Raise your hand if you’ve ever read an apologetics textbook or sat in an apologetics lecture and thought, “Wow, this would make a great movie!” Yeah, me either. Because apologetics is logical argument, it’s rhetoric, it’s persuasive speech. Its place is on the stage of a lecture hall in a debate between famous atheists and…
By John I. Snyder, Theology Mix. In this age of tolerance and openness, one of the questions we frequently hear is, Why can’t we all worship God in our own way? The simple answer is, we can and we do. This is already happening. We claim to worship God, the gods, the god within us,…
While the airwaves are filled with the refrain “Mary did you know” the person of Mary, the circumstances of conception, and the nature of her child, Jesus, are sources of deep theological division. Evangelical Christians and Muslims agree that Jesus was born of the virgin Mary. But Progressive Christiansand Jews reject that. Some Eastern Christians and Roman Catholics…
The resurrection still matters, even in this present scientific age. That was the takeaway from Dr. Thomas A. Miller’s lecture at the Presbyterian Scholar’s Conference recently held in Wheaton, IL. The real evidence of the power of Jesus’ resurrection is the tangible transformation in a human life today. But those operating from a scientific, naturalistic…
Like many of you, I’m continuing to reflect on the tectonic philosophical and moral shifts in our culture crystallized in the Supreme Court decision to legalize same sex marriage—and what that decision means not only for our religious liberties, but for our evangelism, discipleship and mission as followers of Jesus Christ. Four weeks ago I…
Sometimes you find out that you were born too late. As a young atheist, I never considered that the Christian clergy might be open to me as a profession. I followed the hard road of other unbelievers, your Christopher Hitchenses and your Sam Harrises, and became a writer and controversialist. It’s a precarious living; newspapers…
In an article that appeared over the weekend, the Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Rev. Gradye Parsons, comments on an on-going case in which the congregation and its leaders are barred from making public comment. Parsons told the reporter that, “The way we got here is the way America got here. People…
Author and Apologist Dr. Alex McFarland Says Preservation of America Hinges on Return to Judeo-Christian Foundations (This story was originally posted at HamiltonStrategies.com http://www.hamiltonstrategies.com/news/terror-threats-underscore-need-to-understand-foundations-of-liberty CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Last week’s tragic downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 300 people, is the latest reminder that life and liberty around the world remain…
By Jessica Martinez Young adults are currently experiencing a revival of interest in apologetics in order to defend their faith, especially since society questions the biblical narrative on hot button issues now more than ever, says Dan Kimball, leader of the teaching and mission ministries at California’s Vintage Faith Church. Kimball, whose congregation is largely…
America’s Spiritual Town Hall Meeting will take place Tuesday, March 12 in Charlotte, N.C. The event is scheduled to be held at First Baptist Church, 301 South Davidson St., from 7-8:30 p.m. The event also will be streamed online at www.TruthforaNewGeneration.com. Evangelist Dr. Alex McFarland will be the keynote speaker. Ken Hemphill also is scheduled…