I have added three new books to my regular reading list for winter 2019 in addition to my Bible reading and study materials.Escaping the Beginning? Confronting Challenges to the Universe’s Origin by Dr. Jeff ZweerinkThe Potter’s Promise: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology by Dr. Leighton FlowersThe Grand Design: Strategy and the U. S. Civil … Continue reading Additions to My Reading List 2019
Category: apologetics
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 13)
However, the Bible reveals that God provides food for the predator, · “…young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.” Psalm 104:21 (NIV)· “Who provides for the raven its prey when its young ones cry to God for help and wander about for lack of food?” Job 38:41 (ESV)If the Bible acknowledges … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 13)
Happy Thanksgiving!
To all my friends and loyal readers, I want to wish a happy and blessed Thanksgiving! "And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were called in one body, control your hearts. Be thankful." (Col. 3:15, HCSB)
Doctor’s Show Blood
Have you ever noticed that when a medical drama wants to create conflict over the use of blood or blood transfusions they always write about Jehovah’s Witnesses?My wife and I regularly watch medical dramas and a few weeks ago one of those programs put the doctors into just such a situation. A patient needed surgery … Continue reading Doctor’s Show Blood
IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT 2019 #8
What kind of responsibility does a believer have when he or she leaves the church on Sunday morning? The apostle Paul calls believers “new creations” in Christ. If we are new creations, then we have been given the title of Ambassador for Christ. On Wednesday, November 6, I will be speaking on “Ambassadors” at the … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT 2019 #8
A Playlist for Apologists 1
Holy, Holy, HolySince the beginning of my Christian life, music has been a part of it. I have served several churches as a music minister and worship leader. It is a great joy and responsibility to lead God’s people in worship.Worshipping God is our highest priority as Christians when we meet together in the corporate … Continue reading A Playlist for Apologists 1
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 7)
There is a word missing both in the English and Hebrew:Perfect.The translation of perfect is not present in any of the uses of towb and m’od. Some interpreters would call the creation perfect because of other Scripture passages that describe God’s work. However, we have to look at what the Hebrew words actually mean here.We … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 7)
IMPORTANT MINSITRY ANNOUNCEMENT 2019 #8
What does a fourth-century Christian bishop have to do with a person with a magazine who may knock on your door? They both figure in a controversy which threatened the early church. It took a strong leader to stand and fight, but Athanasius led the good fight. On Tuesday evening, 22 October, I will be … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINSITRY ANNOUNCEMENT 2019 #8
It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 6)
What does it mean for the creation to be “good” and “very good?”According to the Hebrew lexicon, “good” in Genesis 1 is translated by the Hebrew word towb (2896). In verse 31, the descriptive term “very,” in Hebrew m’od (3966), is added.The word towb is defined as “good, pleasant, appropriate, morally good, or valuable in … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 6)
Book Review: Improbable Planet, by Dr. Hugh Ross
Disclaimer: Although I am affiliated with Reasons To Believe as a member and Chapter officer, I purchased this book on my own and did not receive it as a review copy.One form of the design argument for God’s existence says,1. The design in nature is the product of chance, necessity, or design.2. It is not … Continue reading Book Review: Improbable Planet, by Dr. Hugh Ross
