Month: March 2019

mid-week apologetics booster (3-28-2019)

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Good morning friends,

Here is a random quote (of over 900) from Nuggets:

Grace can be and sometimes is abused. By that I mean exercising ones liberty without wisdom, having no concern over whether it offends or wounds the young and impressionable fellow believer. But I must hasten to add that I believe such restraint is an individual matter. It is not to be legislated, not something to be forced by someone else. Limitations are appropriate and necessary, but I fail to find in Scripture any place where one is to require such restraint from another. To do so is legalism. – Chuck Swindoll (the Grace Awakening)

To view more of these quotes, visit:

http://www.ps11911.com/nuggets?dest=quotes

Now, here are your weekly links:

  1. New Choice42 Video Destroys Argument For Aborting Down Syndrome Babies | Human Defense: https://humandefense.com/new-choice42-video-destroys-argument-for-aborting-down-syndrome-babies/
  2. Doubting Evolution Is like Believing the Earth Is Flat. | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/evidence-against-evolution/doubting-evolution-is-like-believing-the-earth-is-flat/
  3. Apologia Sophia: Apologetics Wisdom 3Preparation Reflections: https://reflectionsbyken.wordpress.com/2019/03/12/apologia-sophia-apologetics-wisdom-3-preparation/
  4. Conversations With Jehovah’s Witnesses – Part Three – Stephen J. Bedard: http://www.stephenjbedard.com/2019/03/18/conversations-with-jehovahs-witnesses-part-three/
  5. Questioning Darwin (HBO Documentary) a Review | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/reviews/tv/questioning-darwin-a-review/
  6. John Lennox Busts a Myth About Religion, Faith and Science | Solas: https://www.solas-cpc.org/john-lennox-busts-a-myth-about-religion-faith-and-science/
  7. The universe of the lone brain (The multiverse escape hatch) – creation.com: https://creation.com/universe-of-the-lone-brain
  8. How Media Consumption Threatens the Future of Christianity (It’s Not What You Think) | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/how-media-consumption-threatens-the-future-of-christianity-its-not-what-you-think/
  9. Animal Rights, Veganism & Abortion (Considering Abortion From The Perspective Of Veganism And Animal Rights): http://rajkumarrichard.blogspot.com/2019/02/animal-rights-veganism-abortion.html
  10. I Kissed Historic Christianity Goodbye this is a podcast with Alisa Childers being interviewed. The Freemind Podcast with Guest Alisa Childers – Alisa Childers: https://www.alisachilders.com/blog/i-kissed-historic-christianity-goodbye-the-freemind-podcast-with-guest-alisa-childers
  11. Is God Real? The Bacterial Flagellum and the Divine Design Inference | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-god-real-the-bacterial-flagellum-and-the-divine-design-inference/
  12. Bart Ehrman says that God has a problem. If we have free will in Heaven, what’s to stop us from sinning in the afterlife? And if God takes away free will in Heaven, then why doesn’t he take it away so we stop doing evil now? – Is Jesus Alive?: https://isjesusalive.com/is-there-free-will-in-heaven/
  13. Why do you believe in pseudo-science? – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4T2J4ewUOg&feature=youtu.be

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15

Blessings to you all

mid-week apologetics booster (3-21-2019)

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Good morning friends,

Here is a random quote (of over 900) from Nuggets:

It is by perseverance that the snail reached the ark. – Charles Spurgeon

To view more of these quotes, visit:

http://www.ps11911.com/nuggets?dest=quotes

Now, here are your weekly links:

