I was wondering how long it would take before the progressive/leftists tightened their screws on those that they’ve claimed to be fighting for, and it actually took a little longer than I thought it would. I knew that once they had people convinced that so-called “conversion” therapy was ineffective or inherently harmful, even though the…
Retired homicide detective and former atheist J. Warner Wallace has a recent post on his blog that begins, I have many unbelieving friends who laugh when I claim the God of the Bible is both all-powerful and all-loving. As they read through the Old Testament, they point to a variety of passages and episodes where…
Dear Closet Atheist, I hope that this finds you well and that you have had time to think about what I have said in my previous response. You wrote, saying, That’s never something you like to hear, is it? So why would it be okay coming from your God? I pointed out that you were…
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The longer that I interact with atheists, the more that I find that people who claim to be the arbiters and example of rational thought, simply don’t think hard about the arguments that they bring to the table. Maybe they have used them successfully against other believers in order to shut down the argument, or…
Dear Closet Atheist, I just read your letter and I have to say that I don’t think you realize exactly what it is you are arguing against. And I realize that this may have to do with a measure of rebellion on your part as a young person especially having been raised in a very…
A commonly asserted New Testament contradiction is Matthew 5:44 and Luke 14:26, which respectively read, I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, and If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even…
When was the last time that you heard a discussion on Proverbs 31:1-9? I’ve never heard one, until this one, which I led. I hope that it blesses you.
I don’t normally do movie reviews, but… I was both excited and concerned when I heard about the recent documentary Is Genesis History? (See the trailer here) being produced and released because I wondered which direction it would go. Now that I have seen it, I can say that my expectations were met and I…
The “final” session wrapping up the study that i was teaching at my church. I present some resources that will help believers dig deeper and get a better understanding as well as an period of discussion about the study.
In this session, from the study at my church, we look at how to identify bad interpretations, how to get correct interpretation, and looked at issues such as apparent contradictions, historical issues, and moral questions raised in the text. Enjoy.
A recent case in Ohio raises the question about whether or not a person who knowingly infected another person with HIV/AIDS should be held criminally liable. From FoxNews, A married man accused of not telling his longtime girlfriend that he was HIV-positive was charged with murder after the woman died of AIDS. A judge on…
Who’d have thunk it? From LifeSite News: A new study indicates that teen pregnancy rates drop when liberal sex-ed funding is cut, the UK’s Catholic Herald reported. The Effect of Spending Cuts on Teen Pregnancy” analyzed data in England before and after contraceptive-based sex-ed expenditures were slashed — cuts that were criticized by liberals and…
