EEPING up with Old Testament parallels in the New Testament is more important than we often realize. The authors of the New Testament were deeply familiar with the Old Testament. If there seems to us to be even a superficial allusion to an Old Testament passage, there's probably more beneath the surface. Here's one parallel I've thought a lot about…...
Read MoreC. SPROUL defined faith as "well-reasoned trust." We have good reason to trust God, but faith still requires a personal commitment. Tim Keller makes a similar point when he says that a potential path to faith for a skeptic might be to realize that belief in God explains more than atheism. But this reasoned argument only leads you to a…...
Read MoreERE'S Your Weekend Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:40AM (EST). (more…)...
Read MoreERE'S my talk from Dayton Avenue Baptist Church on reasons to trust the Bible. While most Christians place great confidence and trust in the Bible, many have not considered how they would respond to the question "Why do you believe that ancient book?" I hope this helps you think through a response. (more…)...
Read MoreERE'S my sermon on "Taking God at His Word" based on Second Peter. I argue that the way we know God is through our study of his revelation of himself. Instead of beginning with our experience to understand God, we begin with Scripture and then evaluate our experience in light of God's Word. (more…)...
Read MoreOCRATES was a Greek philosopher known for asking questions. Four years ago we started an annual event following his methodology, an interview format where I talk with philosophers Dr. Josh Kira and Dr. J.R. Gilhooly and students get to ask questions. Our event was different this year due to COVID cautions, but still a lot of fun. Here's the video. …...
Read MoreERE'S Your Weekend Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:40AM (EST). (more…)...
Read MoreHIS week news outlets have featured a recent discovery of the possibility of life on Venus. Don't get too excited though, they haven't found anything close to intelligent life. The temperature and toxic atmosphere make that highly improbable. But scientist have discovered a pocket of gas through a telescope that they feel might be best explained as caused by some…...
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