mid-week apologetics booster (3-25-2021)

Good morning friends,

Here is a random quote (of over 1900) from Nuggets:

Let us strive to live like men who believe in a resurrection and a life to come – and desire to be always ready for the eternal world. So living, we shall look forward to death with calmness.  – J.C. Ryle

To view more of these quotes, visit:

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

Now, here are your weekly links:

1. The Great Commission Must Be Our Guide in These Polarizing Times. During these polarizing times where battles for political power or division from cultural struggles are crippling the influence of the Christian church, we need to refocus our attention and commitment to fulfilling the great commission. – Life in the Gospel: https://quarterly.gospelinlife.com/the-great-commission-must-be-our-guide-in-these-polarizing-times/
2. How to share the gospel to Hindus effectively | carm.org: https://carm.org/hinduism/how-to-share-the-gospel-to-hindus/
3. Sharing Your Faith 101 – Maybe you’re afraid to share your faith because you don’t know what to say. Or maybe you’re sharing the Gospel but nothing is happening; people aren’t committing their lives to Christ. Are you doing something wrong?: https://billygraham.org/story/sharing-your-faith-101/
4. Talking With Non-Christian Friends: https://castingnetsministries.com/resources/articles/41-talking-with-non-christian-friends-by-dr-j-budziszewski
5. Human High-Altitude Habitation Reveals Adaptive Design | The Institute for Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/article/human-high-altitude-habitation-adaptive-design/
6. How do I respond more effectively when someone questions my faith? Westminster: https://westminsterpc.ca/how-do-i-respond-more-effectively-when-someone-questions-my-faith/
7. Jeff Hester Debates William Lane Craig On The Topic Is Belief In God Rational In A Scientific Age?: https://crossexamined.org/jeff-hester-debates-william-lane-craig-on-the-topic-is-belief-in-god-rational-in-a-scientific-age/
8. How Was Jesus God Incarnate?: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holidays/how-was-jesus-god-incarnate.html
9. Crushing the Myth that Christianity Crushes Diversity Think Divinely: https://thinkdivinely.com/crushing-the-myth-that-christianity-crushes-diversity/
10. Ancient Man. the original Ark must have been an amazing structure. How could Noah, who lived thousands of years ago, build such a complex vessel that survived the Genesis Flood? | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/noahs-ark/thinking-outside-the-box/ancient-man/
11. New Discoveries in the Dead Sea Wilderness from Dr. Craig Evans: https://christianthinkerssociety.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/d/E817F31064B381702540EF23F30FEDED/38F8D14E3E6CF359C5EC08CADFFC107B
12. What Objections Have Been Made to the Resurrection?: https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/don_stewart/don_stewart_1351.cfm
13. De-conversion Is Not as Countercultural as You Think: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/deconversion-not-countercultural/
14. Have We Lost the Message of the New Testament? | Mikel Del Rosario | Your Apologetics Guy: http://apologeticsguy.com/2015/01/new-testament-texual-variants/
15. The Fact the Other Side Can Make a Case Doesn’t Mean Its True | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/the-fact-the-other-side-can-make-a-case-doesnt-mean-its-true/
16. HOW SKEPTICS TURNED G.K. CHESTERTON TO CHRIST: http://2besure.blogspot.com/2019/09/how-skeptics-turned-gk-chesterton-to.html
17. Religious Pluralism: What About Those That Have Never Heard the Gospel? | Is Christianity True?: https://ischristianitytrue.wordpress.com/2021/03/18/religious-pluralism-what-about-those-that-have-never-heard-the-gospel/
18. Should Christians Use the Argument from Martyrdom? A Reply to Bart Ehrman: https://crossexamined.org/should-christians-use-the-argument-from-martyrdom-a-reply-to-bart-ehrman/
19. The Hidden Consequences of Sexual Sin – As with all sexual sin, there is absolutely no excuse, no rationalization, and no justification for it. In Ravi’s case, there are hundreds of women who are victims of his unwanted and inappropriate advances. Ravi abused his influence, his power, and his reputation as a man of God in order to abuse these women. None of these cases were simply two consenting adults engaging in a relationship. When there is a power imbalance like this, the relationship is never consenting. These were like an employer/employee relationship, one that is never fully consensual as a true loving relationship. One party is always holding power over the other in some form or fashion. Sadly, these women aren’t even the only victims here. He has betrayed his wife and the vows he made to her before family, friends, and God to love and cherish her until death separates them.: https://www.defendthefaithministry.com/2021/02/the-hidden-consequences-of-sexual-sin/
20. 6 Reasons Why (Church) Membership Matters – I like this quote: Many bowling leagues require more of their members than our churches. Where this is true, the church is a sad reflection of its culture.: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/6-reasons-why-membership-matters/
21. Counting the Stars | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/astronomy/stars/counting-the-stars/
22. The Universe Confirms the Bible | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/astronomy/the-universe-confirms-the-bible/
23. Does Knowledge Require Certainty? | Reasonable Faith: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/does-knowledge-require-certainty
24. How to Read More Books Every Year – Sarah Geringer: https://www.sarahgeringer.com/read-more-books/
25. A Historian Explains the Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus (Dr. Gary Habermas): https://youtu.be/kWSG5okmUr8
26. Lament as Apologetic for Christianity – Modern Reformation: https://modernreformation.org/resource-library/web-exclusive-articles/lament-as-apologetic-for-christianity/
27. Ex-New Ager Melissa Dougherty joins me to discuss certain New Age ideas that are being marketed to the church as “Christian.” What are the buzzwords, catch phrases, and teachings that are coming to a church near you? Alisa Childers I Blog: https://www.alisachilders.com/blog/is-your-church-teaching-new-age-ideas-with-melissa-dougherty-the-alisa-childers-podcast-87
28. No, The Growth of Progressive Christian Politicians is Not a Good Thing for America [A Response to the New York Times Opinion Piece by Nicholas Kristof]: https://natashacrain.com/no-the-growth-of-progressive-christian-politicians-is-not-a-good-thing-for-america-a-response-to-the-new-york-times-opinion-piece-by-nicholas-kristof/

A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. Mark 15:21

Blessings to you all