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Tragedy and Religious Conviction

When it comes to tragedy, 2013 was not a very good year. The United States had 5 major tragedies: The Boston Marathon bombing (264+ injured, 3 killed), the Moore, OK tornado (24 killed), the West, TX fertilizer plant explosion (160+ Read more…


Proof of the Resurrection? Not Really.

Gary Habermas, a professor of philosophy at the faith-based Liberty University, had an article published in The Washington Post’s On Faith section entitled: “Five reasons to believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead” In this article Dr. Habermas states: Read more…


The Resurrection – Really?

The supposed resurrection of Christ is arguably the most important doctrine of the Christian Church. Paul says: if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins (1Cor 15:17, NASB) The notion of dying Read more…


Doubt & Unbelief = Punishment?

Doubt and unbelief cannot be overcome by logical reasoning and proofs. The only treatment for doubt is punishment. (Promise and Deliverance S. G. De Graaf. Volume I. Page 65) But he said to him, “If they do not listen to Read more…


Was Adam a Real Person?

I had planned on continuing my series on Christian unity with a look at baptism. That article is still in the works and will be posted soon; however, I was side tracked by the March issue of New Horizons Magazine. Read more…


Does Christian Doctrinal Diversity Matter?

What isn’t well appreciated or understood by many atheists is the diversity of thought and doctrine within the Christian framework. When a statement is made against Christianity, almost invariably, there are those who will reply, “That’s not what a true Read more…


The Real Face of Atheism? Part II Science

  This is the second in a series rebutting Ravi Zacharias’s 2004 book titled The Real Face of Atheism. It’s taken me a while to write this post partly because Zacharias gets so much wrong it’s infuriating. Either he is Read more…


The Real Face of Atheism? Part I

Ravi Zacharias, a Christian apologist, published a book in 2004 titled: The Real Face of Atheism. His basic premise is that atheism leads to despair and immorality while Christianity leads to hope and happiness: "Atheism is a world without God. Read more…


Critical Analysis of Case for a Creator

Since we were talking about Lee Strobel’s Case for a Creator at our Meetup this a.m., I thought that it would be good to post this critique.


A Post Christian Nation?

Recently Newseek published the result of its poll on religion in America (One Nation Under God?) and found that “A nation facing problems of biblical proportions appears to be looking less and less to religion for answers.” According to a Read more…