Earlier this month, I attended a class on apologetics. At one point, the teacher asked us to list the top five reasons we believe in God, the Bible, and Jesus. Although we all struggled to come up with a full 15 reasons (especially because we were only given five minutes), we had a fruitful...
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One of my favorite quotes from Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis: “We begin to notice, besides our particular sinful acts, our sinfulness; begin to be alarmed not only about what we do, but about what we are. This may sound rather difficult, so I will try to make it clear from my own case....
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The “Mosque at Ground Zero” is a hot topic in the news right now. And personally, I do not have a strong opinion as to whether or not the Muslim Cultural Center should be built two blocks away from ground zero (and one block away from a “gentleman’s club”). But before Christians complain about...
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As we continue our deep theological study and noble quest for insight into the radiant Truth, I think it is important to remember what J.I. Packer writes in Knowing God:
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A couple of weeks ago, I flew halfway across the country to attend a Christian conference. At these sorts of events, emotions and passions run high, people who have leadership skills finally commit to being in the ministry, people who lack leadership skills finally commit to being in the ministry, challenges are made, couples...
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This is my third reflection on my debates with my atheist uncle over Christianity. One of this favorite things to say was something like “Wouldn’t a just/loving/powerful God do x differently?” Wouldn’t a loving God make the world without suffering? Wouldn’t a powerful God make people so that they were less sinful? Wouldn’t a...
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Last week, my mom invited my uncle over for dinner so that he and I could continue our four-part debate on God, Christ, and the Bible. One of the more frustrating aspects of our debate was that he would conflate many issues. We would start out discussing free will and foreknowledge, and suddenly my...
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