Happy New Year! Do you wonder what 2016 will bring? What kind of resolutions, hopes and dreams do you have for the year? If you are soul searching and asking any of the big “why or what” questions of life I hope you will follow this blog or join one of our Case for Christianity… Continue Reading
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Case-Making 101: Is There Evidence In the Universe For The Existence of God, Part 4 Evidence from Morality
“The first principle of value that we need to rediscover is this: that all reality hinges on moral foundations. In other words, that this is a moral universe, and that there are moral laws of the universe just as abiding as the physical laws.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Take a close look at everyone… Continue Reading
A Case for Christianity: Were all the New Testament Authors Apologists?
The New Testament writers anticipate and answer objections and seek to demonstrate the credibility of the claims and credentials of Christ, focusing especially on the resurrection of Jesus as the historical foundation upon which Christianity is built. Many New Testament writings are occupied with polemics against false teachings, in which the apologetic concern is to… Continue Reading
A Case for Christianity: Was the Apostle Paul an Apologist?
“The apostle Paul says what many pioneers of modern science believed, that nature itself is part of the evidence for the existence of God, ‘Since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities- his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made. So that men are… Continue Reading
A Case for Christianity: Was the Apostle John an Apologist?
“I am totally convinced the Christian faith is the most coherent worldview around.” – Ravi Zacharias What I love about Christian Apologetics is that many people I meet, and share with, tell me that they never knew there was more to Christianity than just basic religious teachings, or politics and blind faith. I love it when… Continue Reading
A Case for Christianity: Just because I say I’m a Christian, am I?
Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile. – Billy Sunday What does it really mean to be a Christian? I used to take that word very generically. Some of my friends associate being a Christian with being from a particular political party. Some… Continue Reading
A Case for Christianity: Is There A Problem of Apathy?
HEAD COVERED, EYES CLOSED!!! We may have found a cure for most evils; but we have found no remedy for the worst of them all, the apathy of human beings. –Helen Keller As a high school biology teacher I see the ‘disease’ of apathy growing, not only in my young students but also in many… Continue Reading
Is there more to the Bible than just a book written by men? Part 8
A Case for the Bible, Part 8: How do we know the Bible has the right books? This blog is part of a series. You can start the series by going back to the September 1, 2014 Introduction called A Case for Christianity: Why do we need one? But the followers of Valentinus, putting away… Continue Reading
Is there more to the Bible than just a book written by men? Part 4
A Case for the Bible: Part 4, Manuscript evidence (This blog is part of a series. You can start the series by going back to the September 1, 2014 Introduction called A Case for Christianity: Why do we need one?) We have abundant and accurate copies of the original New Testament documents. The New Testament… Continue Reading
A Case for Christianity: Why do we need one?
The challenge for Christians to speak out in defense of the faith is ever increasing. The encouragement I received from J. Warner Wallace, Author of Cold Case Christianity, was one that made a profound impact on me. He said, at the end of a course I took from him, “We have now entered the mission… Continue Reading