Since I’m on the college campus quite often, I intentionally try to interact with students on worldview and religion. The average student seems to be religious, but in a strange way. Their religion seems to be a hodgepodge of worldviews. For example, a guy once told me the universe and all of life was created […]
Is philosophy wrong and evil as I’ve been told in the past? One biblical passage, in the letter to the Colossae church, is given as proof text. Now, I think those who make such claim get this passage wrong. In addition, I have two humorous side notes about those who make such claims. I’ve noticed […]
Satire USA — A new form of religion has been identified. Meet Tony Wabble of Miami Florida, an atheist who identifies as a Christian. Religion professor John J. Willson of the Miami College of Religion and the Arts stated: “This is a new phenomenon. While many think you can’t be atheist and Christian at the […]
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Coauthored with John Stonestreet, Brett Kunkle sent me his new book, A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World. I had been eying the book for a bit, so I was happy to read it and give my thoughts. I do think we all must continually keep our fingers on culture’s […]
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In the past, I have shared tools that I use to help me read the Bible. The tools really do help clarify certain concepts and help improve accuracy. This third iApologia Podcast, I will use some of those tools to help shed light on a tough passage: 1 Corinthians 11:17-33. This passage is ripe for […]
“The most wonderful time of the year” is also the time of the year when we start hearing some denounce Christmas celebrations and Christmas paraphernalia. While we may expect this from atheists, we are sideswiped unexpectedly when it comes from a Christian. It all comes down to celebrations on December 25th are thought to have […]
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Is God a moral monster? Pop atheist Richard Dawkins, in his book The God Delusion, with his zenith of rhetorical language and writing, says as much (a few paragraphs below). So, is God a moral monster? Well, the following piece below, by Greg Koukl, was written in response to many of these claims by today’s atheists. […]
We like our comfort. We like are personal peace. We like our prosperity. However, if your Christianity is comfortable, you are not a Christian after the breed of the Apostles and ancients. In fact, not even like Jesus! Now I’m not trying to tell you that you should seek out an “uncomfortable life”. No. I […]
One of these days, if it has not yet happened, one will inform you that the New Testament account of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection is “fiction”. Plus, he or she will say that the accounts are late dated, generations after Christ, when myth is made. This is a real concern, because if the account […]
Cults vs. Cultic type Groups We have been talking about spotting deception for a number of posts now, and there’s more to come. However, here’s a ripe example of how a little knowledge can help prevent deception: understanding the cults and, specifically for this post, cultic groups. While many abuse the word “cult” without proper […]
