story About the Craft of Writing
[*SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't read The Old Man and the Sea, and do not wish to have the ending revealed, please do not continue.] The...
Atlas Porter
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Begging For Change: A Short Story About Misreading the Signs of Poverty
Were his teeth missing or were they just stained? If it was the latter, they were the darkest brown imaginable. It was also difficult to...
Atlas Porter
- May 24, 2021
- 5 min
Not Yet Awake: A Short Story About Dreaming
I am up, but I am not yet awake. The sun has yet to rise; the night still lurks in the shadows. If it weren’t for the bird chirping in...
Atlas Porter
- May 21, 2021
- 57 min
The Greatest Literary Enigma of All Time: The Synoptic Problem & A Possible Solution
[*Article also appears on www.thegodofabraham.com] Part I: A Literary Enigma Leading biblical scholar Mark Goodacre describes the...
Atlas Porter
- Apr 3, 2021
- 22 min
"In the Year of the Lord": 4 Reasons to Believe Jesus Historically Existed
Time is an interesting concept. How we understand time, shapes our existence in more ways than we often care to acknowledge. If I were to...
Atlas Porter
- Mar 10, 2021
- 8 min
Digital Alchemy: Who Invented the Internet & the Supernatural Basis Behind It
If I asked you: who invented the airplane? You would likely say the Wright Brothers. If I asked you: who invented the telephone? You...
Atlas Porter
- Jan 10, 2021
- 11 min
In God We Trust: What the Bible Says About Money
After man sinned against God in the Garden of Eden, God punished man. God said to Adam, “Cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you...
Atlas Porter
- Nov 28, 2020
- 6 min
The Bad Tenants: A Parable About Jesus's Death & the Dangers of Greed
And he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country for a...
Atlas Porter
- Nov 16, 2019
- 10 min
The Tipping Point: 3 Reasons Why Leaving a Tip Has Got to Go
When you read the title of this post, you might think: Wow, this guy is against tipping, what a cheapskate. You are right, I am against...
Atlas Porter
- Oct 14, 2019
- 11 min
The 5 Most Common Arguments Against Student Debt Forgiveness (& Why They Are All Wrong)
"And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors" (Matthew 6:12). The 1.5 trillion dollar student loan crisis is...
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