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An evil ideology is at war with “family and nature,” White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said following the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk. Miller warned that there is an ideology in America which has “steadily been growing in this country which hates everything that is good, righteous, and beautiful and celebrates everything…
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Following materialism to its logical end ultimately leads to nihilism where everything is meaningless. This is why most materialists cannot and do not live consistently within their worldview, but illegitimately borrow transcendent values (like moral goodness) from Christianity. But for the few that are willing to venture to the logical and inevitable endgame for materialism,…
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John Mac Ghlionn has an important opinion piece here on the ramifications of AI (artificial intelligence). “Attempts to turn artificial intelligence into a god are both pathetic and revealing. There is something almost poignant about a species clever enough to build machines that can compose symphonies and diagnose cancer yet still fumbling around in the…
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FYI. Proof-reading of the complete manuscript is finished, correcting a LOT of mistakes and deleting duplicate content. I have also added significant content. I am getting ready to do a final review before sending the manuscript to a professional editor. After the editor, it goes to Southern Seminary. Sorry that I have not recently been…
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In “The Weight of Glory”, CS Lewis powerfully argues that mankind is ultimately made for a transcendent reality; we are created with desires that “no natural happiness will satisfy.” “if we are made for heaven, the desire for our proper place will be already in us, but not yet attached to the true object, and…
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The council of Nicea in 325 was a defining moment for the church where the heresy of Arianism was refuted (Arianism’s modern incaration is the Jehovah’s Witnesses). There is a video worth watching here on the history of the Council of Nicea and why the Nicene Creed is so important. All Christians should affirm the…
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James Spiegel offers a thoughtful essay here on the politics of Judas. He explores the motivation of Judas arguing that it was not money that prompted him to betray Jesus, but politics. He rightfully warns us that putting politics before individual spiritual renewal is a timeless temptation. “All Americans can agree on this much: We…
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The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the single most powerful apologetic for Christianity. Timothy Paul Jones discusses it here in an interview.
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In Romans 1, Paul warns of the consequences of rejecting truth. In Col 2:8, he warns of being taken captive by deceit. In 2 Thess 2:13-19 he warns of deception because people refuse to love the truth. In our world with instant global communication technology, deceit spreads easily and rapidly. Those who form their understanding…
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Timothy Paul Jones has an excellent article here on the Roman practice of crucifixion. “Christians worship a God who was crucified. It is difficult to fathom how shocking such a claim seemed to ancient Romans. Crucifixion was a death reserved for traitors, rebels, and slaves. Cognates of “crucified” functioned as vulgarities in the first century,…
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The mid-twentieth-century chaplain of the United States Senate, Peter Marshall, might best be known for his telling of the legend of the merchant of Baghdad. The story goes like this: A merchant sends his servant down to the market. The servant quickly returns. He is agitated and frightened. He says to his master, “Down at…
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The NIV translation of Rom 1:30 portrays “slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful” who “invent ways of doing evil.” Tragically, that’s a pretty accurate description of many today. The 1970 SciFy film “Colossus, The Forbin Project” is a prophetic film about the dangers of AI (Artificial Intelligence). Fifty-six years ago this excellent film warned us…
Christian Apologetics
Defending Christianity as both true and rational
"but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense [Greek is apologia] to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect” (1 Pet 3:15)
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” CS Lewis
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