  1. The Neo-Liberal Stealth Offensive – The gospels most dangerous earthly adversaries are not raving atheists who stand outside the door shouting threats and insults. They are church leaders who cultivate a gentle, friendly, pious demeanor but hack away at the foundations of faith under the guise of keeping in step with a changing world. : 9Marks: https://www.9marks.org/article/neo-liberal-stealth-offensive/
  2. Polycarp…… | Christian History | Christianity Today: https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/martyrs/polycarp.html
  3. When Does God Identify You as You? Your identity, according to science and the Bible, began the moment you were conceived.: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/when-does-god-identify-you-as-you/
  4. What If Christians Were ‘Unsilenced’?: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/what-if-christians-were-unsilenced/
  5. Don’t Forget Why We Do What We Do | Stand to Reason: https://www.str.org/blog/dont-forget-why-we-do-what-we-do#.XI1zH9hlA0M
  6. Does God Exist – Six Reasons to Believe that God is Really There – Is There a God: https://www.everystudent.com/features/isthere.html
  7. Prince of ISIS accepts Christ through Leading The Ways Arabic Broadcasts – Assist News: https://www.assistnews.net/prince-of-isis-accepts-christ-through-leading-the-ways-arabic-broadcasts/
  8. Why Apologetics? | Confident Christianity: http://confidentchristianity.com/?page_id=1152
  9. Reconciling a God of Love with the Problem of Evil: https://crossexamined.org/reconciling-a-god-of-love-with-the-problem-of-evil/
  10. How to Overcome and Prevent Sexual Sins Seeing God’s Breath: https://godsbreath.net/2008/04/03/prevent-and-overcome-sexual-sins/
  11. Let your kids ask ANY question they have: http://www.travisdickinson.com/let-your-kids-ask-any-question-they-have/

“The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’: the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’ Proverbs 30:15-16

Blessings to you all

mid-week apologetics booster (3-14-2019)

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Good morning friends,

Here is a random quote (of over 900) from Nuggets:

Believers may unwittingly assume a special burden of proof is on them, while assuming the atheist has none. The problem here is that every person – atheist, skeptic, or agnostic included – has a worldview with various assumptions about the nature of reality, ethics, knowledge, and life’s meaning. Everyone takes a stance in both theory and practice. How often we meet critics who borrow heavily from a biblical worldview about human dignity and rights, moral responsibility, right and wrong, purpose and meaning in order to sustain their own worldview rooted in purposeless, mindless, valueless, impersonal, material origins! All worldviews make truth claims; therefore, all – not just the Christian faith – stand in need of justification. We can wrongly assume that only the believer has a burden of proof and that the unbeliever does not – that somehow his views escape intellectual scrutiny. – Paul Copan (from, Learn How (Not) To Doubt)

To view more of these quotes, visit:

http://www.ps11911.com/nuggets?dest=quotes

Now, here are your weekly links:

  1. How Do I Share What I Believe? The Relationship Between Respect and Reach | Cold Case Christianity Logical Faith: https://logicalfaithdotblog.wordpress.com/2019/03/07/how-do-i-share-what-i-believe-the-relationship-between-respect-and-reach-cold-case-christianity/
  2. Do Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence? – creation.com: https://creation.com/extraordinary-claims
  3. The Case for Christ’s Resurrection – a chapter from a book: To Everyone an Answer: A Case for the Christian World View.: http://www.garyhabermas.com/books/inbook_to-everyone-an-answer/habermas_case-for-xp-res.htm
  4. The Minimal Facts Approach to the Resurrection of Jesus: The Role of Methodology as a Crucial Component in Establishing Historicity – Gary Habermas: http://www.garyhabermas.com/articles/southeastern_theological_review/minimal-facts-methodology_08-02-2012.htm
  5. The Resurrection of Jesus and the Witness of Paul – bethinking.org: https://www.bethinking.org/did-jesus-rise-from-the-dead/the-resurrection-of-jesus-and-the-witness-of-paul
  6. Four Challenges to the Apologetic Life – Rob Lundberg’s Online Ministry Website: https://roblundbergapologetics.com/2019/03/07/four-challenges-to-the-apologetic-life/
  7. Dear Church, We’re Not Messy, We’re Sinful: https://mamabearapologetics.com/dear-church-messy-sinful/
  8. Four Ways the Earth Is Fine-Tuned for Life | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/four-ways-the-earth-is-fine-tuned-for-life/
  9. Why Apologetics? Renewing Your Mind – We must not only answer the objections people raise about Christianity, but also make a positive case for our faith. From his series Defending Your Faith, R.C. Sproul considers defensive and offensive apologetics. | Mar 9, 2019: https://renewingyourmind.org/2019/03/09/why-apologetics
  10. Was Stalin an atheist? Is atheism or communism responsible for mass murders? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2019/03/10/was-stalin-an-atheist-is-atheism-or-communism-responsible-for-mass-murders-5/
  11. Over 1,000 Scientists Openly Dissent From Evolution Theory: https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/item/31694-over-1-000-scientists-openly-dissent-from-evolution-theory
  12. Did Daniel the Prophet Accurately Predict the Timing of Jesus Death? Christian Apologist: https://christian-apologist.com/2018/11/18/did-daniel-the-prophet-accurately-predict-the-timing-of-jesus-death/
  13. Women Pastors…What Does the Bible Say? – Shane Idleman: https://shaneidleman.com/2019/03/04/women-pastors-what-does-the-bible-say/
  14. Has the Bible Been Preserved For Us Today? – Tim Challies: https://www.challies.com/articles/has-the-bible-been-preserved-for-us-today/
  15. Am I Sitting Under Healthy Preaching? | Desiring God: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/am-i-sitting-under-healthy-preaching

“Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again. Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God. Acts 20:25-27

Blessings to you all

mid-week apologetics booster (3-7-2019)

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Good morning friends,

Here is a random quote (of over 900) from Nuggets:

Integrity is sticking with your commitments even after circumstances have changed. – Dr. David Jeremiah

To view more of these quotes, visit:

http://www.ps11911.com/nuggets?dest=quotes

Now, here are your weekly links:

  1. The Biggest Hindrance to Your Kids Faith Isn’t Doubt. Its Silence | Christianity Today: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/february-web-only/doubt-parenting-biggest-hindrance-kids-faith-is-silence.html
  2. If Christianity is True, Why Do So Many Kids Have Doubts Today?: http://christianmomthoughts.com/if-christianity-is-true-why-do-so-many-kids-have-doubts-today/
  3. Persuasive Apologetics Principle 7: Bonus Tips – Service, Word Choice, Humor, Kindness and Communication Style, Weirdness, Mere Exposure: https://jaymedenwaldt.blogspot.com/2019/02/effective-apologetics-bonus-tips.html
  4. How Fortnite Shows The Need For Apologetics: https://www.lukeknight.org/betweenworlds/how-fortnite-shows-the-need-for-apologetics
  5. Three Reasons Why All Religions Do Not Lead To God Or Heaven: https://rajkumarrichard.blogspot.com/2019/01/three-reasons-why-all-religions-do-not.html
  6. Here are 3 intelligent former atheists who became Christians because of the Moral Argument. Every Christian that is serious about sharing their faith should begin to master this argument today. Is Jesus Alive?: https://isjesusalive.com/moral-argument/
  7. Introduction to Apologetics Part 5: Is the Bible Reliable? BEARDED DISCIPLE: https://beardeddisciple.com/2019/02/19/introduction-to-apologetics-part-5-is-the-bible-reliable/
  8. 4 Practices for Navigating Those Conflicting Bible Stories – Missio Alliance: https://www.missioalliance.org/4-practices-for-navigating-those-conflicting-bible-stories/
  9. Christians Don’t View Jesus as a Means to an End | Stand to Reason: https://www.str.org/blog/christians-dont-view-jesus-means-end
  10. Should a Christian play video games?: https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-video-games.html
  11. What Do You Mean By That? A Look At Questioning Evangelism: Responding To Five Common Objections On A College Campus THINKAPOLOGETICS.COM: https://chab123.wordpress.com/2019/03/06/what-do-you-mean-by-that-a-look-at-questioning-evangelism-responding-to-five-common-objections-on-a-college-campus-3/
  12. 6 Things Writing An Evangelistic Book Taught A Guilty Non-Evangelist | The Good Book Blog: https://www.thegoodbook.com/blog/interestingthoughts/2019/02/26/6-things-writing-an-evangelistic-book-taught-a-gui/
  13. Five Challenges For Your Secular Friends: http://www.reasonsforgod.org/2013/05/five-challenges-for-your-secular-friends/
  14. I’m Shy So How Can I Witness for Christ?: https://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/im-shy-so-how-can-i-witness-for-christ/
  15. Christians Answer Questions from a Street Epistemologist & Ask Him Questions in Return! Christian Apologist: https://christian-apologist.com/2019/01/17/christians-answer-questions-from-a-street-epistemologist-ask-him-questions-in-return/

And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment –to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. Ephesians 1:9-10

Blessings to you all