The ubiquity of human suffering seems to directly contradict the Christian belief in an all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving God. Trying to find a “reason” for our pain is an affront to our human conscience. We appear left with only 2 options: A) God is not truly loving or B) God is not all-powerful. And of course, if…
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That’s right. The spiritually lost won’t be found with high theology or doctrine. Want proof? I recently posted a Sunday school lesson written by Dr. Sam Wood. The lesson promoted a preterist interpretation of Revelation. It explained that the esoteric language of Revelation was written in response to the events of 1st century Jerusalem by…
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Lost Everyone knows what it’s like to be lost. Like a child separated from its mother, you’re unsure of which way to go. You search for something familiar, something that can help you find your way back…. Something that can help you find your way home. In early 1941 — the high-water mark of the…
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Millennials Haven’t Developed “Personal Faith” American Millennials are leaving the Christian faith in droves. According to a new Pew Research poll, 40% now identify as “no religion”. And, believe it or not, this is actually MUCH better than the decline seen in most European countries. But why? Why have so many of us abandoned the…
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Bio Dr. William Lane Craig is the founder and creative voice behind ReasonableFaith.org — one of the web’s most influential Christian apologetics websites. The mission of which is “to provide in the public arena an intelligent, articulate, and uncompromising yet gracious Christian perspective on the most important issues concerning the truth of the Christian faith today”.[1] This…
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John Lennox is a “must-see” for anyone struggling to justify their faith. His training as a professor of mathematics makes him uniquely qualified to tangle with some of the most brilliant minds atheism can bring to bear. The strategies used in his debates with Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens should serve as models for the…
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Recap This week, another Christian, whose opinion I hold with the utmost respect, raised a question regarding my line of logic concerning the emergence of life on Earth. He pointed out that a lot of the Christian argument against the spontaneous, undirected, rise of life mistakenly follows this line of thought: 1: X is a…
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Edward Feser’s book, Aquinas: A Beginners Guide, serves as an edifying introduction to the saint’s “Five Ways” theses for defending God’s existence. Feser does a superb job of simplifying Aquinas, a saint whose work is notoriously hard to comprehend. He goes to great pains to ensure that everyone – from the seasoned “Thomist” to the complete…
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For 3 straight years, life expectancy rates across the US have declined – not because of worse medical care or a Coronavirus-like plague. No, they have dropped because of a dramatic increase suicide, opioid overdoses, and alcohol-related diseases. These are often referred to as “deaths of despair”. Google “US Life Expectancy drop”. You’ll find articles…
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