One thing I realized early on when I started to think critically about what I believed was that I was a terrible thinker. Oh sure, I soaked up information like a sponge and understood topics pretty quickly. But, when I reasoned out things on my own – man, I was a mess. Why was I [...]
Before committing my life to Jesus a few years back, I had to overcome one of the biggest roadblocks that had kept me from following him; the Bible. See, I knew it was written by men. I knew men make mistakes. I know men seek power and have agendas. I knew it was written in [...]
The Bible is the most popular book ever printed. It’s estimated that over 100 million copies are bought or given away every year. It’s been translated to 349 languages, and the Bible Society estimates that 2.5 billion copies were printed between 1815 and 1975. Hard to say how many were printed before that. Despite all [...]
I came across the post below a while back regarding a passage from Luke 15. In this passage, Jesus tells a parable about a shepherd who leaves his flock of 99 sheep because one of them has gotten lost. This person read the passage in the midst of all of the recent racial strife in [...]
{Full Disclosure: I was given an Advanced Reading Copy of this book by the publisher but was under no obligation to review it. I had planned to order and read it anyway and would have done this review even if I had to purchase my own copy.] What if we lost every copy of the [...]
The term “social justice” is one that has taken center stage in the past few years. It is often used to describe the struggle between the haves and the have nots, the oppressors and the oppressed. It stirs up images of people making a stand and demanding fairness and equality. Once this movement began ramping [...]
Recently, we discussed 3 reasons people will not agree with a truth claim – they have rational reasons, they have emotional reasons, or they have volitional reasons. Now that we have a way to understand why people object, let’s see how we can use that to deal with the roadblocks they have. The thing about [...]
When engaging with people on important issues, it can be frustrating when I present a well-thought-out case for my position and the person I am talking to “just doesn’t get it”. They don’t see my side. We could be talking about Christianity, politics, public policy, or any other number of current hot-button topics. I could [...]
In the past several decades (one could say even the past century), there has been a steady decline in the valuation of religion on the lives of individuals and society as a whole. People have seen countless leaders fall or not live up to the standards they preach. Oftentimes in discussions, the first challenges against [...]
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