A brand new year is here, once again. And as every year, we all look to the new year with much anticipation and hope. Many people resolve to make changes, usually for self-improvement, because they see the year before them as a book of empty pages, on which can be written a new story. …
In the last several years, Christian apologetics has experienced a revival. There are multitudes of books, websites, blogs, and other resources now available to anyone who is interested in apologetics. While I could recommend many of these resources, I cannot recommend any resource more highly than the Holy Bible. In some apologetics circles, the Bible…
Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex “marriages” are now the “law of the land” a lot talk has been stirred up about LGBTQ issues. Unfortunately, most of it has not been very thoughtful. My goal here is to cut through the emotional fog in order to get to the truth of the…
I don’t really do reviews, but I wanted to review an excellent documentary I watched recently, Logic on Fire: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Martyn Lloyd-Jones passed away before I was born, so I never had the chance to meet him on this side of glory. However, I have been listening to his…
Are faith and reason at odds with one another? Many people, Christian and non-Christian, seem to think so: “Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is the belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.” - Richard Dawkins "*faith /fāTH/* 1. *Belief without…
According to 1 Peter 3 : 15, Christians are commanded to always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks for a reason for the hope that is in us with gentleness and respect. In order to do this, followers of Jesus need to be prepared to answer two questions, "How do I know that Christianity is…
According to 1 Peter 3 : 15, Christians are commanded to always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks for a reason for the hope that is in us. The Christian discipline of apologetics is learning to explain and defend why we believe what we believe. God does not need anyone to…
Welcome to the Rhapsody #Encore. On Fridays we will be reposting some of our readers most favorite posts. Todays repost is The Fine Line from September 2013 I don’t believe in astrology but if I did, by definition, my astrological sign for Gemini would be spot on. I would be classified as the “twins”, which…
Life can just be downright discouraging sometimes. There are days where hope seems nonexistent, peace seems like only a myth, and joy is fleeting. Everyone around seems to have one woe after another: financial woes, physical woes, relationship woes, employment woes, etc. And then there’s the rapid deterioration of our society and the world…
IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR. IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY. IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT. IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU WILL BE JAILED. IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU…
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