Have you ever found yourself in a discussion or argument with someone about God, and they dared you to prove God exists? Or that Jesus is who he claimed to be? Or that the Bible is the inspired word of God? I’ve seen or heard that hundreds if not thousands of times. Here’s the thing…
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Jun
Jun
What is tolerance? There’s widespread confusion. While confusion abounds in general, there is one aspect of tolerance to which people seem to be entirely oblivious – tolerance can sometimes be cruel. Sounds a bit counterintuitive, right? Let me explain…
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May
I used to think, as many do today, that the universe was way too big, wasteful in fact. I’ve since changed my view. However, many still hold the view that the ‘the universe is too big.’ What’s worse is that some even argue that since the universe is so big and wasteful, that, therefore, there…
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Apr
‘People die, so there is no God!’ he said. Believe it or not, this sums up a peculiar objection that is increasingly more common today about reconciling God and death. Oddly enough, people expect that for God to exist, He must first meet their preconditions; in this case, that God should grant them life, at…
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Jesus is known to have said many things as recorded in the Bible. However, the seven things Jesus said on the cross are of utmost importance since they happened as Jesus was dying. Here are the seven things Jesus said on the cross:
Archeology
The Nazareth Inscription – Did You Know Caesar Outlawed Grave Robbing After the Resurrection?
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It is sometime before AD 50. A Roman emperor orders an edict – those caught robbing tombs and extracting bodies will be put to death. Strange, is it not? Found in Nazareth of all places, it comes to be known as the Nazareth Inscription. Its unique and uncanny characteristics make the edict an interesting puzzle…
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Apr
The Christian Holy Week is the week immediately prior to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Holy week begins with Palm Sunday and ends on Resurrection Sunday, which is the most important day on the Christian calendar. The Holy Week timeline and details have utmost theological importance. The movements, actions, and statements of Jesus and his…
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Mar
Inevitably, when discussing the Bible, skeptics are bound to bring up an apparent discrepancy between what we know from science and what the Bible has to offer. One such objection I’ve heard repeatedly is that Genesis appears to be saying that God created the Earth before the Sun. Skeptics will often claim this is anti-scientific,…
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Mar
Since publishing the article, Can the Universe Create Itself? I’ve had some people objecting to what I wrote, specifically regarding my critique of Hawking. Since there is a common pattern among these objections and so much confusion and bad thinking, I wanted to respond to those objections instead of posting endless individual responses on various…
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Mar
Arguably the most scrutinized book of the Bible is the Book of Genesis. Many skeptics will claim that the book of Genesis contradicts science and, as a result, it cannot be trusted. The proof text often cited is day fourth of creation in Genesis. Skeptics will reject Genesis because of the author’s apparent implicit claim…