“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction…” The Christian is forced to deal with the accusation that God is a moral monster. In addition to the initial quote, Richard Dawkins goes on to describe God as, “jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a

“If a minister is not sure about his message let him keep quiet until he is.” Today Charles Spurgeon is remembered as the “Prince of Preachers” for his unique preaching abilities. At the age of 20 he took his first pastorate, and often spoke to over 10,000 in attendance without the benefit of modern amplification.

I was once asked why Christians have so many events just to apologize. This came, of course, in response to an “Apologetics” conference we were promoting at Southern Seminary. Apologetics is based on the Greek word “apologia,” which is a legal term meaning “defense.” There is also a biblical basis for apologetics as stated in

C.S. Lewis gave the most annoying character in the Chronicles of Narnia the same name as a man he debated early in his career. In a book published in 1937 under the title, “The Personal Heresy: A Controversy,” Lewis debated Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall Tillyard about the proper manner in which to interpret literature. Eustace is

“Newspaper articles thrive on cliché.” Cambridge and Oxford trained historian and physicist James Hannam goes on to state in his online article, “Yesterday’s clichés are, of course, today’s stereotypes as any perusal of earlier writing will show.