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A Walk With Jesus Through His Last Week — Sunday
As I mentioned yesterday, this week is sometimes known as “Holy Week” in the larger world of Christendom, so I thought perhaps it might be an interesting topic for this blog to follow Jesus along through the last few days … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged benevolence, Holy week, Jerusalem, Palm Sunday, repentance, Triumphal entry, Zaccheus
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A Walk With Jesus Through His Last Week
Tomorrow starts a week that is sometimes known as “Holy Week” in the larger world of Christendom, because it is the week before the anniversary of the resurrection of Jesus. There are many dates that we’d like to know in … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Bible commentary, Christianity, Uncategorized
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Apologetics — Noah Around the World
One of the most familiar stories of the Bible is that of Noah and the Flood. It is a story that also finds a lot of skepticism. It’s unbelievable, they say because of the number of animals needed on the … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Christianity, Old Testament
Tagged apologetics, faith, false teaching, flood, Noah, sin, skepticism
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Apologetics — The Marks of Myth and History
Just a quick word to all regarding my last post. I’ve received a couple of responses that pointed out that not all atheists are angry at God. I’d agree, in fact, that’s what I said in the last post “One … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Christianity
Tagged doubt, fairy tales, faith, history, legend, miracles, myth, unbelief, witnesses
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Apologetics — How do I answer the skepticism or contempt of friends?
“Religion,” Marx famously claimed, “is the opiate of the people.” Perhaps you’ve heard friends or family respond to your faith with similar condescending remarks: “Religion is for the feeble minded,” “Religion is just a crutch,” “It’s the same as fairy … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Christianity, Uncategorized
Tagged anger, atheism, blind faith, doubt, emotion, faith, rationality, reason, reasonable faith, skepticism, unbelief
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The Point of Apologetics
Apologetics in Christianity isn’t about saying, “I’m sorry.” It is a whole field of study that seeks to answer the questions men may ask about faith and answer the accusations that men may make about what we believe. It seeks … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Christianity
Tagged Christ, courage, doubt, evolution, faith, faithfulness, meaning of life, religion, truth
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Current Questions — Authority of Scripture
There are many questions that have stirred up controversy in the religious world these days. Teachings and practices that Christianity thought were settled long ago have been brought into serious question in modern times. The sad part is not that … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged authority, Bible, church, discipleship, faith, false teaching, God's word, Gospel, obedience, promises, prophecy, religion
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Something of How Much I Owe
As many of you know, Linda and I went to France this summer. One of the highlights of the trip for me was going to the Normandy beaches and the American cemetery, where well over 9000 WWII dead are buried. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged Christ, courage, discipleship, faithfulness, grace, love, memorial, obedience, remembrance, sacrifice, salvation, sin, worship
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What If?
A couple of Sunday evenings ago our Bible class began a new study on 1 Peter. As we were discussing the general circumstances and purpose of this letter, we naturally started talking about the terrible persecution of Peter’s day under … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged church, commitment, courage, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, fear, heaven, hope, obedience, persecution, strength, suffering
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A Walk With Jesus Through His Last Week — Monday
I certainly hope that everyone is doing well today. I pray that all of my readers (as I write, we are almost all under “stay at home” orders because of the COVID-19 pandemic) are staying healthy and maintaining strong faith … Continue reading →